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 | Rescuers search flood-hit Madeira Rescue workers in Madeira search mud-filled streets and houses for missing people after flash floods left at least 42 people dead. |
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| Lufthansa four-day strike begins A four-day strike by pilots at Germany's national airline Lufthansa is expected to cause widespread disruption. | |
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| Bafta wins for Mulligan and Firth Britons Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth win the best actor Baftas at the Royal Opera House with The Hurt Locker named best film. | |
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| W Bank shrines 'Israeli heritage' Israel's prime minister announces a controversial plan to add two West Bank religious sites to the country's national heritage list. | |
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| Niger military promises elections Leaders of Niger's military coup promise a "return to constitutional order", three days after overthrowing the president. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Niger military promises elections Leaders of Niger's military coup promise a "return to constitutional order", three days after overthrowing the president. |
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| Ivory Coast crisis talks 'urgent' Further talks are needed between Ivory Coast's main parties to resolve the country's political crisis, a mediator says. | |
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| Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids' Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Marjah 'tough but just the start' Top US General David Petraeus says the "tough" fighting around the Afghan town of Marjah is just the start of a long campaign. |
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| Brazil party endorses candidate Brazil's Workers' Party confirms President Lula's choice, Dilma Rousseff, as its presidential candidate for October elections. | |
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| Ex-Secretary of State Haig dies Former US Secretary of State Alexander Haig has died at the age of 85, his family says. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippines rebel chief 'killed' A senior Islamic militant was among six killed in an assault by Philippines troops on a rebel camp in the south, officials say. |
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| Japan ire over whale court threat Japan says Australia's threat to take it to an international court if it does not stop whale hunting is "unfortunate". | |
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| Pope to canonise first Australian Pope Benedict confirms Australia is to get its first saint - an outspoken nun, Mother Mary MacKillop, who died in 1909. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Rescuers search flood-hit Madeira Rescue workers in Madeira search mud-filled streets and houses for missing people after flash floods left at least 42 people dead. |
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| Lufthansa four-day strike begins A four-day strike by pilots at Germany's national airline Lufthansa is expected to cause widespread disruption. | |
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| Eurostar passengers left stranded Several hundred passengers are stuck in Kent after "technical problems" on a Eurostar train from Paris to London St Pancras. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | W Bank shrines 'Israeli heritage' Israel's prime minister announces a controversial plan to add two West Bank religious sites to the country's national heritage list. |
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| Saudi women to win court access Saudi Arabia plans to bring in a new law to allow women lawyers to argue cases in court for the first time. | |
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| Israel unveils new drone aircraft The Israeli Air Force introduces pilotless aircraft that can stay in the air for nearly a day and fly as far as the Gulf. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Marjah 'tough but just the start' Top US General David Petraeus says the "tough" fighting around the Afghan town of Marjah is just the start of a long campaign. |
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| Dutch troops 'to end Afghan tour' A day after losing cabinet support, the Dutch prime minister says he expects troops to leave Afghanistan as planned in August. | |
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| Pakistan air strike 'kills 30' At least 30 militants die in a Pakistani air strike in a restive tribal area near the border with Afghanistan, the military says. | |
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| UK | |
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 | PM staff 'called bully helpline' Several people working in Gordon Brown's office contacted an anti-bullying helpline, its chief executive tells the BBC. |
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| Briton killed in Madeira floods A Briton has died following flash floods which have killed at least 40 people in Madeira, the Foreign Office says. | |
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| Bafta wins for Mulligan and Firth Britons Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth win the best actor Baftas at the Royal Opera House with The Hurt Locker named best film. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | US school accused of web spying Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. |
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| Claim of U-turn on sex education The government is accused of doing a U-turn over compulsory sex education in faith schools. | |
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| Graduates sought for social work Graduates in England will receive at least £15,000 to retrain as children's social workers under a new government-funded scheme. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Eurostar passengers left stranded Several hundred passengers are stuck in Kent after "technical problems" on a Eurostar train from Paris to London St Pancras. |
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| Shopkeeper killed by teenage gang A "well-known and popular" shopkeeper dies after being injured in a robbery by a gang of teenagers in Huddersfield. | |
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| Abbey Road studios 'not for sale' Music group EMI says it is not considering selling London's Abbey Road studios. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Greece 'not looking for bailout' Greek PM George Papandreou insists his country is not looking for a bailout from the EU to help it cut its debt levels effectively. |
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| Lufthansa four-day strike begins A four-day strike by pilots at Germany's national airline Lufthansa is expected to cause widespread disruption. | |
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| GM chief to get $9m pay package General Motors boss Ed Whitacre will get an annual salary of $1.7m, plus $7.3m in shares to be paid out at a later date. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bafta wins for Mulligan and Firth Britons Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth win the best actor Baftas at the Royal Opera House with The Hurt Locker named best film. |
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| Polanski wins Berlin film award Roman Polanski wins the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlin Film Festival for his new political thriller, The Ghost Writer. | |
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| Abbey Road studios 'not for sale' Music group EMI says it is not considering selling London's Abbey Road studios. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids' Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says. |
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| Singing 'rewires' damaged brain Teaching stroke sufferers to sing "rewires" their brains and help them recover their speech, researchers say. | |
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| Sex hormone trial for head injury Progesterone - the sex hormone used in the first contraceptive pills - is to be tested on brain injury patients in a major US trial. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft offers browser choice Millions of Internet Explorer users in Europe will get the chance to change their web browser from 1 March. |
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| US school accused of web spying Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. | |
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| Alex laptop aids computer novices A laptop called Alex aimed at people who are not regular computer users is being launched in the UK. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Singing 'rewires' damaged brain Teaching stroke sufferers to sing "rewires" their brains and help them recover their speech, researchers say. |
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| Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids' Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says. | |
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| Nap 'boosts' brain learning power A daytime nap improves the brain's ability to absorb new information, claim US scientists. | |
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| 1972: IRA bomb kills six at Aldershot barracks Five women and an army priest are killed in an IRA bomb attack on army premises in Hampshire. | |||
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| 1991: Bush threatens Iraq with land war The US President, George Bush, gives Iraq until 1700 GMT tomorrow to pull out of Kuwait or face the full force of the allies. | |||
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| 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned A sheep named Dolly is cloned by scientists in Edinburgh and is being hailed as one of the most significant breakthroughs of the decade. | |||
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 | Live - Winter Olympics day 10 Vancouver prepares for the eagerly anticipated men's ice hockey clash between Canada and the United States, as Britain's male curlers take on the US and GB's Sinead and John Kerr compete in the ice dance. |
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| Poulter seals Match Play victory Ian Poulter puts in a determined display to beat Paul Casey 4&2 to win the WGC-Accenture Match Play in Arizona. | |
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| India cling on for tense victory India survive a late batting onslaught from South Africa tail-enders Wayne Parnell and Dale Steyn to hold on for a tense one-run victory in Jaipur. | |
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| Owner vows to keep Pompey alive Portsmouth owner Balram Chainrai promises the club "will not close" as it emerged a South African consortium was interested in buying Pompey. | |
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| Caf hits back in Togo row Caf insists it was right to ban Togo from the next two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments despite widespread criticism of the decision. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool Champions League rivals Manchester City and Liverpool play out a tedious goalless draw at Eastlands. |
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| Owner vows to keep Pompey alive Portsmouth owner Balram Chainrai promises the club "will not close" as it emerged a South African consortium was interested in buying Pompey. | |
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| Wigan 0-3 Tottenham Tottenham's want-away striker Roman Pavlyuchenko climbs off the bench to settle a hard-fought win over Wigan and send his side back into fourth spot. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India cling on for tense victory India survive a late batting onslaught from South Africa tail-enders Wayne Parnell and Dale Steyn to hold on for a tense one-run victory in Jaipur. |
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| Maynard remembers rebel SA tour Former England batsman and current Glamorgan coach Matthew Maynard gives his thoughts about his presence on the 1990 rebel tour to South Africa 20 years after the event. Interview from BBC Radio Wales' The Back Page show, 20 February, 2010. | |
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| Aussies overpower Windies in T20 Australia beat West Indies by 38 runs in the first Twenty20 international at Hobart. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer out of Dubai with illness World number one and four-time champion Roger Federer pulls out of the Dubai Championships because of a lung infection. |
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| Sharapova eases to Memphis title Maria Sharapova beat Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson to win her first title of the year at the Cellular South Cup in Memphis. | |
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| Venus sees off Azarenka in Dubai Venus Williams beats Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to retain her Dubai Championships title. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Ferrari my best car yet - Alonso Double world champion Fernando Alonso hails the new Ferrari F10 as the best car he has ever driven. |
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| Lorenzo rocked by testing setback Jorge Lorenzo could miss both remaining pre-season MotoGP testing sessions because of his hand injury. | |
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| Raikkonen buoyed by rally debut Former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen says he is encouraged by his World Rally Championship debut for Citroen after finishing 30th in Sweden. | |
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