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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama urges vote on health reform US President Barack Obama calls on Congress to "finish its work" on the US healthcare system and vote on reforms within weeks. |
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| Greece backs new austerity plan Greece announces a controversial package of tax rises and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis. | |
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| Child 'directed NY airport jets' US officials are investigating how a child was apparently allowed to direct planes at New York's JFK airport last month. | |
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| Brazil rebuffs US Iran pressure Brazil will not bow to US pressure to support sanctions against Iran over its nuclear work, the country's foreign minister says. | |
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| BBC's Ethiopia arms report denied Ethiopian officials and a charity deny a BBC report that some aid intended for famine victims in the 1980s was used to buy weapons. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria PDP wants Muslim for poll Nigeria's ruling party wants a Muslim to run in next year's presidential poll, ruling out acting President Goodluck Jonathan. |
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| BBC's Ethiopia arms report denied Ethiopian officials and a charity deny a BBC report that some aid intended for famine victims in the 1980s was used to buy weapons. | |
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| SA black-owned farms 'failing' Some 90% of farms redistributed to South Africa's black population are failing to produce, the government admits. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama urges vote on health reform US President Barack Obama calls on Congress to "finish its work" on the US healthcare system and vote on reforms within weeks. |
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| Brazil rebuffs US Iran pressure Brazil will not bow to US pressure to support sanctions against Iran over its nuclear work, the country's foreign minister says. | |
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| Chile hit by strong aftershocks Strong aftershocks hit areas devastated by last week's deadly earthquake in central Chile, triggering brief panic. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US and China bid to ease tensions Two US diplomats meet Beijing officials on a wide range of issues, amid a series of high-profile disagreements. |
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| Tajik opposition disputes result The opposition in Tajikistan says it will mount a legal challenge to the results of parliamentary elections. | |
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| E Timor jails men who shot leader A court in East Timor has convicted 23 rebels over the attempted assassination of the president and prime minister in 2008. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Greece backs new austerity plan Greece announces a controversial package of tax rises and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis. |
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| Ukraine PM Tymoshenko forced out Ukraine's parliament passes a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's government. | |
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| Deadly waves strike cruise ship Large waves strike a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, killing two people and injuring six, officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraqi city hit by triple bombing Three suicide attacks in the central Iraqi city of Baquba kill at least 31 people, days ahead of parliamentary elections. |
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| Arab ministers back peace talks Arab foreign ministers back the resumption of indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. | |
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| UAE 'still using child jockeys' Children are still being used as camel race jockeys in the UAE despite a ban, a rights group says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India navy plane crashes at show An Indian naval plane crashes at an air show in the southern city of Hyderabad killing both pilots, the navy says. |
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| Pakistan police in beating video Five police officials in the Pakistani province of Punjab are arrested for publicly whipping robbery suspects. | |
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| Waqar aims to revitalise Pakistan Waqar Younis aims create a more aggressive and unified Pakistan team after becoming their new head coach | |
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| UK | |
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 | Ex-Labour chief Michael Foot dies Tributes are paid from across the political spectrum after the death of former Labour leader Michael Foot aged 96. |
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| Driver killed as two buses crash A driver is killed and passengers seriously injured in a crash between two buses in County Durham. | |
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| Smoker jailed after railway push A man is jailed for four years for pushing a woman on to a Kent railway track after a row about smoking. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Warning on two-tier universities New universities are warning of a "two-tier system" if funding for postgraduate students is restricted to a number of elite institutions. |
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| Grandparent care 'risks hardship' Grandparents in low-income families risk financial hardship by giving up work to help look after grandchildren, a report says. | |
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| Review into universities' funding A review of the way universities in Wales are run and how they spend £400m a year is ordered by the education minister. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Surgery halted after child deaths The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford suspends children's heart surgery after a number of deaths during operations. |
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| Driver killed as two buses crash A driver is killed and passengers seriously injured in a crash between two buses in County Durham. | |
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| Smoker jailed after railway push A man is jailed for four years for pushing a woman on to a Kent railway track after a row about smoking. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Euro rises on new Greek measures The euro rises against the dollar as the Greek government unveils a new series of severe spending cuts. |
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| US economic growth 'hit by snow' The US economy has continued to grow this year but only at a "modest" pace, with heavy snow a key factor, a Fed report says. | |
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| Standard Chartered's profits rise Standard Chartered reports record profits in 2009 and criticises proposals to regulate bank bonus payments. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Oscars ban Hurt Locker producer A producer for Oscar frontrunner The Hurt Locker is banned from attending the awards ceremony after breaking Academy rules. |
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| Woman arrested near P Diddy home A woman claiming to be the wife of rapper Sean 'P Diddy' Combs is bailed after being arrested near his home on Long Island, New York. | |
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| Mutya applies for Sugababes name Former Sugababes singer Mutya Buena has applied for ownership of the band's name, her legal firm says. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Clues to Antarctica space blast A large space rock may have exploded over Antarctica thousands of years ago, according to new research. |
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| Gut microbes hold 'second genome' There are more genes in the microbial flora in our gut than in the rest of our bodies. So many in fact that they are being dubbed our 'second genome'. | |
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| Egg shells illustrate human story Inscribed ostrich shell fragments found in South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism by modern humans, scientists say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Spanish police smash huge botnet The Spanish police arrest three criminals responsible for one of the world's biggest networks of infected computers. |
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| Apple action 'threatens Google' Apple's legal action against HTC may have implications for all phone makers using Google's operating system, an analyst warns. | |
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| 'Limited' browser menu criticised The choice of browsers offered to millions of Microsoft users following an EU ruling is not as varied as suggested, say web designers. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Gut microbes hold 'second genome' There are more genes in the microbial flora in our gut than in the rest of our bodies. So many in fact that they are being dubbed our 'second genome'. |
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| Obama urges vote on health reform US President Barack Obama calls on Congress to "finish its work" on the US healthcare system and vote on reforms within weeks. | |
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| 'Heart risk' at football stadiums Too many football grounds in Europe do not have the right equipment to save fans who have heart attacks, a study says. | |
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| 1974: Turkish jet crashes killing 345 A Turkish Airlines DC10 crashes near Paris, en route to London, killing all 345 people on board. | |||
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| 1985: Miners call off year-long strike Miners' leaders vote to end the longest-running industrial dispute in Britain without any peace deal over pit closures. | |||
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| 1982: Queen opens Barbican Centre The Queen opens the new £153m Barbican Arts Centre in the City of London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | England 3-1 Egypt Substitute Peter Crouch scores twice as England come from behind to defeat Egypt at Wembley. |
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| Ivory Coast close on Hiddink deal Ivory Coast Football Association president Jacques Anouma hopes Guus Hiddink will take charge of his team at the World Cup. | |
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| Scotland 1-0 Czech Republic Scott Brown scores the goal that gives Craig Levein a winning start as Scotland coach in their friendly against Euro 2012 opponents Czech Republic. | |
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| Wales 0-1 Sweden Johan Elmander strikes a minute before the break as Wales slip to a friendly defeat to Sweden. | |
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| Albania 1-0 N Ireland Northern Ireland lose 1-0 to Albania in their friendly international in Tirana. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| England 3-1 Egypt Substitute Peter Crouch scores twice as England come from behind to defeat Egypt at Wembley. |
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| Ivory Coast close on Hiddink deal Ivory Coast Football Association president Jacques Anouma hopes Guus Hiddink will take charge of his team at the World Cup. | |
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| Scotland 1-0 Czech Republic Scott Brown scores the goal that gives Craig Levein a winning start as Scotland coach in their friendly against Euro 2012 opponents Czech Republic. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Morgan rewarded with England deal Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan is awarded an incremental England contract for 2009-10 one day after his match-winning hundred against Bangladesh. |
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| New Zealand edge past Australia Scott Styris blasts a quickfire 49 to propel New Zealand to a two-wicket win over Australia in Napier in the first of their five-match one-day series. | |
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| Waqar aims to revitalise Pakistan Waqar Younis aims create a more aggressive and unified Pakistan team after becoming their new head coach | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Baker out of GB Davis Cup squad Jamie Baker is ruled out of Great Britain's squad for the Davis Cup tie in Lithuania later this week. |
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| Baltacha moves up to 64 in world Suffolk's Elena Baltacha moves up to world number 64 after a succession of victories in the USA. | |
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| Haas sidelined after hip surgery Germany's Tommy Haas is set for a lengthy spell out of the game after undergoing a hip operation. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | US team apply for entry deferral The struggling US F1 team ask the FIA if they can delay their F1 entry until 2011. |
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| Lorenzo aims to make final test Jorge Lorenzo hopes to have recovered from his hand injury in time for the final MotoGP pre-season test. | |
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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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