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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Pinera sworn in as new quake hits Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country. |
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| Iraq results point to tight race First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi. | |
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| Web censure 'curbs human rights' Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report. | |
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| Turkey and Sweden in genocide row Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI. | |
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| Russians jailed over race murder Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria women protest at killings Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last Sunday's violence near Jos, where many women and children were massacred. |
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| Gambia row over wave of arrests An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held. | |
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| Drogba scoops top African award Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Pinera sworn in as new quake hits Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country. |
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| Biden tries to ease Mid-East row US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans. | |
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| Mexican shakes up world rich list Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Burma annuls Suu Kyi poll victory Burma's leaders formally annul the National League for Democracy's 1990 election win, as details of new poll laws emerge. |
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| Japan protest over tuna ban plan Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan. | |
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| Japan opens 98th national airport Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful spending. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Ukraine president forms coalition Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM. |
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| Extradition for Auschwitz suspect A Stockholm court rules a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland for trial over the theft of a sign from Auschwitz. | |
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| Russians jailed over race murder Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Biden tries to ease Mid-East row US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans. |
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| Iraq results point to tight race First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi. | |
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| Hamas releases British journalist Hamas releases a British journalist it had held for a month in Gaza, saying at a news conference that it suspects him of being a spy. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars' Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad. |
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| Sri Lanka general trial date set Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka is to be put on military trial next week, officials say. | |
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| Modi faces Gujarat riot questions The chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, is summoned to appear before an inquiry into riots in 2002. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Four deny charges over expenses Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims. |
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| High-speed rail plans announced Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis. | |
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| 'No giveaway Budget' says Darling Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils his Budget later this month. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Crackdown call over school cheats A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up. |
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| Over 25,000 make News Day special BBC's School Report featured a raft of highlights from 25,000 students who produced some amazing reports and features. | |
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| Patchy picture on school places Most families in England were given their first choice of secondary school - but the picture is varied. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | James Bulger's mother meets Straw Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers. |
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| Man arrested over death in street Police arrest an 18-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter after a man collapsed and died outside his home in Greater Manchester. | |
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| Porn director runs for Parliament A female pornographic film director is selected as the Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate for Gravesham, Kent. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Obama urges China action on yuan US President Barack Obama has urged China to change its currency strategy to help re-balance the global economy. |
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| HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits. | |
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| Mexican shakes up world rich list Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Corey Haim was 'tormented soul' Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", his friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman says. |
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| Taio Cruz scales Billboard chart R&B star Taio Cruz sets the record for the biggest jump to the top of US Billboard Hot 100 for an act's first charting single. | |
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| Take That star sorry for affairs Take That star Mark Owen says he is "deeply sorry" after admitting he cheated on his partner of five years, before they married in 2009. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Thalidomide effect mystery solved The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists. |
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| Scientists to review climate body The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body. | |
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| Half-cock chicken mystery solved Researchers in Edinburgh say they have solved the mystery of why some chickens hatch out half-male and half-female. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 'Console killer' launches in June A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year. |
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| Web censure 'curbs human rights' Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report. | |
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| Telegraph poles to take broadband Virgin Media has begun trials of technology to deliver high-speed fibre-optic broadband over telegraph poles in the UK. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests. |
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| Vitiligo skin graft 'effective' Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers. | |
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| Hospital rap over medicine errors Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says. | |
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| 2004: Many die as bombs destroy Madrid trains At least 170 people are killed after powerful explosions tear through three Madrid train stations during the morning rush-hour. | |||
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| 1985: Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader There is a new man in charge at the Kremlin - Mikhail Gorbachev takes over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. | |||
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| 1955: Farewell to scientist who discovered penicillin Sir Alexander Fleming - the man who first discovered the life-saving drug penicillin - dies of a heart attack. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Lille 1-0 Liverpool Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gave a lively Lille side a first-leg lead. |
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| Drogba scoops top African award Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year. | |
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| England to make late Broad call England will make a last-minute call on the fitness of Stuart Broad for the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. | |
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| Winning start is vital - Button World champion Jenson Button admits he must hit the ground running in Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. | |
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| Juventus 3-1 Fulham Three first-half goals see Juventus take command of their Europa League last-16 tie with Fulham but Dickson Etuhu's goal gives the Cottagers' hope. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Lille 1-0 Liverpool Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gave a lively Lille side a first-leg lead. |
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| Juventus 3-1 Fulham Three first-half goals see Juventus take command of their Europa League last-16 tie with Fulham but Dickson Etuhu's goal gives the Cottagers' hope. | |
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| Drogba scoops top African award Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Aussies clinch NZ series victory Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets in Auckland to take a winning 3-1 lead in their one-day series. |
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| England to make late Broad call England will make a last-minute call on the fitness of Stuart Broad for the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. | |
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| Pakistan to ban Yousuf & Younus Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nadal commits to playing Queen's Rafael Nadal commits to playing the Aegon tournament at Queens in June, the competition Andy Murray won last year. |
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| Stars confirmed for Eastbourne Caroline Wozniacki and the 2009 US Open champion Kim Clijsters have both confirmed they will play at this year's Aegon International tournament in Eastbourne. | |
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| Baltacha wins Indian Wells opener British number one Elena Baltacha defeats wild card Alexa Glatch to reach the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Winning start is vital - Button World champion Jenson Button admits he must hit the ground running in Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. |
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| Lorenzo poised to miss final test Jorge Lorenzo admits he is likely to miss the final MotoGP pre-season test 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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