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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US Air Force to douse oil slick US Air Force planes prepare to spray oil-dispersing chemicals off Louisiana as the operation to tackle a huge slick steps up. |
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| Mid-East talks 'set for launch' Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks are expected to start next week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. | |
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| Student guilty of Palin hacking A former US student is found guilty of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account and obstructing justice. | |
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| Lebanon mob lynching 'barbaric' The lynching of a murder suspect by angry Lebanese villagers is condemned as barbaric by officials. | |
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| Wayward Woods fails to make cut Tiger Woods misses the cut for only the sixth time in his professional career following a second-round 79 at Quail Hollow. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Mutinous troops attack Sudan army At least eight people are killed as mutinous troops attack an army base in south Sudan over recent elections. |
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| Uganda MPs want ministers charged Uganda's Vice-President Bukenya and other ministers should be prosecuted over corruption over the Commonwealth Summit, a leaked MPs' report says. | |
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| Anger in Malawi over polygamy ban Plans championed by Malawi's gender minister to ban polygamy discriminate against Muslims, an Islamic leader tells the BBC. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US Air Force to douse oil slick US Air Force planes prepare to spray oil-dispersing chemicals off Louisiana as the operation to tackle a huge slick steps up. |
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| Student guilty of Palin hacking A former US student is found guilty of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account and obstructing justice. | |
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| Wayward Woods fails to make cut Tiger Woods misses the cut for only the sixth time in his professional career following a second-round 79 at Quail Hollow. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | World Expo 2010 opens in Shanghai China opens the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, in an event it hopes will highlight its rising global influence. |
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| China hit by fresh school attack Five young children are injured after a man attacks them with a hammer in the third such incident in China in as many days. | |
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| Vietnam re-enacts fall of Saigon Vietnam marks 35 years since the end of the war with a dramatic re-enactment of the fall of Saigon. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Greeks warned of austerity plan Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou warns the country to be ready for a new round of austerity measures. |
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| 'Vote rigging' protest in Albania Tens of thousands of people march on Albania's capital Tirana demanding a partial election recount. | |
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| Spain unemployment rate hits 20% Spain's unemployment rate breaches 20% for the first time in nearly 13 years, official figures show. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Mid-East talks 'set for launch' Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks are expected to start next week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. |
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| Lebanon mob lynching 'barbaric' The lynching of a murder suspect by angry Lebanese villagers is condemned as barbaric by officials. | |
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| New US warning to Syria on Scuds US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issues a strong warning to Syria over alleged transfers of weapons to Lebanon. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan campaigner found dead A Pakistani campaigner reportedly captured by the Taliban is found dead in the North Waziristan region, officials say. |
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| India steps up radiation probe India's energy watchdog gives a university two weeks to explain how it sold as scrap radioactive waste, which has killed a man. | |
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| India weavers 'suffer eye damage' Authorities in India's Karnataka investigate reports that silk, adulterated with toxins, partially blinds at least 40 weavers. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Final weekend of election begins The final weekend of the election campaign gets under way, as polls suggest it is still too close to call. |
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| Royal aide escape charge dropped A former royal aide jailed for stabbing her boyfriend to death will no longer face charges of absconding from prison, the CPS says. | |
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| TV chef takes on hospital food Food designed to appeal to the taste buds of the elderly is launched by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Heads 'under pressure' over Sats Head teachers planning to boycott national primary school tests in England say they could face disciplinary action. |
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| Heads' warning over surplus cash Head teachers in England are warning the government not to try to raid surplus cash held by schools. | |
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| Teacher in pupil attack cleared A teacher is cleared of attempting to murder a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell at a Nottinghamshire school. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Woman arrested after fatal fire A woman is arrested in connection with a house fire in Derbyshire which claimed the lives of two children. |
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| Man is killed in double stabbing An 18-year-old is arrested on suspicion of murder after a man is killed and a woman seriously hurt in a stabbing in Hertfordshire. | |
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| Jab girl had undiscovered tumour A girl who died hours after receiving a cervical cancer vaccination had an undiagnosed tumour in her heart, an inquest hears | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Greeks warned of austerity plan Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou warns the country to be ready for a new round of austerity measures. |
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| Spain unemployment rate hits 20% Spain's unemployment rate breaches 20% for the first time in nearly 13 years, official figures show. | |
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| US economy continues to recover The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.2% in the first three months of the year, official figures show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Lady Gaga 'most influential' star Lady Gaga and Ricky Gervais are among the celebrities who 'most affect our world', according to a new Time magazine list. |
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| O'Brien criticises TV rival Leno US talk show host Conan O'Brien takes a swipe at rival Jay Leno for taking back his role as presenter on The Tonight Show. | |
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| Global music sales dipped in 2009 Music sales around the world fall 7% in 2009, while Susan Boyle secures the biggest-selling album of the year. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Study to unlock tornado secrets A team of researchers embarks on what is described as the "most ambitious tornado study in history". |
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| Frog genome may aid conservation The first sequencing of a frog genome could help combat a disease killing amphibians around the world, scientists say. | |
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| Oil spill sparks new drilling ban The US puts new offshore oil drilling on hold while it investigates the cause of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Adobe responds to Apple on Flash Responding to Steve Jobs' letter on Flash, Adobe confirms plans to move away from Apple products. |
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| Mobiles get novel memory material Smartphones could soon get at images and videos quicker thanks to a memory material that can be turned into different forms. | |
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| '$100 laptop' targets East Africa One Laptop Per Child does a deal which it hopes will deliver machines to every primary school child in East Africa. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Prostate cancer vaccine approved A "vaccine" which uses the body's immune system to fight prostate cancer is approved for use by US drug regulators. |
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| UK 'has a high early death rate' People in the UK have a higher risk of early death than those in many other wealthy countries, a study shows. | |
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| Roller coaster ear damage warning The twists and turns of a roller coaster ride can leave you breathless - but US doctors warn it could also cause temporary hearing loss. | |
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| 1975: Saigon surrenders The war in Vietnam ends as the government in Saigon announces its unconditional surrender to the Vietcong. | |||
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| 1973: Nixon takes rap for Watergate scandal President Richard Nixon takes responsibility for the Watergate scandal but denies any personal involvement. | |||
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| 1999: Dozens injured in Soho nail bomb Two people are killed and at least 30 injured in the third nail-bomb attack in London in two weeks. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - West Indies v Ireland Rain stops play with Ireland chasing 139 to shock West Indies after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in a thrilling World Twenty20 opener. |
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| Wayward Woods fails to make cut Tiger Woods misses the cut for only the sixth time in his professional career following a second-round 79 at Quail Hollow. | |
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| Cavendish withdrawn after V-sign Mark Cavendish apologises for making an obscene gesture after his victory on stage two of the Tour de Romandie. | |
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| Ferguson banks on Liverpool pride Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Liverpool will not "throw away their history" by standing aside for Chelsea on Sunday. | |
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| Djokovic hopes ended by Verdasco Number two seed Novak Djokovic is dumped out of the Rome Masters in the quarter-finals by Spain's in-form Fernando Verdasco. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Ferguson banks on Liverpool pride Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Liverpool will not "throw away their history" by standing aside for Chelsea on Sunday. |
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| Leonardo hints at Milan departure AC Milan coach Leonardo fuels speculation he will leave the San Siro at the end of the season after being criticised by club owner Silvio Berlusconi. | |
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| Fulham cleared over selection row Fulham are cleared of any wrongdoing by the Premier League after West Ham's complaint about the team they fielded against Hull. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Live - West Indies v Ireland Rain stops play with Ireland chasing 139 to shock West Indies after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in a thrilling World Twenty20 opener. |
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| NZ beat Sri Lanka in T20 thriller Nathan McCullum is New Zealand's unlikely hero with the bat as Sri Lanka are beaten from the penultimate delivery of the ICC World Twenty20. | |
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| Pietersen ready to make home dash England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been cleared to leave in the middle of a game at the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean if his wife goes into labour | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Djokovic hopes ended by Verdasco Number two seed Novak Djokovic is dumped out of the Rome Masters in the quarter-finals by Spain's in-form Fernando Verdasco. |
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| Superb Henin through to last four Justine Henin is through to the Stuttgart Grand Prix semi-finals following a three-set win over Jelena Jankovic. | |
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| Safina wins on return from injury World number three Dinara Safina makes a winning return after three months out with victory over Hungary's Agnes Szavay at the Stuttgart Grand Prix. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Give Schumacher time, says Webber Red Bull driver Mark Webber says it is too early to judge Michael Schumacher's decision to return to F1. |
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| Rossi admits to fitness worries Valentino Rossi admits he is not at 100% fitness for Sunday's Jerez MotoGP after injuring his shoulder in a motocross accident. | |
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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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