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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Clegg meets Cameron on power deal Nick Clegg meets David Cameron for talks about the possibility of their parties forming a coalition government. |
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| Setback in US oil containment bid BP says it has problems with the containment device it is trying to put over a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. | |
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| Seven dead in Russian mine blast At least seven miners are killed by a methane blast a Russian coal mine in western Siberia, with 64 still underground. | |
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| Transatlantic flights hit by ash Hundreds of transatlantic flights are cancelled by a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifting south over Western Europe. | |
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| NY ferry in collision with pier A Staten Island ferry in New York crashes into a pier and injures 37 people on board, though none seriously, officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Prosecutor seeks justice in Kenya A top international prosecutor has flown into Kenya to investigate the country's post-election violence. |
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| Nigerians lobby for deputy leader Lobbying is underway to be Nigeria's new vice-president after Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as president. | |
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| Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur Two Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Setback in US oil containment bid BP says it has problems with the containment device it is trying to put over a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| Costa Rican president sworn in Costa Rica's first female President Laura Chinchilla is sworn in for her term of office in the capital, San Jose. | |
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| NY ferry in collision with pier A Staten Island ferry in New York crashes into a pier and injures 37 people on board, though none seriously, officials say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Attacks target Thailand policemen Two Thai policemen are killed and six are injured in attacks near an encampment of opposition protesters in Bangkok. |
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| Gallipoli TV casting prompts row Chinese Australians protest over the decision to cast a Caucasian actor to play Gallipoli hero Billy Sing in a TV drama. | |
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| Japan PM rebuffed over base plan Officials from a Japanese island reject PM Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that they host US troops relocated from Okinawa. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Clegg meets Cameron on power deal Nick Clegg meets David Cameron for talks about the possibility of their parties forming a coalition government. |
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| Seven dead in Russian mine blast At least seven miners are killed by a methane blast a Russian coal mine in western Siberia, with 64 still underground. | |
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| Transatlantic flights hit by ash Hundreds of transatlantic flights are cancelled by a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifting south over Western Europe. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | PLO backs new 'talks' with Israel Palestinian leaders in the West Bank back indirect negotiations with Israel, more than a year since peace talks broke off. |
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| Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur Two Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, officials say. | |
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| Lebanon claims new hummus record Lebanon claims the latest victory in the battle with Israel over which country can make the largest serving of hummus. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US warns of terror 'consequences' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns of "severe consequences" if a terror attack against the US were ever traced to Pakistan. |
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| Maoists call off strike in Nepal The Maoist party in Nepal ends a general strike after six days, but continue to call on the government to stand down. | |
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| Court rules in Reliance gas feud An Indian court rules in favour of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries in a row with his brother over gas prices. | |
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| UK | |
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| Clegg meets Cameron on power deal Nick Clegg meets David Cameron for talks about the possibility of their parties forming a coalition government. |
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| Al Fayed sells off Harrods store Department store Harrods is sold to Qatar Holdings for about £1.5bn, after being owned by Mohammed Al Fayed for 25 years. | |
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| Prince leads tributes on VE Day The Prince of Wales leads veterans in a service marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Eton would back boarding academy Eton College could sponsor a state-funded boarding academy, says its head master. |
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| 'Best' children's books revealed Publisher Puffin compiles a list of 70 titles said to be the best children's books of all-time. | |
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| Teachers make 'ditch or fix' plea The controversial new school curriculum needs to be either "fixed or ditched", a union warns the Scottish government. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Farage 'luckiest man' after crash The former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader says he is "the luckiest man alive" after surviving a light aircraft crash. |
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| Family yacht hits ocean iceberg Members of a Derbyshire family are rescued after their yacht hit a low-lying iceberg in the south Atlantic. | |
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| Cathedral prayers for sea cadet Prayers are said at Rochester Cathedral for a sea cadet who died after falling from the rigging of a training ship into the Solent. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Eurozone approves Greece bail-out Eurozone leaders approve an 110bn euro ($145bn; £95bn) loan to Greece to prevent its debt crisis from spreading. |
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| Global shares fall on Greece debt Shares in the US and Europe fall amid investor fears over Greek debt, as sterling slumps during the British general election count. | |
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| US watchdog to probe share drop The US financial watchdog says it will look into stock market activity which saw the Dow Jones share index plummet 9%. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Scissor Sisters axed entire album Pop band The Scissor Sisters reveal they scrapped an album they had been working on for 18 months. |
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| Gallipoli TV casting prompts row Chinese Australians protest over the decision to cast a Caucasian actor to play Gallipoli hero Billy Sing in a TV drama. | |
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| 'Second chance' for Bret Michaels Bret Michaels says he has been given a second chance and will "continue to rock the world" after being told he will recover from a brain haemorrhage. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Rats top invasive mammals table Brown rats are among the most invasive mammals in Europe, according to a wide-ranging assessment. |
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| Neanderthal genes 'survive in us' Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study. | |
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| Oil slick reaches wildlife refuge Oil from a sprawling slick washes ashore on a wildlife refuge off Louisiana, as workers try to cap the well with a giant funnel. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Demand grows for electronic polls Some commentators argue that polling chaos might be prevented if the UK embraced e-voting systems used by other countries. |
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| Nokia sues Apple over technology Nokia files another lawsuit against Apple claiming that the iPad 3G and iPhone infringe five of its patents. | |
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| 'Historic' day for web languages The web undergoes a "historic" change as a system that allows the first web addresses in non-Latin scripts is switched on. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Meningitis C vaccine 'wears off' Three-quarters of children vaccinated against meningitis C lose their protection by their early teens, research suggests. |
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| Doctors 'raise blood pressure' The 'white-coat' effect - where blood pressure rises during a check by a doctor - is even worse in someone whose level is already high, researchers say | |
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| New blood fat heart disease link A type of blood fat different from cholesterol may play a key role in heart disease, a study suggests. | |
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| 1945: Rejoicing at end of war in Europe The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, officially announces the end of the war with Germany | |||
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| 1984: Moscow pulls out of US Olympics Twelve weeks before the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the USSR announces it is boycotting them. | |||
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| 1968: Krays held on suspicion of murder The Kray twins, Reginald and Ronnie and their brother Charlie are arrested after dawn raids by police in London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Dynamic England beat South Africa England beat South Africa by 39 runs in the Super Eight phase of the ICC World Twenty20 in Barbados. |
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| Webber & Vettel head Spanish grid Red Bull look set to dominate Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix after a crushing display in qualifying, with Mark Webber taking pole. | |
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| Federer loses to Montanes in semi World number one Roger Federer suffers another blow to his French Open preparation with a surprise defeat by Albert Montanes at the Estoril Open. | |
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| Westwood keeps Sawgrass advantage Lee Westwood holds his nerve to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Players Championship in Florida. | |
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| Ferrari fined for Alonso incident Ferrari are fined £13,500 after Fernando Alonso almost crashes into Nico Rosberg in the pit lane during Spanish GP qualifying. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Leeds United 2-1 Bristol Rovers Jermaine Beckford's goal earns 10-man Leeds victory over Bristol Rovers and promotion to the Championship. |
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| Debt 'will not force Torres sale' Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton says that there is no financial pressure on the club to sell prize assets Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard. | |
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| Blackpool 2-1 Nottm Forest Blackpool come from behind to beat Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road and earn the advantage after the first leg of their Championship play-off. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Dynamic England beat South Africa England beat South Africa by 39 runs in the Super Eight phase of the ICC World Twenty20 in Barbados. |
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| NZ defeat Pakistan off final ball New Zealand beat Pakistan by one run in the Super Eight phase of the ICC World Twenty20 in Barbados. | |
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| Counties play down Modi meeting Yorkshire chief executive Stewart Regan insists there is no truth in suggestions that plans to launch a parallel IPL tournament in England were discussed during a meeting with Lalit Modi. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Djokovic pulls out of Madrid Open Novak Djokovic withdraws from next week's Madrid Open after retiring from the Serbian Open with breathing problems. |
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| Jankovic overcomes Serena in Rome Jelena Jankovic beats the second Williams sister in successive days with a dramatic win over Serena to reach the Italian Open final. | |
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| Federer reaches semis at Estoril Number one seed Roger Federer books his place in the last four at the Estoril Open with a 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 win over Frenchman Arnaud Clement. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Webber & Vettel head Spanish grid Red Bull look set to dominate Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix after a crushing display in qualifying, with Mark Webber taking pole. |
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| Lorenzo takes thrilling Jerez win Jorge Lorenzo beats fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa on the final lap to win the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez. | |
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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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