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Many world leaders to mourn Mandela
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Some 60 heads of state and government are to attend the memorial service or state funeral of Nelson Mandela, South Africa announces.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:10:47 GMT
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Thai PM Yingluck to call elections
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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she will dissolve parliament and call elections, after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:27:40 GMT
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Australia thrash England in Adelaide
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Australia bowl England out for 312 to win the second Test by 218 runs and secure a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:35:57 GMT
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Ambulances 'face hours of A&E waits'
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Patients are facing hours of waiting in ambulances outside A&E departments, BBC figures show - with one case revealing an almost six-and-a-half hour delay.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:38 GMT
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France vows to disarm CAR militias
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French soldiers are to start taking weapons from fighters in the Central African Republic from Monday, by force if necessary, the defence minister says.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:26:13 GMT
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Six held over football fixing claims
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Six people are in police custody after ex-Portsmouth player Sam Sodje told an undercover reporter he had been involved in fixing games.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:23:24 GMT
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N Korea confirms key dismissal
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North Korea confirms that Chang Song-thaek, a powerful uncle of North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un, has been dismissed from his post.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:34:33 GMT
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Somalia aid bodies 'paid al-Shabab'
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Aid agencies paid Somalia's al-Shabab militants for access to areas under their control during the 2011 famine, two think tanks say.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:04:25 GMT
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Schools 'making gender bias worse'
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Half of the mixed state-funded schools in England reinforce gender imbalances in terms of subjects students study at A-level, research shows.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:37:37 GMT
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Middle-aged drink and drugs warning
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People in their 40s have the highest rates of hospital admission for drug and alcohol abuse in England, a review says.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:28:08 GMT
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Fuel plan 'could bankrupt investors'
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The OECD says Labour's plan to freeze energy bills if it wins the 2015 election could put investors in energy firms in financial danger.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:18 GMT
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Singapore bus death triggers riot
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Police in Singapore make 27 arrests after hundreds of people take part in a riot triggered by the death of an Indian national.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 21:07:53 GMT
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VIDEO: Shanghai shrouded in pollution
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Authorities in Shanghai have warned people to stay indoors as the city suffers one of its worst bouts of air pollution
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:04:27 GMT
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VIDEO: US gripped by winter storm
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A deadly winter storm has left a trail of ice and snow across the United States.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 05:32:40 GMT
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VIDEO: Sting's Geordie accent when angry
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Sting tells Andrew Marr how going back to his roots helped relieve his writer's block
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 10:55:37 GMT
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VIDEO: Selling the house with the Who loo
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The downstairs bathroom in the Richards' four-bed converted barn is bigger on the inside than you might expect - with access via a replica Tardis door.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 18:00:35 GMT
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VIDEO: 'Be on the ball' for World Cup
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The British Ambassador to Brazil, Alex Ellis, spoke to the BBC's Natalie Pirks about the World Cup draw, England fans and Brazil's welcome to the World Cup.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 11:23:00 GMT
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VIDEO: Tour of a tidal flood damaged home
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Jane Knapp, from Walcott, has shared her shock at the devastation caused by the Norfolk tidal floods during a guided tour of her "contaminated" home.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:15:56 GMT
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VIDEO: Typhoon Haiyan: The key moments
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One month since Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines, we look back at the key moments from the areas hit by the storm.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 01:26:48 GMT
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VIDEO: Helicopter pilot's funeral held
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The first of the funerals for those who died in the Glasgow helicopter crash just over a week ago has taken place.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:26:44 GMT
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MPs' pay 'fury' and NHS drink strain
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There is anger in a number of Monday's papers at news that MPs are in line for an 11% pay rise after the next election.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:39:27 GMT
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Lily Allen returns to number one
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Lily Allen returns to the top of the UK singles chart with her cover version of Keane's Somewhere Only We Know.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:01:17 GMT
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Camerons at No 10 for Christmas card
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David and Samantha Cameron choose a black and white portrait of the couple and their youngest daughter Florence for their 2013 Christmas card.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:52:46 GMT
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England can fight back, says Cook
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England captain Alastair Cook insists his side can fight back despite going 2-0 down following another emphatic defeat.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 03:23:48 GMT
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Arsenal 1-1 Everton
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Substitute Gerard Deulofeu earns Everton a draw and denies Arsenal a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:43:35 GMT
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Robertson beats Selby in UK final
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Neil Robertson beats Mark Selby 10-7 in the UK Championship final to become the eighth man to win snooker's 'Triple Crown'.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:11:49 GMT
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Arsenal draw Tottenham in FA Cup
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Arsenal and Tottenham are drawn together in third round of the FA Cup, while Manchester United will host Swansea.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:22:28 GMT
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Six ways Manchester United can save their season
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How under-fire manager David Moyes can turn things around at Old Trafford
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:16:28 GMT
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Job vacancy growth at '15-year high'
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A survey of recruitment firms shows sharp growth in the demand for staff in November and the sharpest rise in salaries in six years.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:00:22 GMT
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VIDEO: On tour with small business bus
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A new campaign to encourage people to spend their money in local, independent shops has been gathering pace.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 10:31:39 GMT
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Parliament to pay tribute to Mandela
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MPs and peers are to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at the opening of business in the Houses of Parliament.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:13:39 GMT
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VIDEO: Most people in poverty 'in work'
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More working households were living in poverty in the UK last year than non-working ones - for the first time, a charity has reported.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:47:22 GMT
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Cough campaign 'picks up cancers'
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A campaign urging people with a persistent cough to get checked by their doctor has led to a "dramatic rise" in lung cancer diagnoses, campaigner say.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:31:07 GMT
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VIDEO: MP talks about depression battle
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A Labour MP has called for more people struggling with depression to seek treatment, after revealing his own battle against "black moods".
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Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:17:23 GMT
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Teenagers 'own six digital devices'
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A survey suggests the average UK teenager owns six digital devices.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:34:48 GMT
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VIDEO: Parents 'to share new baby leave'
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The government has committed to introducing a year of shared leave for new parents by April 2015.
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Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:15:50 GMT
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Microsoft disrupts ZeroAccess botnet
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Microsoft and law enforcement agencies disrupt ZeroAccess, one of the world's largest botnets responsible for millions in fraud losses.
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Fri, 06 Dec 2013 06:46:56 GMT
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VIDEO: The minute before we knew
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#BBCtrending looks at the intense activity on social media in the 60 seconds before Nelson Mandela's death was officially announced by South African President Jacob Zuma.
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Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:30:10 GMT
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Lift-off for £1bn UK space project
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The London-based Inmarsat company launches the first spacecraft in a new £1bn global telecommunications network.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:30:23 GMT
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VIDEO: How to encourage girls into 'boy-biased' A-levels
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A science teacher and her female students discuss how to break down the “gender bias” that seems to prevent many girls from studying science at A-level.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:08:18 GMT
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Manila crime caper is top indie film
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Metro Manila, a crime caper set in the Philippines, is named best film at the British Independent Film Awards.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:32:21 GMT
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25 readers' designs for a new union jack
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After our piece on possible alternatives to the union jack, many readers decided to design their own.
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Fri, 06 Dec 2013 02:23:19 GMT
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Quiz of the week's news
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The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.
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Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:08:17 GMT
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TV psychic charged after car crash
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Television psychic Derek Acorah is charged with careless driving following a car crash in Merseyside.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:26:33 GMT
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Body parts found washed up on shore
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Part of a beach in Southampton is sealed off by police after body parts wash up.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:03:46 GMT
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Booze still kills '20 people a week'
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Alcohol is still killing the equivalent of 20 people a week in Scotland despite a fall in booze-related deaths, it has been warned.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:07:34 GMT
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Benefits capped in 1,000 Scots homes
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Almost 1,000 households have already had their benefits capped in Scotland since the introduction of benefit changes, official figures show.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 22:06:11 GMT
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Man held over gun attack on police
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A man is arrested in connection with a gun attack on police in north Belfast on Thursday.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:18:40 GMT
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Man suffers eye injury in assault
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A 21-year-old man suffers serious eye injury after being hit with bottle in the village of Dunloy, County Antrim.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 14:18:33 GMT
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Bring back 50% tax rate - Kinnock
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A future Labour government should raise the top rate of income tax to 50%, former leader Lord Kinnock says.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:03:05 GMT
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Rogue trader fears for flood victims
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Flood victims in Rhyl whose homes were damaged by sea water caused by a storm surge are warned about rogue traders looking to cash in.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 08:37:57 GMT
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Egypt recovers ancient stolen statue
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Egyptian police recover an ancient statue of Tutankhamun's sister and wife, stolen during unrest in August.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:17:35 GMT
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Court frees pro-Morsi protest women
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Twenty-one women and girls jailed in Egypt last month over a protest in support of ousted President Mohammed Morsi are freed by an appeal court.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:27:48 GMT
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Japan's economic growth revised down
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Japan revises down its growth data for the July-to-September period after private investment slowed more than expected.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 02:21:41 GMT
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Chinese export growth accelerates
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China's exports rise more than expected in November adding to the evidence of a rebound in the world's second-largest economy.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:49:30 GMT
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Huge pro-EU rally grips Ukraine
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Protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev topple a statue of Lenin as they call for closer EU ties and oppose a Russian-led customs union.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:33:28 GMT
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Greece sees end of recession in 2014
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Greek lawmakers pass the 2014 budget, which predicts a return to growth after six straight years of painful recession.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:22:32 GMT
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Brazil football season's violent end
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The Brazilian major football league ended on Sunday with a violent brawl that seriously injured three people, with two big clubs being relegated.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 02:34:51 GMT
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Polls close in Venezuela election
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Polls close in Venezuela after local elections seen as a key test for President Nicolas Maduro, with results expected in the coming hours.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 02:21:08 GMT
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UN inspectors visit Iran plant
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Inspectors from the UN's nuclear agency visit the Arak heavy water production plant for the first time in more than two years.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:41:25 GMT
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Palestinian anger over boy's death
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The Palestinian presidency says it holds Israel responsible for the killing of a 15-year-old youth in a West Bank refugee camp on Saturday.
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Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:22:52 GMT
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US citizen home after N Korea ordeal
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US citizen Merrill Newman arrives in San Francisco after being released by North Korea after more than a month in detention there.
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Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:16:10 GMT
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Dylan's guitar sells for $965k
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The electric guitar played by Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival sells at auction in New York for a record $965,000 (£591,000).
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Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:42:14 GMT
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In pictures: Mourning Mandela
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Images from South Africa and around the world
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Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:08:34 GMT
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In pictures: These precious things
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Items saved from the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan
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Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:13:02 GMT
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Day in pictures: 6 December 2013
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24 hours of news photos: 6 December
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Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:41:36 GMT
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Nelson Mandela: A life in pictures
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Pictures of the life of anti-apartheid hero
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Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:10:16 GMT
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Your pictures: Pairs
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Readers' photos on the theme of pairs
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Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:05:14 GMT
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Day in pictures: 5 December 2013
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24 hours of news photos: 5 December
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Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:42:30 GMT
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In pictures: Vintage Stones
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Gered Mankowitz’s private archive on show
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Wed, 04 Dec 2013 02:46:10 GMT
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In pictures: Winter storm hits UK
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High winds and flooding in parts of country
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Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:20:34 GMT
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VIDEO: House of Commons
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George Osborne updates MPs on the UK economy, and future tax and spending plans.
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Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:24:49 GMT
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Nelson Mandela: his economic legacy
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What economic legacy did he leave for South Africa?
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:11:07 GMT
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Why don't French books sell abroad?
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Are French authors too intellectual for English-speaking readers?
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:03:03 GMT
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How I learned to love the sari
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Leaning to wear nine yards of colourful swishing silk
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:32:34 GMT
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US army veteran aims to be sole trader
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The US veteran who wants to open a flip-flop factory in Afghanistan
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:13:43 GMT
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In pictures: The Art of Building 2013
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Pictures of shortlisted entries for top architecture competition
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:03:44 GMT
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Profile: Florence mayor Matteo Renzi
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Florence mayor Matteo Renzi wins Democratic Party leadership
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 02:49:17 GMT
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Is piracy possible on any object?
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Could everything from kids' toys to Aston Martins be pirated?
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Mon, 09 Dec 2013 00:25:12 GMT
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