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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Leaders in final push for votes Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg make a last bid for votes as polls suggest the election result is on a knife edge. |
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| Three killed in Greece protests At least three people are killed in Greece as protesters set fire to a bank building during a general strike over austerity measures. | |
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| More airports shut over ash risks Passengers face disruption after airports in Scotland and Ireland close because of a fresh cloud of volcanic ash. | |
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| BP seals off first Gulf oil leak BP seals the smallest of the three leaks spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares to cover the whole site with an iron dome. | |
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| Tighter US security after NY plot The US tightens its flying restrictions after Saturday's failed car-bomb attack on New York's Times Square. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Three killed in Greece protests At least three people are killed in Greece as protesters set fire to a bank building during a general strike over austerity measures. |
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| Tighter US security after NY plot The US tightens its flying restrictions after Saturday's failed car-bomb attack on New York's Times Square. | |
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| BP seals off first Gulf oil leak BP seals the smallest of the three leaks spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares to cover the whole site with an iron dome. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria axes anti-corruption case Nigeria drops charges against former anti-corruption boss Nuhu Ribadu, who was controversially removed in from his job in 2007. |
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| Botswana battles Okavango flood Twenty villages in Botswana are evacuated after the Okavango River burst its banks and water continues to rise. | |
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| Ugandan refinery opens for gold Uganda's first gold refinery opens to process gold mainly from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Tighter US security after NY plot The US tightens its flying restrictions after Saturday's failed car-bomb attack on New York's Times Square. |
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| Honduras row endangers EU summit A spat over recognition of Honduras' government threatens a forthcoming EU-Latin American summit. | |
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| Newsweek magazine 'up for sale' The Washington Post announces that it is exploring the possibility of selling Newsweek magazine. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea leader Kim 'in Beijing' North Korea's Kim Jong-il is in Beijing where he is set to meet Chinese leaders on his secretive visit to the country, say reports. |
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| Philippines refiles murder charge The Philippines' top justice official reinstates murder charges against two regional leaders over the country's worst massacre in living memory. | |
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| Row mars Australian sailing bid An Australian teenager is told she has not gone far enough to be the youngest person to sail solo and unaided around the world. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Three killed in Greece protests At least three people are killed in Greece as protesters set fire to a bank building during a general strike over austerity measures. |
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| Somali pirates seize Russian ship A Russian warship is rushing to assist an oil tanker which has been hijacked by Somali pirates off East Africa. | |
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| Cannes 'ready' after freak storm Cannes Film Festival organisers say the French resort will be cleaned up for the event after it is struck by severe weather and freak waves. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq groups agree coalition deal Two of the largest Shia groups have announced they have formed a new coalition following inconclusive elections in March. |
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| US envoy Mitchell meets Israel PM US Middle East envoy George Mitchell meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before "proximity talks". | |
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| Egypt anger at call to ban book Writers in Egypt condemn a call by a group of lawyers to ban the classic folk tale Arabian Nights. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan fears impact of NY plot The failed attack on New York may give Pakistan a bad name, the interior minister says, because the man charged is of Pakistani origin. |
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| Suicide squad targets Afghan town Nine suicide bombers are killed along with four bystanders in an attack in the Afghan city of Zaranj, officials say. | |
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| 'Truth drug' test banned in India India's Supreme Court says the use of a "truth drug" to question suspects is illegal and a violation of their fundamental rights. | |
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| UK | |
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| Leaders in final push for votes Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg make a last bid for votes as polls suggest the election result is on a knife edge. |
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| More airports shut over ash risks Passengers face disruption after airports in Scotland and Ireland close because of a fresh cloud of volcanic ash. | |
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| Hotel fire victim still unknown A body is discovered in staff quarters after a fire rips through Harrogate's 170-bedroom Majestic Hotel, police confirm. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Hotel fire victim still unknown A body is discovered in staff quarters after a fire rips through Harrogate's 170-bedroom Majestic Hotel, police confirm. |
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| Soldier killed in Afghan ambush A British soldier was killed and three others injured during an ambush in Afghanistan, an inquest hears. | |
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| Inflatable art deaths accidental A inquest jury rules the deaths of two County Durham women in an inflatable artwork were accidental. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Sean Quinn stands down from board Sean Quinn and his wife Patricia are to stand down from the board of Quinn Group Ltd to concentrate of other family interests. |
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| NI 'no-fly zone time' is extended A no fly zone has been declared over Northern Ireland's airspace until at least 0100 BST on Thursday. | |
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| Residents moved in Belfast alert A number of residents in west Belfast's Lenadoon estate have been moved from their homes due to a bomb alert. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Airports closed by volcanic ash Airports across Scotland are closed by a cloud of volcanic ash drifting over the UK from Iceland. |
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| Prosecutors net £6.5m crime cash A Moscow businessman has £6.5m seized by Scottish prosecutors in the largest ever Proceeds of Crime action. | |
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| Brothers admit killing of referee Two brothers admit killing a local football referee in an attack at his home because they believed he had assaulted their mother. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Brother quizzed in murder inquiry Police investigating the murder of Ffion Wyn Roberts are given more time to question a man, thought to be her brother. |
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| Let's inspire nation says Cameron David Cameron says he wants to inspire better government as he and other party leaders engage in a final election push in Wales. | |
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| Man cleared over 'pub in garden' A man is found not guilty of running an unlicensed pub called The Laughing Leprechaun in his back garden. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Greek economy 'to shrink by 3%' Brussels says the Greek economy could shrink by 3% this year, as markets remain jittery and protesters riot in Athens. |
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| Prudential delays $21bn cash call Prudential delays publication of details of its $21bn rights issue to help fund its $35.5bn acquisition of AIA in Asia. | |
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| Next warns on consumer spending Retailer Next warns consumer spending will slow after the election as the new government tackles the budget deficit. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Michaels 'to make full recovery' Poison singer Bret Michaels is discharged from hospital and is expected to make a complete recovery from a brain haemorrhage, doctors say. |
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| EastEnders noting election result The general election result will be acknowledged in Friday's episode of EastEnders with a last-minute drop-in scene, the BBC confirms. | |
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| Cannes 'ready' after freak storm Cannes Film Festival organisers say the French resort will be cleaned up for the event after it is struck by severe weather and freak waves. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Water mission fights interference Esa's Smos spacecraft returns valuable new data on the way water is cycled around the globe, despite experiencing continued interference. |
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| Bonobos shake heads to 'say no' Bonobos are filmed for the first time shaking their heads to 'say no', report scientists. | |
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| BP seals off first Gulf oil leak BP seals the smallest of the three leaks spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares to cover the whole site with an iron dome. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Embarrassing Facebook bug exposed Facebook scrambles to fix a flaw that exploited the site's privacy settings and allowed users to eavesdrop on their friends' chats. |
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| Google enters digital books war Search giant Google plans to open a digital bookstore called Editions by the end of the year, the company confirms. | |
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| Web tool tracks oil spill effects A web tool set up to keep track of political violence in Kenya is used to monitor the fallout from the Gulf oil spill. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | New hope for HIV vaccine efforts US researchers say they are a step closer to understanding why some people appear to have natural protection against HIV. |
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| Conjoined twins leave care unit Former conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf leave intensive care after a successful operation in London to separate them. | |
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| Lack of sleep 'poses death risk' Lack of sleep can lead to an early grave, warn experts who say six to eight hours a night is optimal for good health. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Universities move to living wage London universities are under pressure to support a campaign to pay their cleaners a "living wage". |
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| Lecturers strike affects students Thousands of students preparing for exams have been disrupted by a walkout by lecturers over funding cuts. | |
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| Smacking ban 'improves parenting' Parents should find ways of punishing children without smacking, says the deputy head of the Council of Europe. | |
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| 1980: SAS rescue ends Iran embassy siege The siege of the Iranian embassy in London comes to a dramatic end after a raid by SAS commandos. | |||
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| 1981: Bobby Sands dies in prison Hunger striker Bobby Sands dies in the Maze prison 66 days after first refusing to eat. | |||
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| 1961: Shepard becomes first US astronaut Commander Alan Shepard returns to Earth and is rescued from his Mercury 3 capsule in the Atlantic after becoming the first American in space. | |||
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