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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. |
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| Festive getaway passes 'smoothly' The Christmas getaway passes off "generally smoothly" for motorists as the weather eases across much of the UK. | |
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| Sara Payne improving in hospital Child protection campaigner Sara Payne is in a stable condition in hospital with complications following brain surgery. | |
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| Stab murder after snowball fight A 20-year-old man is stabbed to death with a kitchen knife after a snowball fight near his home in Denbighshire. | |
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| Soldier killed in Helmand named A special forces soldier killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday is named as Lance Corporal Tommy Brown. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. |
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| Iraqi bomb blasts leave 23 dead At least 23 people are killed and scores are wounded in a series of bomb blasts in Iraq, some targeting Shia Muslims. | |
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| Christmas is marked in Bethlehem Thousands of Christian pilgrims gather in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas where the Bible says Jesus was born. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | UN action shameful, says Eritrea Eritrea says sanctions imposed by the UN are shameful and dismisses claims it backs militants in Somalia. |
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| Niger vows to arrest dissidents Niger says it will arrest three exiled opposition leaders - jeopardising talks aimed at breaking the country's political deadlock. | |
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| Archbishop attacks anti-gay bill The Archbishop of York condemns proposals in Uganda to put to death gay people who have sex with a minor. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. |
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| 'Humongous' storm hits US Midwest A deadly winter storm makes its way across the US Midwest, killing 12 people, snarling holiday travel and cutting power. | |
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| US-Brazil boy custody battle ends A US man is reunited with his nine-year-old son after a long custody battle with Brazilian relatives that drew in US politicians. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan PM sorry over funds scandal Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama has apologised after two former aides were indicted with violating laws on political funding. |
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| China angered by 'interference' China accuses foreign diplomats of meddling in its internal affairs after criticism of the trial of prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. | |
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| Five sentenced to death by China Five more people are sentenced to death for their part in the violence in China's Xinjiang region in July. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia-Georgia crossing to reopen Russia and Georgia agree to reopen a border crossing that has been closed since July 2006, Georgia's foreign ministry says. |
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| Fine imposed over Kampusch kidnap A top investigator is fined in the case of Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian girl who was held in a cellar for more than eight years. | |
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| Italian PM vows to defeat mafia Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to defeat the organised crime in the country by 2013. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Dozens killed in Yemen air strike At least 30 suspected al-Qaeda militants, possibly including two commanders, are killed in an air strike in Yemen, officials say. |
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| Iraqi bomb blasts leave 23 dead At least 23 people are killed and scores are wounded in a series of bomb blasts in Iraq, some targeting Shia Muslims. | |
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| Iran 'to ban' defaced banknotes Iran says defaced banknotes are to be made invalid, after the appearance of opposition slogans on money, local media report. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan suicide bomb kills eight A suicide bomber kills eight Afghan civilians in Kandahar when his bomb explodes near a hotel, police say. |
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| New state strike begins in India The start of a two-day strike by supporters of a planned new Indian state, Telangana, brings violence to the region. | |
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| Deadly explosion rocks Peshawar A big explosion hits a busy road in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, with at least four people reported killed. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Festive getaway passes 'smoothly' The Christmas getaway passes off "generally smoothly" for motorists as the weather eases across much of the UK. |
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| UK tourist goes missing in Alps The family of a UK tourist missing in the Swiss Alps say they are "hopeful" of finding him alive. | |
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| Sara Payne improving in hospital Child protection campaigner Sara Payne is in a stable condition in hospital with complications following brain surgery. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Sara Payne improving in hospital Child protection campaigner Sara Payne is in a stable condition in hospital with complications following brain surgery. |
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| Fatal crash driver can stay in UK A jailed asylum seeker who fatally struck a girl with his car and fled the scene wins the right to remain in the UK. | |
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| Dogs' home ransacked by thieves Thieves ransack a dogs' home on Merseyside, leaving just enough supplies for the next few days. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Woman dies in Annalong home fire A woman has died following a fire in a house on the Kilkeel Road in the County Down village of Annalong. |
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| Shot man was convicted criminal A man shot in a paramilitary-style attack on Wednesday night was convicted in relation to an assault in which west Belfast man Harry Holland was killed. | |
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| Adams will not surrender to PSNI The brother of the Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams says he will not surrender himself to police in Northern Ireland. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Further warnings over icy roads A further plea has been made to motorists to take care on the roads as night falls and temperatures continue to drop. |
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| Health chiefs in booze price plea All 17 of Scotland's public health chiefs sign a letter calling on politicians to back a minimum price for alcohol. | |
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| Woman charged after man's death A 20-year-old woman is arrested and charged following the death of a 62-year-old man in Edinburgh. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Boy, 6, dies after farm incident Villagers speak of a "wave of grief" after a six-year-old boy dies in a farm incident in Carmarthenshire. |
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| Stab murder after snowball fight A 20-year-old man is stabbed to death with a kitchen knife after a snowball fight near his home in Denbighshire. | |
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| Icy roads hit Christmas getaway Icy road conditions are causing problems for motorists during the Christmas getaway. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Fatal crash driver can stay in UK A jailed asylum seeker who fatally struck a girl with his car and fled the scene wins the right to remain in the UK. |
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| Concern over university cash cuts University organisations voice fears about the scale of spending cuts being imposed on universities by the government. | |
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| Brown called to face Iraq inquiry Gordon Brown has been called to give evidence to the Iraq inquiry - but only once the general election has taken place. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | 'Millions' spent on Eve shopping Shoppers will have spent £951,000 per minute on Christmas Eve on last-minute shopping, research suggests. |
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| Bargains 'less likely this year' Shoppers searching for bargains in the seasonal sales may find they are a year too late for the best deals, according to experts. | |
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| Greece votes for big budget cuts The Greek parliament votes in favour of adopting big public spending cuts that aim to lower the country's high levels of debt. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sarandon-Robbins split confirmed Hollywood couple Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have ended their 23-year relationship, the actress's publicist confirms. |
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| 'Grisly' Murphy artwork withdrawn Artwork for a DVD release showing late actress Brittany Murphy lifeless in a bathtub is withdrawn by a US rental chain. | |
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| Strictly star on driving charge Strictly Come Dancing finalist Ricky Whittle is charged with dangerous driving after an incident involving a photographer. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Esa satellite senses Earth's pull Europe's Goce satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth. |
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| Chimps use cleavers to chop food For the first time, chimps are seen using tools to chop up and reduce food into smaller bite-sized portions. | |
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| Scientists 'decode' memory making Scientists believe they have uncovered one of the mechanisms that enable the brain to form memories. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | HP camera 'can't see' black faces An online video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a big hit on YouTube. |
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| Military tracks Santa's journey A 50-year old tradition has gone hi-tech as children track Santa via Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. | |
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| Google's Admob plans scrutinised Google's plans to buy mobile phone marketing company Admob are looked at by the Federal Trade Commission. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Alzheimer's may 'ward off cancer' Alzheimer's disease is associated with a reduced risk of cancer and vice versa, a US study suggests. |
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| US Senate passes key health bill The US Senate passes the final version of a historic healthcare reform bill, in a boost to President Barack Obama. | |
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| Another 'bad cholesterol' found Scientists say they have found proof that another "bad" type of cholesterol contributes to heart disease. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Concern over university cash cuts University organisations voice fears about the scale of spending cuts being imposed on universities by the government. |
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| Pair quit amid student loans row Two directors at the Student Loans Company have resigned in the wake of a damning report on payment delays. | |
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| Legal warning halts outdoors trip A council says a school trip for 70 pupils cannot go ahead to avoid discriminating against one of the group who is disabled. | |
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| 1962: Bay of Pigs prisoners fly to freedom More than 1,000 men taken prisoner at the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba return to the United States in time for Christmas. | |||
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| 1974: 'Drowned' Stonehouse found alive Former UK minister John Stonehouse has been found in Australia after apparently faking his own death. | |||
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| 1968: First astronauts orbit Moon The Apollo 8 spacecraft and its crew of three astronauts become the first manned space mission to orbit the Moon. | |||
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