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 | Weather hampers US oil clean-up Bad weather hampers efforts to clean up a huge oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, amid reports that it is growing rapidly. |
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| Protesters confront Greek police Greek police fire tear gas at crowds of demonstrators in Athens during a march against government austerity measures. | |
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| Cameron is 'giving it everything' David Cameron claims to have "momentum" as he, Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown step up their final election campaign push. | |
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| Head teachers 'need more support' Head teachers should not be treated like football managers and face the sack if they have a bad year, a union warns | |
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| Somali blasts kill 'at least 30' At least 30 people are killed in two bomb blasts inside a mosque in Somalia's capital, which is used by militants, reports say. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Weather hampers US oil clean-up Bad weather hampers efforts to clean up a huge oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, amid reports that it is growing rapidly. |
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| Somali blasts kill 'at least 30' At least 30 people are killed in two bomb blasts inside a mosque in Somalia's capital, which is used by militants, reports say. | |
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| Pope to overhaul abuse-hit order Pope Benedict announces he is to overhaul a powerful Catholic order whose founder sexually abused children. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali blasts kill 'at least 30' At least 30 people are killed in two bomb blasts inside a mosque in Somalia's capital, which is used by militants, reports say. |
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| Rwandan leader snubs US lawsuit Rwandan President Paul Kagame travels to the US, ignoring a lawsuit filed there over the 1994 deaths of two African leaders. | |
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| UN warns on early Congo pull-out The UN's chief humanitarian official warns against a premature pull-out of troops from troubled DR Congo. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Weather hampers US oil clean-up Bad weather hampers efforts to clean up a huge oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, amid reports that it is growing rapidly. |
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| Pope to overhaul abuse-hit order Pope Benedict announces he is to overhaul a powerful Catholic order whose founder sexually abused children. | |
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| Bolivia takes over energy firms Police move in as Bolivian President Evo Morales orders the nationalisation of at least three electricity companies. | |
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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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| Taiwan conducts rare executions Taiwan executes four men, in the island's first cases of capital punishment since 2005, after pressure from victims' families. | |
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| Plane diverted after bomb 'joke' A Taipei-Shanghai flight makes an emergency landing after a passenger jokingly claims he has a bomb on board, officials say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Protesters confront Greek police Greek police fire tear gas at crowds of demonstrators in Athens during a march against government austerity measures. |
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| Kurd rebels 'attack army outpost' Kurdish rebels attack a military outpost in eastern Turkey, killing four soldiers, and wounding several, officials say. | |
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| US Navy asked to share sub detail A US nuclear attack submarine could have been responsible for the sinking of a French trawler off the Cornish coast, a submarine expert says. | |
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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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 | Nepal PM defies Maoist protesters Nepal's prime minister refuses to step down, despite mass protests by the Maoists in Kathmandu. |
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| US warns of Delhi attack threat The US embassy in India warns of "imminent attacks" by militants in the capital Delhi, stepping up an earlier warning. | |
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| Live text - Pakistan v Bangladesh Pakistan set Bangladesh 173 to win in their World Twenty20 Group A after India defeat Afghanistan by seven wickets in St Lucia. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Cameron is 'giving it everything' David Cameron claims to have "momentum" as he, Nick Clegg and Gordon Brown step up their final election campaign push. |
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| English Sats boycott 'widespread' Half of England's primary schools will boycott national tests due to be taken by 11-year-olds in just over a week, teaching unions claim. | |
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| Hundreds strip off in Lowry shoot Hundreds of nude volunteers take part in a photo shoot marking the 10th anniversary of the Lowry art gallery. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Illegal immigrant on Blears' team Former Cabinet minister Hazel Blears confirms an illegal immigrant worked as a volunteer on her election campaign. |
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| Stag party rescue after lift fall Six men on a stag weekend in Newquay have to be rescued after a hotel lift plummets 100ft (30m) down a shaft to a small cove. | |
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| Bikers protest over fuel prices Hundreds of bikers travel slowly on the M62 and into Manchester city centre in a protest over record fuel prices. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Lorry fires dirsupts M1 traffic The M1 motorway was closed at junction 10 city bound between Lurgan and Moira following a lorry fire. |
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| Assault 'sectarian hate crime' Police are treating an assault, which injured three people in Coleraine on Friday evening, as a sectarian hate crime. | |
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| Book of condolence for Gerry Ryan Hundreds of people have visited RTE's radio centre in Dublin to sign a book of condolence for the late broadcaster Gerry Ryan. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Mine shaft probe 'to be reopened' An inquiry into the death of a woman who fell down a mineshaft in Ayrshire is to be reopened, it has been confirmed. |
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| Parties out and about with voters Key politicians are meeting Scottish voters in Scotland in the last weekend of campaigning before the UK election. | |
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| Lawyers seek reform 'compromise' Lawyers could be able to protect themselves from low-priced competitors under plans backed by the Law Society of Scotland. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Loss' medals at military parade The families of two Royal Welsh soldiers killed in Afghanistan are presented with a new medal in the Queen's name after a parade. |
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| Clegg's 'change' plea to voters Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg tells an audience in Newport to "vote with your hearts" as politicians campaign across Wales. | |
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| Tribute after boy dies in crash The family of an 11-year-old boy who was killed in a car crash in Flintshire say his death has left a "huge space" in their lives. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | BP under fire over US oil spill Criticism mounts in the US of BP over its handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as bad weather hampers the clean-up. |
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| Barclays' profit fails to impress Shares in High Street banking giant Barclays fall 6% despite a big rise in pre-tax profits for the first three months of the year. | |
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| Vote result 'to impact finances' The outcome of the General Election is set to have an impact on the finances of everyone. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Lygo to leave Channel 4 for ITV Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo is leaving the broadcaster to take up a post with ITV. |
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| Rise in online 6 Music listeners The number of people who listen to threatened BBC station, 6 Music, online every week goes up by 50% over the course of a year. | |
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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/NATURE | |
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| Weather hampers US oil clean-up Bad weather hampers efforts to clean up a huge oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, amid reports that it is growing rapidly. |
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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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| 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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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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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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| 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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| 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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| HEALTH | |
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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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| 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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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Head teachers 'need more support' Head teachers should not be treated like football managers and face the sack if they have a bad year, a union warns |
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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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| 1945: Germany announces Hitler is dead The German Fuhrer is killed in the Reich Chancery of Berlin fighting the Soviets, according to German radio. | |||
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| 1982: RAF bombs Port Stanley British planes attack two airstrips near the capital of the Falkland Islands in the war to rid the islands of Argentine forces | |||
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| 1994: Race ace Senna killed in car crash The world-class Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna dies in a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix in Italy. | |||
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