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| Tuesday, 22 June, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Osborne defending Budget choices George Osborne says the Budget package of cuts and tax rises means Britain can "look to a brighter future". |
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| US chief McChrystal to learn fate The US military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, is to face President Obama after criticising top officials. | |
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| Fans gear up to cheer on England England fans prepare for their team's World Cup tie against Slovenia, with a win needed to guarantee a second round place. | |
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| Chemical spill injures 14 people A chemical incident on an industrial estate leaves 14 people needing treatment as firms are warned to close windows. | |
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| Five men lose extradition battle Five men lose a High Court battle to block their extradition to Greece where they are accused of attacking a footballer outside a nightclub. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | US chief McChrystal to learn fate The US military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, is to face President Obama after criticising top officials. |
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| Jamaica arrests 'drug lord' Coke Police in Jamaica arrest suspected drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, wanted in the US, after a long manhunt. | |
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| Hopes of whaling compromise fade Prospects of a compromise between whaling countries and their opponents appear to be receding after two days of talks. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Death toll rises' in Congo crash More than 75 people have been killed in a train crash in Congo, south-west of the capital Brazzaville, rail officials say. |
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| Dutch sub to fight Somali pirates The Netherlands agrees to a Nato request to deploy a submarine off the coast of Somalia to combat piracy, Dutch officials say. | |
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| South Africa 'made nation proud' Coach of World Cup hosts South Africa, Carlos Alberto Parreira, says the side have made their country proud by beating France 2-1 in their final game. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Jamaica arrests 'drug lord' Coke Police in Jamaica arrest suspected drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, wanted in the US, after a long manhunt. |
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| US chief McChrystal to learn fate The US military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, is to face President Obama after criticising top officials. | |
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| Dozens killed by floods in Brazil Floods engulf two states in north-east Brazil, killing dozens and forcing at least 100,000 to flee their homes. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan PM apologises to Okinawans Japan's new Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, apologises to the people of Okinawa for "the burden" of US bases, during a trip to the island. |
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| Hopes of whaling compromise fade Prospects of a compromise between whaling countries and their opponents appear to be receding after two days of talks. | |
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| US jails Cambodian coup plotter A Cambodian-born accountant is jailed for life in Los Angeles for plotting a failed coup against the Cambodian government in 2000. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Spain backs labour reform package The Spanish parliament votes in favour of labour reforms designed to bring down high unemployment. |
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| Belarus 'to cut Europe gas flow' Belarus says it will suspend Russian transit gas deliveries to Europe after Moscow cut supplies in a dispute over payments. | |
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| Manet work sells for record £22m A self portrait by French painter Edouard Manet fetches a record price - more than £22m - for the artist's work. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel launches 'spy satellite' Israel launches a spy satellite called Ofek-9 that will reportedly be used to spy on Iran's nuclear programme. |
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| Israel overturns school row order Israel's supreme court overturns jail sentences for ultra-Orthodox Jewish mothers who defied a school integration ruling. | |
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| Iran doubles highest banknote Iran doubles the denomination of its highest banknote to 100,000 rials, worth about $10, its Central Bank Governor says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| US chief McChrystal to learn fate The US military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, is to face President Obama after criticising top officials. |
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| Taliban 'raising funds' in Punjab A Pakistani intelligence report says militants are openly raising funds in Punjab province, the BBC learns. | |
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| Dhaka factories resume production Garment factories at one of Bangladesh's main manufacturing zones, shut down on Tuesday after violent protests, reopen. | |
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| UK | |
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| Osborne defending Budget choices George Osborne says the Budget package of cuts and tax rises means Britain can "look to a brighter future". |
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| Fans gear up to cheer on England England fans prepare for their team's World Cup tie against Slovenia, with a win needed to guarantee a second round place. | |
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| MoD names marine killed in blast A Royal Marine from 40 Commando killed in a blast in Afghanistan on Monday is named by the Ministry of Defence. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Five men lose extradition battle Five men lose a High Court battle to block their extradition to Greece where they are accused of attacking a footballer outside a nightclub. |
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| Rapper plagues police with calls A rapper is proving a "big problem" to Greater Manchester Police after inundating them with thousands of calls where he sings, chants and raps. | |
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| Fans gear up to cheer on England England fans prepare for their team's World Cup tie against Slovenia, with a win needed to guarantee a second round place. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Executive can make saving: Wilson The Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson, said Northern Ireland will have to find substantial savings over the next four years. |
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| Man is arrested over police bomb A man is arrested over the attempted bombing of Keady police station in County Armagh earlier this year. | |
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| Presenter Bryans set to leave UTV Ulster Television presenter Lynda Bryans leaves as the station fails to renew her contract, she reveals. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Concerns over psychiatric units Some people are being "inappropriately" admitted to Scotland's secure psychiatric units, a major study finds. |
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| Blind cord safety campaign starts The parents of a toddler who died after being strangled by a window blind cord back a new campaign highlighting their dangers. | |
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| Man, 75, arrested over drugs haul A 75-year-old man is among four people arrested after police seize drugs and cash at a house in Dundee. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Chemical spill injures 14 people A chemical incident on an industrial estate leaves 14 people needing treatment as firms are warned to close windows. |
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| Ministers meet over 'grim' Budget Assembly government ministers meet on how to cut an estimated half a billion from Wales' public sector following the Budget. | |
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| Energy plans 'could create jobs' A strategy to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 could create thousands of new jobs, it is claimed. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Osborne defending Budget choices George Osborne says the Budget package of cuts and tax rises means Britain can "look to a brighter future". |
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| Bank member votes for rate rise A member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee calls for a rise in interest rates at its last meeting. | |
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| US to issue new oil drilling ban The US will issue an order for a new moratorium on deep water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after a court blocked an earlier ban. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Manet work sells for record £22m A self portrait by French painter Edouard Manet fetches a record price - more than £22m - for the artist's work. |
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| Glastonbury's gates open to fans Thousands of music lovers have started arriving for this year's Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. | |
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| Wood search for Eric and Ernies Victoria Wood arranges an open audition in Manchester to find boys to play the young Eric and Ernie in a BBC film. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Hopes of whaling compromise fade Prospects of a compromise between whaling countries and their opponents appear to be receding after two days of talks. |
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| Sound of 'God particle' simulated Scientists simulate the sounds set to be made by sub-atomic particles such as the Higgs boson when they are produced at the LHC. | |
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| Polar weather satellites twin up The next-generation of Europe's polar orbiting weather satellites will fly as pairs when they launch late this decade. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | US pirate hunters target movies A US group set up to pursue illegal file-sharers has had its methods questioned by civil rights groups |
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| Government drops broadband tax There will be no broadband tax to fund super-fast networks to rural areas, the chancellor has confirmed. | |
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| Google faces multi-state US probe Connecticut will lead a multi-state investigation of Google into the "accidental" collection of wi-fi data. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS facing 'greatest challenge' The NHS is facing its "greatest challenge ever" in maintaining quality services during the funding squeeze, managers say. |
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| UK health system rated highly The UK comes second behind The Netherlands in an international study of seven health care systems | |
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| Blind cord safety campaign starts The parents of a toddler who died after being strangled by a window blind cord back a new campaign highlighting their dangers. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Education spending facing 25% cut The Chancellor George Osborne says education budgets could be cut by as much as 25% over the next four years. |
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| Private universities 'to expand' A university leader is forecasting an expansion in private universities in England, as funding is overhauled. | |
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| Doubts cast over Tory school idea The Swedish model of free schools has not significantly improved pupils' achievement, a study suggests. | |
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| 1985: Air India jet crashes killing 329 A passenger jet disintegrates in mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board. | |||
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| 1992: 'Teflon Don' jailed for life New York crime boss John Gotti is sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole. | |||
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| 1983: Pope meets banned union leader Walesa Pope John Paul II holds a private meeting with the founder of Solidarity, Lech Walesa, on a visit to Poland. | |||
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