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| Thursday, 23 July, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Pandemic flu service to go live The National Flu Service is set to go live later, giving swine flu sufferers access to drugs without needing to consult with a GP. |
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| £1bn plan to electrify rail line A £1bn plan to electrify the main rail route between London and Swansea is to be announced by the government. | |
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| Obama defends healthcare proposal President Barack Obama defends his plans for health reform in a news conference broadcast live in the US. | |
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| Ministers 'too involved' in Sats Government interference was partly to blame for delays to Sats results in England last year, a committee of MPs says. | |
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| Jackson doctor's clinic raided The Houston clinic of Michael Jackson's doctor is searched by police looking for evidence of manslaughter, his lawyer says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Obama defends healthcare proposal President Barack Obama defends his plans for health reform in a news conference broadcast live in the US. |
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| Afghan war is 'worth the effort' US Vice-President Joe Biden tells the BBC that the Afghanistan war is in the national interest of the US, the UK and Europe. | |
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| Artificial brain '10 years away' A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next ten years, a leading scientist tells the TED Global Conference. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Africa discontent spreads Violence in South Africa's townships spreads as residents protest about what they say is a lack of basic services. |
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| Sudan welcomes oil border ruling North and south Sudan agree to respect a border decision by international judges that awards a big oilfield to the north. | |
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| Fifa slaps Ivory Coast with fine Fifa fines the Ivorian Football Federation $47,000 after the enquiry into the stadium tragedy in Abidjan in March. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama defends healthcare proposal President Barack Obama defends his plans for health reform in a news conference broadcast live in the US. |
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| Honduras leader 'should return' Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya should return home on Friday, mediators in the crisis say. | |
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| Jackson doctor's clinic raided The Houston clinic of Michael Jackson's doctor is searched by police looking for evidence of manslaughter, his lawyer says. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Jakarta mastermind's 'wife' held Indonesian police arrest the woman believed to be the wife of suspected bombing mastermind Noordin Top. |
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| Kyrgyz vote in presidential poll Voters are casting ballots in a presidential election in the strategically important state of Kyrgyzstan. | |
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| Landslides hit Japanese care home Japanese rescuers are searching for nine people missing in landslides which have already killed eight people. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Ukraine general 'killed reporter' A former Ukrainian general reportedly confesses to the high-profile murder of a journalist and implicates senior political figures. |
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| Biden pledges support for Georgia The US will support Georgia as it seeks to broaden its democratic credentials, US Vice-President Joe Biden says. | |
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| Blunt's Soviet spying 'a mistake' Soviet agent Anthony Blunt's memoirs reveal he considered a decision to work for Stalin 'his biggest mistake'. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq and US vow renewed alliance The leaders of the US and Iraq meet for talks at the White House, pledging to work together to bring peace to Iraq. |
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| US 'will repel nuclear hopefuls' Iran and North Korea face severe consequences if they do not abandon their nuclear ambitions, the US secretary of state says. | |
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| Israeli textbooks to drop 'Nakba' Israeli officials are to excise a term from a history book for Arabs that describes Israel's founding as a "catastrophe". | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan war is 'worth the effort' US Vice-President Joe Biden tells the BBC that the Afghanistan war is in the national interest of the US, the UK and Europe. |
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| 'Hang me', Mumbai accused urges The main suspect in the Mumbai attacks says he is ready to be hanged after admitting his role in the violence. | |
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| Asia watches long solar eclipse The longest total solar eclipse this century crosses Asia, with swathes of India and China plunged into darkness. | |
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| UK | |
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| Pandemic flu service to go live The National Flu Service is set to go live later, giving swine flu sufferers access to drugs without needing to consult with a GP. |
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| £1bn plan to electrify rail line A £1bn plan to electrify the main rail route between London and Swansea is to be announced by the government. | |
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| Inquiry into 'racist' police head An investigation has begun into claims against Catherine Crawford, chief executive of the Metropolitan Police Authority, the BBC learns. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Pandemic flu service to go live The National Flu Service is set to go live later, giving swine flu sufferers access to drugs without needing to consult with a GP. |
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| Inquiry into 'racist' police head An investigation has begun into claims against Catherine Crawford, chief executive of the Metropolitan Police Authority, the BBC learns. | |
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| Breakthrough in rail strike talks Two days of planned strike action by drivers at East Midlands Trains are called off after talks between the union and the rail company. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Haddock charged with 1997 murder Loyalist leader Mark Haddock has been charged with the murder of John Harbinson in north Belfast in May 1997. |
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| Heroin seized in village search Heroin put at £4,400 has been seized by police in the County Armagh village of Bessbrook. | |
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| Elderly woman robbed in her home A woman in her 80s is robbed by three men who forced their way into her north Belfast home. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | First abandons rival takeover bid The UK's biggest transport firm First Group abandons plans to bid for its troubled rival, National Express. |
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| Five in hospital after bus crash Five people are taken to hospital after a minibus crashed into a tree on the way to a care home in Aberdeenshire. | |
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| Ramp closed for extension works The Paisley Road off-ramp on the M8 is closed for a fortnight to allow work on the M74 extension. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Metal plant aid offer is examined Welsh Secretary Peter Hain says the board of Anglesey Aluminium is taking a UK government cash aid offer seriously. |
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| £1bn plan to electrify rail line A £1bn plan to electrify the main rail route between London and Swansea is to be announced by the government. | |
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| Woman rescuing dog killed by cows A 63-year-old woman trampled to death by cows was trying to rescue her pet dog which ran into the herd, an inquest hears. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | UK has enough helicopters - Brown Gordon Brown says the UK has enough helicopters for Afghan operations - after a minister suggested more were needed. |
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| Campaigning in Norwich nears end Campaigners are out in force in Norwich North as they make their final push to win votes in Thursday's by-election. | |
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| Key Lib Dem pledges could be axed Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he is ready to ditch longstanding spending pledges to tackle Britain's budget deficit. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK 'is losing 52 pubs each week' UK pubs closed at a rate of 52 per week in the first half of the year, the British Beer & Pub Association says. |
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| Airline complaints 'on the rise' Complaints from customers about the airline industry have risen by 11% in a year, a consumer support group says. | |
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| First abandons rival takeover bid The UK's biggest transport firm First Group abandons plans to bid for its troubled rival, National Express. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson doctor's clinic raided The Houston clinic of Michael Jackson's doctor is searched by police looking for evidence of manslaughter, his lawyer says. |
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| Apprentice 'could be rescheduled' The next series of The Apprentice should be rescheduled if a general election is called, says the BBC Trust. | |
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| Oasis play down Liam's stage exit Oasis play down reports that singer Liam Gallagher walked off stage during a gig in London after pints of beer were thrown at him. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Artificial brain '10 years away' A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next ten years, a leading scientist tells the TED Global Conference. |
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| Asia watches long solar eclipse The longest total solar eclipse this century crosses Asia, with swathes of India and China plunged into darkness. | |
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| Europe eyes 'innovative UK space' The European Space Agency opens its new UK technical centre at Harwell in Oxfordshire. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Artificial brain '10 years away' A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next ten years, a leading scientist tells the TED Global Conference. |
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| Unsung heroes save net from chaos Volunteer efforts avert disaster when the vulnerable structure of the web is threatened, the TED Global conference hears. | |
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| Phone gadget to diagnose disease A new device that attaches to a mobile phone could be used to diagnose diseases in the developing world. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Pandemic flu service to go live The National Flu Service is set to go live later, giving swine flu sufferers access to drugs without needing to consult with a GP. |
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| Public warned about health MOTs Private health checks offer poor value for money and can lead to painful and often possibly dangerous tests, a consumer group says. | |
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| Study nails secret of child sleep Researchers have found that sedentary children take far longer to 'nod off' at night than their more active playmates. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Ministers 'too involved' in Sats Government interference was partly to blame for delays to Sats results in England last year, a committee of MPs says. |
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| 'Virtual schools' swine flu plan Emergency plans on how schools could continue to educate pupils if they were closed through swine flu are being updated. | |
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| Teachers 'are scared of numeracy' Primary teachers in England are often scared of basic numeracy and should have English and maths A-level, a report suggests. | |
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| 1974: Greek military rule gives in to democracy The military government in Greece collapses and the former prime minister Constantine Karamanlis is invited to return. | |||
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| 2005: Dozens killed in Egypt bomb blast At least 88 people are killed in bomb attacks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, hospital staff say. | |||
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| 1986: Prince Andrew weds Sarah Ferguson Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson marry at Westminster Abbey. | |||
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