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| Friday, 04 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Brown to defend Afghan strategy Gordon Brown is to give a speech restating his commitment to the mission in Afghanistan, a day after a ministerial aide resigns. |
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| Boosting economy to top G20 talks Finance officials from the G20 are to outline a commitment to boosting the global economy when they meet in London later. | |
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| Pop legend Michael Jackson buried Friends and family pay their last respects to legendary pop singer Michael Jackson as he is buried outside Los Angeles. | |
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| N Korea 'in final uranium phase' North Korea is in the final phase of uranium enrichment, the North's media are quoted as saying, defying warnings. | |
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| Liechtenstein deal 'to net £1bn' A deal to recover lost tax from the British investors holding bank accounts in Liechtenstein will net £1bn in tax, the chancellor says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | N Korea 'in final uranium phase' North Korea is in the final phase of uranium enrichment, the North's media are quoted as saying, defying warnings. |
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| Afghan war 'is not slipping away' The US defence chief says US military strategy in Afghanistan can work, but admits time is "limited" to achieve success. | |
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| Pop legend Michael Jackson buried Friends and family pay their last respects to legendary pop singer Michael Jackson as he is buried outside Los Angeles. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Gabon locks down city amid riots A night-time curfew is declared in Port Gentil, Gabon, after violence by opposition activists and attacks on French interests. |
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| SA suspends ID suicide officials South Africa's home affairs minister suspends two officials at the funeral of man who killed himself over an identity card. | |
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| Cameroon defends Biya hotel bills Cameroon's government defends President Paul Biya's lavish holiday in France, reportedly costing $40,000 a day. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Pop legend Michael Jackson buried Friends and family pay their last respects to legendary pop singer Michael Jackson as he is buried outside Los Angeles. |
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| Afghan war 'is not slipping away' The US defence chief says US military strategy in Afghanistan can work, but admits time is "limited" to achieve success. | |
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| Cubans see US restrictions eased The US formally relaxes restrictions on Cuban-Americans visiting relatives and sending money to Cuba. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| N Korea 'in final uranium phase' North Korea is in the final phase of uranium enrichment, the North's media are quoted as saying, defying warnings. |
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| Police impose calm on China city Armed police secure the centre of Urumqi, in China's Xinjiang province, aiming to prevent a third day of protests in the city. | |
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| Indonesia quake search stepped up Rescuers in Indonesia dig through collapsed buildings for survivors of a powerful earthquake, which has killed at least 57 people. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia ship mystery editor flees A journalist flees Russia after suggesting the Arctic Sea cargo ship, apparently hijacked in July, may have been carrying illegal arms. |
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| Joint call for bank bonus rules The Group of 20 nations must adopt "binding rules" to regulate bank behaviour, the leaders of the UK, France and Germany say. | |
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| Italy editor quits in row over PM Dino Boffo, the editor of Avvenire, a leading Italian Catholic newspaper, quits in a bitter row involving PM Silvio Berlusconi. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US disturbed by Iran defence job The US says Iran is "taking a step backward" by appointing a politician suspected of terrorism as its defence minister. |
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| Gaza sewage 'a threat to Israel' The UN and aid agencies say Israel must relax its blockade of Gaza to allow urgent repairs to the water and sewage systems. | |
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| Israeli protests close exhibition An exhibition in Israel showing faces of Palestinian female suicide bombers grafted onto the Virgin Mary is cancelled. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan war 'is not slipping away' The US defence chief says US military strategy in Afghanistan can work, but admits time is "limited" to achieve success. |
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| India politician killed in crash Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy dies in a helicopter crash in southern India. | |
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| Fisichella makes Ferrari switch Giancarlo Fisichella will drive for Ferrari for the rest of the season before becoming reserve driver in 2010 after being released by Force India. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown to defend Afghan strategy Gordon Brown is to give a speech restating his commitment to the mission in Afghanistan, a day after a ministerial aide resigns. |
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| Teaching assistants' role queried Pupils helped by teaching assistants make less progress than their classmates, a study suggests. | |
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| Tesco health scan offer condemned Tesco has been criticised for offering vouchers for health scans through its Clubcard loyalty scheme. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'Honey trap' killers facing jail The killers of a teenage boy, including the girl who lured him to his death in south London, are to be sentenced later. |
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| Young brothers admit boys' attack Two brothers aged 10 and 12 admit a vicious attack on two young boys that left them seriously injured. | |
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| Three dead babies found in house Police arrest three people on Merseyside after the remains of three babies are discovered in a house. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | PSNI budget 'right down to wire' The acting chief constable of the PSNI says the police budget is right down to the wire in terms of what we can cut into". |
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| Paisleys pray with binge teenager Ian Paisley and his wife, Eileen, visit a Newtownards teenager who is critically ill in hospital after binge drinking. | |
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| Theft accused ends girl visit bid A man accused of theft drops his bid to be allowed out to see a girl critically ill after falling from Cave Hill. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Aide quits over Afghan strategy Defence secretary aide Eric Joyce resigns, saying Britain can no longer justify the growing casualty toll in Afghanistan. |
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| Bodies of UK soldiers flown home The bodies of two British soldiers who were killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in Afghanistan are to be flown back to the UK. | |
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| Millions 'wasted' on new teachers About £60m has been spent training teachers who have yet to find permanent jobs, according to Scottish Labour. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Iraq body confirmed as UK hostage A body handed to UK authorities in Iraq has been identified as that of Alec MacLachlan - one of five Britons seized in Baghdad in 2007. |
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| 'Personality disorder' of accused A driver who killed his boss had a personality disorder and believed there was only one way out of money problems, a court hears. | |
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| 'Horrific' horse cruelty at farm A woman is given a three-month suspended jail term after admitting "horrific" cruelty to horses on her stud farm. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Brown to defend Afghan strategy Gordon Brown is to give a speech restating his commitment to the mission in Afghanistan, a day after a ministerial aide resigns. |
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| SNP outlines plans for referendum Scotland's first minister outlines plans for an independence referendum as part of the SNP's third legislative session. | |
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| Farage to stand against Speaker UKIP's Nigel Farage will take on Speaker John Bercow at the next election, saying he "represents the worst" of the Commons. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Boosting economy to top G20 talks Finance officials from the G20 are to outline a commitment to boosting the global economy when they meet in London later. |
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| Liechtenstein deal 'to net £1bn' A deal to recover lost tax from the British investors holding bank accounts in Liechtenstein will net £1bn in tax, the chancellor says. | |
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| UK 'will miss start of recovery' The OECD says the global economy may recover earlier than expected, but sees the UK shrinking more than forecast. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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| Pop legend Michael Jackson buried Friends and family pay their last respects to legendary pop singer Michael Jackson as he is buried outside Los Angeles. |
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| Wogan labels newsreading 'easy' Broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan takes aim at "self-important" newsreaders, who have "the easiest job in the media". | |
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| Prime Suspect set for US remake TV drama Prime Suspect, starring Dame Helen Mirren, is to be remade in the US - three years after it ended in the UK. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Arctic 'warmest in 2,000 years' The Arctic region cooled for two millennia, research reveals, before warming abruptly in the last century. |
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| Galaxy's 'cannibalism' revealed The vast Andromeda galaxy has expanded by consuming stars from smaller galaxies, research shows. | |
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| Reboot for UK's 'oldest' computer Britain's oldest original computer, the Harwell, is about to be restored to full working order. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Reboot for UK's 'oldest' computer Britain's oldest original computer, the Harwell, is about to be restored to full working order. |
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| YouTube lifts music video block YouTube stops blocking UK users from viewing official music videos on the website after it reaches a deal with songwriters. | |
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| Intel boss sees end to PC slump The PC industry is coming out of recession, says Intel's chief executive Paul Otellini. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Tesco health scan offer condemned Tesco has been criticised for offering vouchers for health scans through its Clubcard loyalty scheme. |
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| Antibodies 'may aid HIV jab hunt' Two powerful new antibodies to HIV have been discovered which could aid development of a vaccine, researchers say. | |
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| Large thighs 'may protect heart' The larger a person's thighs, the lower their risk of developing heart disease, a Danish study of 3,000 people suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Teaching assistants' role queried Pupils helped by teaching assistants make less progress than their classmates, a study suggests. |
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| Parents want 'kitchen classrooms' Parents want to see more practical classrooms such as kitchens, business centres, pools and theatres, a poll suggests. | |
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| Millions 'wasted' on new teachers About £60m has been spent training teachers who have yet to find permanent jobs, according to Scottish Labour. | |
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| 1997: Suicide bombings put peace visit in doubt Eight people are killed and over 150 injured in a series of suicide bomb attacks in the centre of Jerusalem. | |||
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| 1978: Floods devastate northern India At least two million people are made homeless as the worst floods in living memory hit northern India. | |||
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| 1957: Homosexuality 'should not be a crime' The Wolfenden Report suggests consenting sex between homosexual adults "in private" should no longer be a criminal offence in Britain. | |||
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