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| Monday, 21 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Charge students more, say bosses A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union. |
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| Lib Dem plan for £1m-property tax The Lib Dems are to outline plans for a new tax on owners of £1m-plus homes, using the proceeds to help low-paid workers. | |
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| Mad Men wins Emmy for second year Mad Men, the period show about the advertising industry, wins an Emmy award for best drama, as Glenn Close takes lead actress. | |
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| Climate deal in peril, says Brown The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says. | |
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| Dementia burden 'underestimated' The future global burden of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia has been underestimated, say UK experts. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Khamenei denies US nuclear claims Iran's supreme leader denounces nuclear weapons and says the US is "wrong" to accuse Tehran of seeking them. |
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| Thailand king stable in hospital Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-serving monarch, is admitted to hospital, suffering from fever. | |
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| Mad Men wins Emmy for second year Mad Men, the period show about the advertising industry, wins an Emmy award for best drama, as Glenn Close takes lead actress. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts An oil trading firm agrees to pay $45m compensation to people in Ivory Coast who say they were made ill by dumped chemicals. |
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| DR Congo deports genocide suspect A Rwandan ex-mayor accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide is sent to a UN tribunal from DR Congo. | |
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| SA wants athletics chief 'fired' The South African government says the man in charge of the country's athletics should lose his job for denying knowledge of gender tests conducted on runner Caster Semenya. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama rejects Russia missile link President Obama says Russian opposition had no bearing on his decision to scrap the US plan for a missile shield in Europe. |
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| Three Afghans held over US 'plot' Three Afghan-born men are arrested in Denver and New York in connection with a plot to launch an attack in the US. | |
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| Mad Men wins Emmy for second year Mad Men, the period show about the advertising industry, wins an Emmy award for best drama, as Glenn Close takes lead actress. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thailand king stable in hospital Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-serving monarch, is admitted to hospital, suffering from fever. |
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| Democrats in small gain in Macau Democrats won one more seat than previously but remain tiny minority following Macau's legislature elections. | |
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| Australian attacked in Belgrade Serbian police report the second attack on a foreigner in four days, as police arrest suspected members of far-right groups. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Former French PM's trial to start Former French PM Dominique de Villepin is set to go on trial, charged with plotting to discredit President Nicolas Sarkozy. |
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| Australian attacked in Belgrade Serbian police report the second attack on a foreigner in four days, as police arrest suspected members of far-right groups. | |
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| Germany probes therapy poisoning Police in Germany say two people have died and one is in a coma, following a poisoning at a group therapy session in Berlin. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Khamenei denies US nuclear claims Iran's supreme leader denounces nuclear weapons and says the US is "wrong" to accuse Tehran of seeking them. |
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| Israel tank shell kills militants Two Palestinian militants are killed in northern Gaza after Israelis say they attacked a group planting a bomb near the border. | |
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| Three held in Iraqi art 'sting' The bust of a Sumerian king is among stolen antiques recovered in an undercover sting operation by Iraq police. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Three Afghans held over US 'plot' Three Afghan-born men are arrested in Denver and New York in connection with a plot to launch an attack in the US. |
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| US embassy security firm raided Police raid US-contracted private security firm in Islamabad, securing around 70 allegedly unlicensed weapons. | |
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| Italian Afghan dead brought home The bodies of six Italian soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan arrive in Rome, ahead of a state funeral. | |
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| UK | |
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| Charge students more, say bosses A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union. |
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| Lib Dem plan for £1m-property tax The Lib Dems are to outline plans for a new tax on owners of £1m-plus homes, using the proceeds to help low-paid workers. | |
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| Records of rape crime 'distorted' A number of rape allegations are being left off official crime records, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Football greats honour Sir Bobby Stars of the football world will be among the congregation for a service to honour former England boss Sir Bobby Robson. |
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| Two dead in light aircraft crash Police confirm two people who were onboard a light aircraft which crashed in a small village in Hampshire were killed. | |
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| Diouf questioned over match row Premiership footballer El Hadji Diouf is interviewed by police over allegations made by a ball-boy at a match. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | SDLP leader Durkan to step down The SDLP leader Mark Durkan has said he intends to stand aside as party leader after the next Westminster election. |
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| Woman's fake bomb hijack ordeal A woman who believed a bomb was on her lorry is told by armed men to drive to a police station, as trouble continues in Lurgan. | |
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| Teenager is killed in road crash An 18-year-old man has died following an overnight car crash in Moneymore, County Londonderry. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Fish policy blighted by 'failure' The Common Fisheries Policy needs to be overhauled because of "systemic failures", a new study concludes. |
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| Plea for £15m dementia fund boost A charity calls on the Scottish government to invest £15m each year for the next five years to help dementia sufferers. | |
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| Warning over climate 'wrangling' Scotland's top Roman Catholic warns that "political wrangling" over climate change is putting the poor at risk. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Two die in fire after cars crash Two young men die after their vehicle catches fire following a collision with another car on a rural road. |
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| Lib Dems examine St Athan 'value' Welsh Lib Dems are to look again at a £13bn military training base after their Treasury spokesman's proposals to scrap it. | |
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| Fatal blaze estate 'sombre mood' People living near a house fire that killed a mother and daughter wait for news on one of her sons who was left critically ill. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Lib Dem plan for £1m-property tax The Lib Dems are to outline plans for a new tax on owners of £1m-plus homes, using the proceeds to help low-paid workers. |
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| Charge students more, say bosses A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union. | |
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| Climate deal in peril, says Brown The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Charge students more, say bosses A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union. |
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| Tax inquiry into Lloyds off-shore A BBC Panorama investigation reveals that Lloyds is the subject of a HMRC inquiry into allegations it is promoting tax avoidance schemes to off-shore clients. | |
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| Pensions 'quality mark' unveiled A new scheme is being unveiled which aims to rebuild confidence in pensions and encourage more employees to join schemes. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Mad Men wins Emmy for second year Mad Men, the period show about the advertising industry, wins an Emmy award for best drama, as Glenn Close takes lead actress. |
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| X Factor wins head-to-head battle The X Factor comes out on top against Strictly Come Dancing in the TV ratings, with up to two million more viewers than its rival. | |
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| Rockers Muse enjoy chart success Rock band Muse enter the UK album chart at number one with The Resistance, displacing wartime singer Dame Vera Lynn after one week. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Climate deal in peril, says Brown The climate deal planned for Copenhagen in 10 weeks time is in grave danger of failure, the prime minister says. |
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| India plans return of the cheetah Soutik Biswas examines whether initiatives to bring the cheetah back to India are a good idea. | |
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| Tiny ancestor is T. rex blueprint A 3m-long dinosaur fossil from China which predates <I>T. Rex</I> by 60 million years is a blueprint for the mighty carnivore, say scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | US objects to Google book deal The US justice department urges a court to reject a deal allowing internet company Google to publish millions of books online. |
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| Audio labels speak to the blind A low-cost device for attaching audio labels to everyday objects is on show at a technology event for people with impaired vision. | |
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| Developer showcases new Halo game Microsoft shows off the full version of the hotly anticipated first person shooter Halo 3 ODST ahead of its launch on Tuesday. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Dementia burden 'underestimated' The future global burden of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia has been underestimated, say UK experts. |
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| Over-55s 'less aware on cancer' People aged over-55 are less aware than younger adults of the factors affecting cancer risk, a UK survey suggests. | |
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| Spinal advance gets rats running Hopes that people with spinal injuries could one day regain leg movement have been raised by research in rats. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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| Charge students more, say bosses A CBI report suggests students should pay more interest on loans and higher tuition fees, sparking anger from their union. |
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| Labour 'could save schools £2bn' Thousands of senior staff jobs could be cut to save £2bn on education in England, the schools secretary indicates. | |
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| Kennedy warning over tuition fees Ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy warns Nick Clegg the party is in danger of losing its "heart" over spending cut plans. | |
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| 1998: Clinton's Grand Jury testimony released Bill Clinton's testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant is released to the United States public. | |||
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| 1979: Harrier crash kills three An RAF plane crashes onto houses in a Cambridgeshire town, killing two men and a young boy. | |||
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| 1955: Britain claims Rockall Britain has annexed a rocky islet 300 miles west of Scotland to stop the Soviets spying on missile tests, the Admiralty announces. | |||
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