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| Monday, 16 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UK expels four Russian diplomats The UK expels four Russian diplomats after the refusal to extradite the suspect in the Litvinenko murder. |
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| Nuclear scare after Japan quake A strong earthquake damages a nuclear power plant in Japan, reportedly causing a leak of radioactive material. | |
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| TV firm takes rap for Queen error TV company RDF Media admits it was to blame for making the Queen look like she stormed out of a photo shoot. | |
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| Iraq oil city blasts kill dozens At least 85 people are killed and scores are wounded in bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk. | |
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| MMR scare doctor 'paid children' The doctor who first suggested a link between MMR and autism paid children for their blood samples, a hearing was told. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| UK expels four Russian diplomats The UK expels four Russian diplomats after the refusal to extradite the suspect in the Litvinenko murder. |
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| Bush urges Mid-East peace talks The US president calls for international talks in an attempt to restart the stalled Middle East peace process. | |
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| Global broadband prices revealed Broadband speed and price varies greatly across some of the world's most developed nations, says a report. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ethiopia life jail terms attacked An EU election observer says she is "appalled" at the life sentences given to 30 Ethiopian opposition leaders. |
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| Malawi urges national Aids test Malawi calls on all of its sexually active population to take an Aids test to help it fight the pandemic. | |
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| Ugandan 'Aids scam' trial begins Uganda's former health minister goes on trial accused of embezzling money for vaccines and an Aids fund. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama tops campaign fundraising Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama tops fundraising as candidates file the latest campaign figures. |
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| LA cardinal offers abuse apology The Catholic Church in Los Angeles apologises to people abused by its priests, after offering a $660m settlement. | |
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| Potter casts spell at US cinemas The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix, enters the North American cinema chart at number one. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | UN confirms N Korea nuclear halt UN inspectors have verified the shutdown of North Korea's main nuclear reactor, the IAEA chief confirms. |
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| Nuclear scare after Japan quake A strong earthquake damages a nuclear power plant in Japan, reportedly causing a leak of radioactive material. | |
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| 'Threat' to EU-Burma embargo Indian plans to sell an attack helicopter to Burma threaten an EU arms embargo, a rights group says. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| UK expels four Russian diplomats The UK expels four Russian diplomats after the refusal to extradite the suspect in the Litvinenko murder. |
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| Germany gives up top job at EADS Germany gives up its share of the top job at EADS in exchange for the top job at Airbus. | |
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| Ibiza marine park 'safe from oil' Officials in Ibiza say they have prevented oil from a sunken freighter reaching a nature reserve. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq oil city blasts kill dozens At least 85 people are killed and scores are wounded in bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk. |
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| Bush urges Mid-East peace talks The US president calls for international talks in an attempt to restart the stalled Middle East peace process. | |
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| Iran TV shows detained Americans Iranian TV airs the first pictures of Iranian Americans who have been detained on spying charges since May | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Police arrest Bangladeshi ex-PM Police in Bangladesh arrest former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a raid on her house in Dhaka. |
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| Efforts 'to save' Pakistan deal The Pakistani government says it is negotiating with tribal elders near the Afghan border to save a peace deal. | |
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| Nepal king 'still to get money' Nepal's government says that it will continue to financially support the country's unpopular King Gyanendra. | |
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| UK | |
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| UK expels four Russian diplomats The UK expels four Russian diplomats after the refusal to extradite the suspect in the Litvinenko murder. |
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| TV firm takes rap for Queen error TV company RDF Media admits it was to blame for making the Queen look like she stormed out of a photo shoot. | |
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| MMR scare doctor 'paid children' The doctor who first suggested a link between MMR and autism paid children for their blood samples, a hearing was told. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Katona held captive by armed gang Armed robbers raid the home of former pop star Kerry Katona, locking her and her family in a room. |
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| Girl stabbed during school break A 13-year-old girl is stabbed outside a school in South Gloucestershire. | |
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| Cadbury fined £1m over salmonella Cadbury is fined £1m for breaking food and hygiene laws relating to a salmonella outbreak. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | PM predecessors 'left NI in mess' Gordon Brown is told previous governments are to blame for neglecting Northern Ireland's economy. |
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| House price growth 'slowing down' The brakes are still on as the Northern Ireland housing market slows up, the latest figures suggest. | |
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| Windows smashed at primary school Scores of windows at St John the Baptist Girls' Primary School in west Belfast are smashed. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Rangers aiding 'corruption' probe Rangers FC says the club is working with police carrying out an investigation into alleged corruption in football. |
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| Cage fighting event is condemned Politicians, religious leaders and senior police officers condemn Scotland's first major cage fighting event. | |
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| Brown vows to work with Salmond Prime Minister Gordon Brown and First Minister Alex Salmond vow to work together. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Sacred' bullock Shambo is saved "Sacred" bullock Shambo, ordered to be put down after testing positive for TB, is saved by the High Court. |
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| Wife's 'drugs curry murder plot' A supermarket manageress planned to kill her husband by putting ecstasy tablets in his food, a court hears. | |
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| OAP's rapist jailed indefinitely A man who subjected a friend's 74-year-old mother to a prolonged sexual attack is given an indefinite jail term. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| UK expels four Russian diplomats The UK expels four Russian diplomats after the refusal to extradite the suspect in the Litvinenko murder. |
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| Boris Johnson standing for mayor Boris Johnson announces he is entering the race to be the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London. | |
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| MPs criticise bin collection plan Fortnightly rubbish collections and new recycling incentives are criticised by an influential committee of MPs. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Metronet is facing administration Tube maintenance company Metronet faces the threat of administration unless there is a last-minute rescue. |
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| Police raid three football clubs Police raid three professional football clubs as part of an investigation into alleged corruption. | |
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| Cadbury fined £1m over salmonella Cadbury is fined £1m for breaking food and hygiene laws relating to a salmonella outbreak. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | TV firm takes rap for Queen error TV company RDF Media admits it was to blame for making the Queen look like she stormed out of a photo shoot. |
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| Katona held captive by armed gang Armed robbers raid the home of former pop star Kerry Katona, locking her and her family in a room. | |
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| TV and radio swearing 'on the up' The amount of bad language broadcast to children before the watershed is increasing, regulator Ofcom says. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Endangered bird 'makes comeback' The number of woodlarks, one of England's most critically endangered birds, is rising, the RSPB says. |
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| New hope over 'extinct' echidna An egg-laying mammal, named after TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough, is not extinct after all, say scientists. | |
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| Viking ship attempts sea crossing A replica Viking ship heads across the North Sea as it tries to recreate the voyages undertaken by early Norsemen. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Global broadband prices revealed Broadband speed and price varies greatly across some of the world's most developed nations, says a report. |
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| Intel and $100 laptop join forces Intel and the One Laptop per Child foundation bury their differences and agree to work together on the project. | |
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| The fight against net crime Using high tech know-how and old fashioned police work, net detectives are cleaning up the web. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | MMR scare doctor 'paid children' The doctor who first suggested a link between MMR and autism paid children for their blood samples, a hearing was told. |
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| Nurses consulted on strike action Nurses in England are being sent voting papers, asking if they wish to be balloted on taking industrial action. | |
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| Grapefruit link to breast cancer Eating just a quarter of a grapefruit every day may increase the risk of breast cancer in women, scientists say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | A-levels are easier says adviser The academic recruited by Gordon Brown to raise maths standards says A-levels are getting easier. |
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| Girl stabbed during school break A 13-year-old girl is stabbed outside a school in South Gloucestershire. | |
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| TUC calls for review of academies The government should review its academies programme before building any more, the TUC argues. | |
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| 1945: Allied leaders gather at Potsdam Winston Churchill, Harry S Truman, Josef Stalin discuss the fate of a defeated Germany. | |||
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| 1969: Apollo 11 takes off for the Moon The Apollo 11 space rocket takes off from Cape Kennedy at the start of the first attempt to land a man on the Moon. | |||
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| 1970: State of emergency called over dock strike Home Secretary Reginald Maudling declares a state of emergency to deal with strikes at UK ports. | |||
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