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| Tuesday, 07 August, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Second disease outbreak confirmed A second case of foot-and-mouth has been confirmed at a farm in Surrey, where up to 100 cows were culled. |
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| Parents confident Madeleine alive The parents of missing Madeleine McCann say they believe she is alive, despite speculation over her fate. | |
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| US concerns over Guantanamo men The US seeks guarantees five UK residents in Guantanamo Bay will not pose a security threat if released. | |
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| S Asia millions face flood hunger Millions affected by flooding in South Asia face a lack of food and water and a rising threat of disease. | |
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| Interpreters 'abandoned' in Iraq The government is accused of refusing asylum to Iraqis who face death for helping British forces. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | S Asia millions face flood hunger Millions affected by flooding in South Asia face a lack of food and water and a rising threat of disease. |
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| Georgia condemns Russian 'raid' Georgia's president accuses Russia of firing a missile on a Georgian village, although Russia denies the claim. | |
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| Fresh moves to free Utah miners Rescuers in the US state of Utah bring in more drilling gear as first attempts to free six trapped miners fail. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria blocks huge clinic deal Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua orders suspension of a multi-million dollar contract awarded by his predecessor. |
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| Malawi police raid judge's home Malawi police raid a judge's house after he ruled against President Mutharika's government. | |
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| Burundi delays Somali deployment Burundi again delays the planned deployment of 2,000 troops to Somalia, as part of an AU peacekeeping force. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Fresh moves to free Utah miners Rescuers in the US state of Utah bring in more drilling gear as first attempts to free six trapped miners fail. |
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| US concerns over Guantanamo men The US seeks guarantees five UK residents in Guantanamo Bay will not pose a security threat if released. | |
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| Brazil holds Colombia 'drug lord' Brazilian police arrest a man said to be one of Colombia's most wanted drug traffickers in a major drugs sweep. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Violence breaks out in East Timor Youths throw rocks and set fire to buildings in East Timor, a day after Xanana Gusmao was named prime minister. |
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| Vietnam officials jailed on graft Nine people are sentenced in a Vietnam corruption scandal that prompted a rare ministerial resignation. | |
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| China marks one year to Olympics Beijing gears up to celebrate with the 2008 Olympics set to begin in exactly one year's time. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Georgia condemns Russian 'raid' Georgia's president accuses Russia of firing a missile on a Georgian village, although Russia denies the claim. |
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| German railways face mass strike Germany braces for an all-out rail strike during the holiday season after drivers voted for a walkout over pay. | |
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| Turkey pressures Iraq PM on Kurds Iraq's PM is in Turkey, where he is expected to be asked to deal with Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq power system 'near collapse' The pressures on the electricity and water systems in Iraq are worse than ever this summer, officials say. |
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| Israel army ousts Hebron settlers Israeli forces forcibly remove dozens of Jewish settlers from two houses in the West Bank town of Hebron. | |
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| Jordanians open schools to Iraqis Jordan announces that all Iraqi children in the country will be able to go to state schools for the first time. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| S Asia millions face flood hunger Millions affected by flooding in South Asia face a lack of food and water and a rising threat of disease. |
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| Musharraf signals re-election bid Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf reiterates his determination to remain army chief and president. | |
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| Taleban in rare frontal assault The US says its forces fended off a rare frontal attack on a base in Afghanistan, killing 20 Taleban rebels. | |
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| UK | |
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| Second disease outbreak confirmed A second case of foot-and-mouth has been confirmed at a farm in Surrey, where up to 100 cows were culled. |
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| Parents confident Madeleine alive The parents of missing Madeleine McCann say they believe she is alive, despite speculation over her fate. | |
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| Boy 'killed for rejecting gangs' The mother of schoolboy Jessie James tells an inquest her son was killed because he refused to join a gang. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy 'killed for rejecting gangs' The mother of schoolboy Jessie James tells an inquest her son was killed because he refused to join a gang. |
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| Second disease outbreak confirmed A second case of foot-and-mouth has been confirmed at a farm in Surrey, where up to 100 cows were culled. | |
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| County tap water 'safe to drink' Tap water in the flood-hit county of Gloucestershire is safe to drink, it is announced. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Aer Lingus move brings jobs boost Aer Lingus is to create more than 100 jobs with the launch of new flights from Belfast International Airport. |
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| Paisley in talks over export ban Ian Paisley speaks to the Foreign Office after NI firms had trouble shipping meat and dairy products abroad. | |
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| 700 sex offenders monitored in NI Nearly 700 paedophiles and sex offenders are being monitored across Northern Ireland. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scots livestock move ban relaxed Restrictions on the movement of animals due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak are to be relaxed in Scotland. |
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| Missing 's' means results stress A missing letter in a web address causes problems for frustrated pupils seeking Scottish exam results. | |
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| Clean-up begins in flood village A clean-up operation is under way after landslides struck the village of Pennan, forcing resident from their homes. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Fire wrecks dozen homes in street At least 12 houses are gutted and residents evacuated as a workshop fire spreads into a street. |
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| Animal movement breaches inquiry Alleged breaches of a ban on moving livestock during the foot-and-mouth outbreak, are being investigated. | |
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| UK soldier dies in Iraq shooting A British soldier has died after being shot in Basra, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | US concerns over Guantanamo men The US seeks guarantees five UK residents in Guantanamo Bay will not pose a security threat if released. |
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| Donor condemns Cameron leadership Tory donor Sir Tom Cowie withdraws his financial support for the party, calling David Cameron "arrogant". | |
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| UKIP forced to forfeit donations The UK Independence Party is ordered to forfeit £18,481 in "impermissible" donations. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Camelot gets nod for UK lottery Camelot is chosen as the preferred bidder for the new 10-year licence to run the UK's National Lottery. |
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| Greene King buys up seafood chain Pub firm Greene King buys seafood chain Loch Fyne for £68.1m and says it has plans to double its restaurants. | |
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| Securitas faces £15m Bank payment Securitas will pay £15m to the Bank of England after finding accounting irregularities in its cash handling unit. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | McEwan faces newcomers for Booker Former Man Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan is one of 13 writers to make the longlist for this year's award. |
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| Lily Allen's US work visa revoked Pop singer Lily Allen has her US work visa cancelled after being detained for five hours at Los Angeles Airport. | |
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| Rowling loses battle over photo Harry Potter author JK Rowling loses a High Court action seeking to ban the publication of a picture of her son. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Ancient microbes 'revived' in lab Microbes locked in Antarctic ice for as much as eight million years have been "resuscitated" in a laboratory. |
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| Team finds largest exoplanet yet An international team of astronomers has discovered the largest known planet orbiting another star. | |
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| Whale fears silence US Navy sonar The US Navy is ordered not to use sonar off the Californian coast because it might harm marine mammals. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Digital art aids health checkups Doctors turn to graphic artists to help patients better understand their illness and treatment. |
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| Video games need 'realism boost' Characters and worlds created for video games must be made more believable, says an industry expert. | |
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| Music body joins YouTube battle A major US music industry body joins other businesses in seeking to sue video-sharing website YouTube. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Baby milk ads 'should be banned' A coalition of charities demands baby milk, like tobacco, be subject to a total advertising ban. |
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| Dentistry access 'not improving' A shake-up in NHS dentistry has failed to increase access to services, government figures show. | |
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| Alzheimer's drugs 'help glaucoma' Drugs which slow Alzheimer's disease may protect patients at risk of eye damage from glaucoma, say researchers. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Primary tests results improving Primary school test results in England have shown a slight improvement in English, maths and science. |
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| Missing 's' means results stress A missing letter in a web address causes problems for frustrated pupils seeking Scottish exam results. | |
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| Academy special schools requested Autistic children should have equal access to schools with academy status, says an autism campaigner. | |
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| 1998: US embassies in Africa bombed At least 200 people are killed and many more injured when US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania are bombed within minutes of each other. | |||
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| 2003: Bali bomber smiles at guilty verdict Amrozi bin Nurhasyim is convicted for the Bali nightclub bombings which killed 190 people in 2002. | |||
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| 1972: Asians given 90 days to leave Uganda The Ugandan leader, Idi Amin, sets a deadline for the expulsion of most of the country's Asians. | |||
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