Vice-president Elías Jaua confirmed leader was stable and in 'good condition' after having pelvic lesion extractedDoctors removed a tumour from Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez's pelvic region and he is stable and recovering in Cuba with family at his s...
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Website crashes briefly following Interpol's announcement of the arrest of 25 suspected members of the hacking groupInterpol's website appears to have been the victim of a cyber-attack after the international police agency announced the arrests of 25 su...
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Socialist candidate for French presidency will meet Labour leader for talks likely to focus on growth in EuropeEd Miliband and senior figures in his shadow cabinet team are to host a lunch for François Hollande, the French socialist candidate for the pr...
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Controversial bill would limit discussion of gay relationships in schools and could encourage similar laws across AmericaThe Republican sponsor of a proposal to ban the teaching of gay issues to elementary and middle school students in Tennessee has sai...
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Venezuelan president undergoes operation – believed to be in Cuba – to extract tumour from pelvic regionDoctors successfully extracted a tumour from Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez's pelvic region and he is stable and recovering, his vice-president ann...
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The socialist candidate with a narrow lead in the race for the French presidency says he has more to offer than just austerityIn a bruising French presidential race increasingly peppered with personal digs and invective, the socialist frontrunner Franço...
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Shia passengers were targeted in Kohistan district, say reportsGunmen opened fire on a passenger bus in Kohistan, northern Pakistan, in an apparent sectarian attack, killing 18 people, police officials said."All the people on board were Shia, and at the...
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Despite a determined presence by Occupy protesters, large numbers of heavily equipped police cleared the scene in hoursAs the bells of St Paul's chimed 1am on a mild February morning Giles Fraser, the cathedral's former canon chancellor, could not help ...
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Dispute focuses on bank's decision to hold shares in Asian and some European subsidaries through Dutch companyHSBC, the UK's biggest bank, has admitted it faces a potential tax bill of up to up to $4.9bn (£3bn) if it loses an ongoing case with HM Revenu...
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Occupy London protesters are being evicted from their site at St Paul's Cathedral12.28am: Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the Occupy London protest camp eviction.Police have moved in to remove protesters from their site at St Paul's Cat...
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Rick Santorum accused of using robocalls to gain Democrat votes as polls show candidates neck and neckA row broke out on the eve of the crucial Republican primary in Michigan over allegations that Rick Santorum has launched robocalls pleading to Democr...
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If you fancied one of Victoria Beckham's figure-hugging peplum dresses - seen on the likes of Elle Macpherson and Leighton Meester - but couldn't afford £2,095 price tag, then Gok Wan has come to the rescue.
According to Amnesty International, 400 people a day are leaving their homes in Afghanistan due to the ongoing violenceI missed Alla Mir on his last visit to Kabul, because, like many people in a country where phones only recently stopped being a luxury...
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Three boys and a girl reportedly wounded after gunman – who officials believe is a student at the school – opened fireA gunman is being held by police after four students were wounded in a shooting at an Ohio high school.FBI agent Scott Wilson said afte...
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The likes of Christina Odone and Rick Santorum think gay rights would open the floodgates. Maybe we just shouldn't mention sexThose of us fighting for lesbian and gay liberation have plainly gone too far, according to Christina Odone, who has written ab...
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The former rockstar had always lived in a trendy suburb of London but after meeting Claire he decided to buy a farm in the Cotswolds.
South African minister says former president had investigative laparoscopy and is 'as fine as can be at his age'Nelson Mandela remained in hospital on Sunday after keyhole surgery that officials said had left him in no danger but increased South African...
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Iñaki Urdangarín is accused of involvement in one of Spain's longest-running corruption scandalsKing Juan Carlos of Spain experienced the public humiliation of seeing his son-in-law jeered at by egg-throwing protesters, as he entered a courthouse to be ...
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Iranian embassy has confirmed authenticity of suspects' passports, says Thai foreign ministryThe Iranian embassy in Bangkok has confirmed that two of the five suspects in the bomb blasts that struck the Thai capital Bangkok earlier this month are Irania...
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After the Observer highlighted the human safaris scandal in India's Andaman Islands, fears are growing about illegal 'viewing' trips in PeruNew concerns about "human safaris" are now being raised in Peru, where tour operators are profiting from the expl...
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Judges rule that statute of limitations has run out on case involving payment of $600,000 to British lawyer David MillsSilvio Berlusconi's trial for bribing the British lawyer David Mills has failed to reach a verdict after judges ruled that the statute...
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Secularists under attack, a hand signal from the young Cameron and the Titanic menu that could fetch £100,000✒I can't work out the current abuse for secularists now coming from various religious groups. I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack...
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Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 24 February 1953An amnesty for war-time deserters from the forces as part of the Coronation celebrations was announced by Mr Churchill in the House of Commons to-day. Those affected include 10,393 soldi...
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Barack Obama expresses regret and apologises for 'unintentional incident' as Taliban calls for revenge attacksAn Afghan soldier shot dead two American soldiers , as the Taliban called for attacks on military bases and convoys in retaliation for the burn...
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Group of nearly 30 countries resolves that each would take its own measures against the emissions trading schemeCountries opposed to the inclusion of airlines in Europe's emissions trading scheme (ETS) have vowed to take retaliatory measures against the...
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The London Somalia conference must acknowledge that a country of entrepreneurs does things best when left to its own devicesSomalia has been without effective central authority for more than 20 years. Often seen simply as a home to pirates, starving peo...
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The French photographer Remi Ochlik has died in Syria after a shell hit a safe house for journalists in Homs. Here we display some of his work
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One year after a devastating earthquake struck the New Zealand city, thousands attended a ceremony in Christchurch's Hagley Park
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Scale of cuts required to implement rescue package prompted analysts to raise spectre of another debt crisis later this yearGreeks will suffer austerity measures for another five years as the price of their government securing a €130bn (£109bn) bailout ...
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Il premier britannico annuncia che "presto" a Londra si potranno celebrare matrimoni tra omosessuali. Insorge l'Arcivescovo di Canterbury, che accusa Cameron di "vandalismo culturale". Ma, secondo fonti da Buckingham Palace, la Regina Elisabetta ne parl...
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Your report (Roma living in fear as armed militias terrify village with message of hate, 27 January) gave a vivid impression of degrading poverty – and sometimes fear. Last spring the village of Gyöngyöspata saw a dramatic manifestation of tendencies th...
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By using 'community outreach' to spy on citizens, counter-terror agencies are wrecking their most valuable asset: good willIn the same week, a Moroccan 29-year-old man was caught attempting to bomb the Capitol in a government-led terrorism sting operati...
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Jigna Vora accused of passing personal details of Jyotirmoy Dey onto criminal gang before he was shot dead in MumbaiIt has all the elements of a classic thriller set in London in the 1880s, Chicago in the 1930s or, indeed, Mumbai, India's commercial cap...
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Syrian forces open fire with live ammunition on demonstrators in Damascus as unrest spreads in the capitalSyrian forces opened fire with live ammunition on demonstrators in Damascus in the early hours of Tuesday, wounding at least four people, according...
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Police used tear gas to turn people away from the morgue after they demanded the return of the remains of loved onesHundreds of relatives of inmates who burned or suffocated to death when a fire raged through a Honduran prison forced their way into a mo...
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A behind-the-scenes video from the campaign shoot for the highly-anticipated range offers an early look at the designs ahead of next month's launch.
In the two weeks since New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin went from benchwarmer to global superstar, a wave of 'Lin-spired' food and drinks has flooded New York City menus.
Last night, industry moguls squealed with excitement as Lana Del Rey serenaded a star-studded audience at a private dinner hosted by Mulberry.
Artillery drills go ahead in Yellow Sea despite North Korean threats of retaliationSouth Korea has conducted live-fire military drills from five islands near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's threat to attack.South Korea re...
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Gagkye Drubpa Kyab detained in Serthar county, part of Sichuan province, as authorities crack down on dissentChinese police have detained a Tibetan writer in a western county where there have been anti-government protests, an overseas Tibetan news servi...
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Beijing's deputy foreign minister argues for 'stability' as regime continues to target protestersChina has urged President Bashar al-Assad's regime to engage with the Arab League and the Syrian opposition as Syrian security forces continue to target pro...
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William Wharton's autobiography describes how his US army unit killed German prisoners in the second world warThe graphic and often painful memoirs of the celebrated American author William Wharton – which include an account of his role in the killing o...
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Capital's French voters swing to the left as disillusion with Sarkozy crosses the ChannelIn the window of Librairie La Page, a French bookshop in London's South Kensington, a board game is on display. Packaged in hues of red, white and blue, it is calle...
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Sergey Aleynikov has conviction dismissed out of hand by appeal judges after serving a year for copying trading softwareA former Goldman Sachs computer programmer has been freed from prison after a surprise ruling from a federal appeals court quashed hi...
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Attack in north-western town of Parachinar near Afghan border kills or wound scores of Shia Muslims, say officialsA suicide bomber on a motorcycle has struck at a market in a Pakistani town close to the Afghan border, killing up to 32 Shia Muslims and w...
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Germany's economic success over the past decade is largely due to exporting more than it imports. Who will it sell to now?Greece's economic crisis is a gift from heaven for the German government. The country is the ideal conservative dystopia of an irre...
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Republican governor acts on his vow to reject measure and reaffirms view that state's voters should have final say on issueThe governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, has rejected a bill allowing same-sex marriage in the state and renewed his call for a...
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If Iran obtains nuclear weapons capability, it will be a disaster in world affairs, warns the foreign secretaryIran's nuclear programme risks plunging the world into "a new cold war" that would be without the "safety mechanisms" of the old rivalry betwe...
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We've asked you to tweet what you would ask candidates if handed the microphone. Here are some of the results• Tweet your suggested questions at @JohnKingCNN using the hashtag #unasked, or post them in the comment thread on this pieceOn Thursday we laun...
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Christian Wulff was picked by Angela Merkel for head of state role but couldn't shake off row over improper business tiesAngela Merkel's handpicked choice for German head of state was forced on Friday into a humiliating resignation, after being caught u...
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Mark Evans, a recovering alcoholic, does not own a copy of either of his daughter’s two award-winning albums, nor has he seen her perform live.
Glenn Mangham claimed he was an 'ethical hacker' who wanted to show how Facebook could improve its securityA student who hacked into Facebook in the "most extensive and grave" case of social media hacking to come before a British court was jailed for ei...
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Whistleblower made complaint to IRS over climate science attack machine's tax-exempt status, Guardian learnsThe Heartland Institute, the libertarian thinktank whose project to undermine science lessons for schoolchildren was exposed this week, faces new...
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The FTC says app developers are reckless of children's data privacy. True, but we could all use the same protectionsThe US Federal Trade Commission says mobile app developers are doing far too little to help parents protect the privacy of children who u...
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Martin Chulov pays tribute to a colleague whose reporting from troubled regions won admiration for its insight and humanityIn early 2009, five years after winning his first Pulitzer Prize for reporting in Iraq, Anthony Shadid returned to Baghdad. It was...
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Racism is incredibly successful, despite having no basis at all in fact. There is only one race – the human raceRacism, quite clearly, has not been "shown the red card". Racism, quite clearly, has not been "kicked out of football". David Cameron this we...
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Home secretary will travel to Jordan, after Home Office minister James Brokenshire flew out this weekTheresa May is to travel to Jordan to continue talks on the possible deportation of Abu Qatada, but there is no sign that the Muslim cleric will be remo...
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Austria: principe Johan Friso in pericolo di vita
Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish have claimed Great Britain's first gold medal at the Olympic Velodrome, winning the women's team sprint in a world record time on the second night of the Track World Cup in London.
Mathew Davis was on Tokyo to London flight when he allegedly scrawled a message on a toilet door that caused the scareA British Airways flight steward has been charged with making a mid-air bomb threat, police have said.Mathew Davis, 22, was on the Toky...
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Much has improved for women since the US-led invasion, and a female leader is no longer unthinkable, says Afghan MPThe questions came thick and fast but the woman sitting on the podium in a pink headscarf and high heels took them all in her stride. The ...
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Almost fifty years since her death, Marilyn Monroe has been named the Top Beach Body Of All Time by the department store Debenhams.
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 17 February 1922: HJ Laski's essay on Karl Marx is a judicious contribution to the subjectFew names stimulate such bitter controversy as the author of "Capital," yet the very antagonisms from which spri...
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Ecuador's highest court has upheld the jail sentences on three newspaper directors and confirmed that they must pay damages of $40m (£25m) for libelling the country's president, Rafael Correa.He told reporters that the paper run by the trio, El Universo...
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Many bankers see themselves as part of a global elite – spaceship finance – with little sense of national belongingSo what would you like to know about bankers, I like to ask people, and most answer: how can they live with themselves? How can bankers ta...
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Irish advertisers are eager for the country's largest newspaper publisher to return to the ABC auditing fold.As I reported yesterday, Independent News & Media (INM) has de-registered 12 of its regional titles from the industry's official circulation aud...
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Documents from National Archives reveal tens of thousands of people were monitored because of their supposed political viewsMI5's archives contains files on tens of thousands of individuals drawn up because of their suspected or admitted sympathies with...
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National Archives documents show officer's anger at apparent inability to punish Dutchman Folkert van KoutrikThe treachery of the first German agent to penetrate MI5, a Dutchman who hoodwinked Britain's security and intelligence throughout the second wo...
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Competition dispute over monopolies on domestic routes reawakens bitter rivalry with British AirwaysVirgin Atlantic is increasing efforts to block the takeover of bmi by its arch-rival IAG – the parent group of British Airways – by making a formal compl...
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Anderson Cooper and his team have taken TLC's Toddlers and Tiaras' four most famous mothers and given them pageant makeovers.
The stylish wife of the U.S. president has often been snapped in the ubiquitous mainstream brand and with no solicitation from the J Crew team either.
Up to 6,000 military vehicles could be transported overseas so prime site in Gloucestershire can be sold to raise fundsIt has been an awfully long time since British tanks rumbled their way across Europe towards the Rhine – 67 years, in fact.So the Germ...
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Bitter exchange after Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk take out bolts left along 'Compressor Route' by Cesare MaestriIt was one of the most notorious episodes in post-war mountaineering, decried as the "murder of the impossible" and the "rape and desecrati...
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The release on bail of Abu Qatada was received with dismay on both sides of the House of Commons. Theresa May assured her colleagues that the government was doing everything it could to deport the man nicknamed al-Qaida's main man in Europe. But since h...
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We asked you for your favourite Simpsons episode. Surprisingly the top 10 were made during the first decade of the showTo celebrate the 500th episode of The Simpsons, which airs on 19 February in the US, we asked you to nominate your favourite episodes ...
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Eight Nobel laureates urge the prime minister to should support EU moves to classify tar sands oil as highly pollutingEight Nobel laureates including Archbishop Desmond Tutu have written to the prime minister to argue that oil derived from Canadian tar ...
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UN secretary general demands end to indiscriminate force against civilians as troops loyal to government fight rebelsUN secretary general Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian regime of potential crimes against humanity on Thursday as activists reported fresh ...
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Sanremo 16 Febbraio 2012 - Nella serata di Sanremo senza Celentano di ieri il pepe è stato messo dalla sostituta valletta Belen Rodriguez che scendendo le scale ha mostrato il tatuaggio inguinale. Dall'inquadratura diffusa in rete e rimbalzata su facebo...
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The people of Diego Garcia, a British colony in the Indian Ocean, were thrown off their island to make way for a US military base. Lyn Gardner on how their story was made into a playHow would you feel if you left the UK for your annual holiday and were...
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A healthy secular society must allow for a plurality of ways of living – but these must never compromise the common goodNo discussion of the proper attitude towards atheism and its relation to faith would be complete without addressing the role of relig...
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Fiji's military regime may have lifted emergency rule after three years but press freedom has not been restored.According to the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF), a media decree passed in June 2010 remains in force.Last month, the government led by Commodore...
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A Brazilian journalist was shot to death on Sunday (12 February) in what police believe was a contract killing. Paulo Roberto Cardoso Rodrigues, known as Paulo Rocaro, was the second journalist to die in Brazil within a week. Rocaro was the editor of a ...
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Kim Jong-il's birthday renamed 'Day of the Shining Star' as soldiers pledge to defend his son, Kim Jong-un with their livesNorth Korea has commemorated Kim Jong-il's 70th birthday with a military parade, pledges of loyalty to his son, and thousands of r...
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Almost a year after the first ripples of discontent in Syria, more than 5,000 people have been killed in a crackdown that grows more brutal by the dayChristine OliverMark Rice-Oxley
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Chinese company threatens to halt exports of Chinese-made iPads as it says it bought copyright to name in 2001Chinese authorities have seized iPads from retailers in an escalating trademark dispute between Apple and a Chinese company that threatens to d...
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Fashion line Whitney Eve showed A/W collectionCarlene Thomas-Bailey
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German electronic music pioneers will play eight of their classic albums at New York's Museum of Modern ArtKraftwerk are to cement their position as art-pop pioneers by revisiting their back catalogue – at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Düsse...
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Più che delle canzoni del Fesival, degli artisti per ora eliminati dalla gara e dei Giovani promossi alla fase successiva della kermesse canora, tutte le attenzioni, o quasi, sono per la bella ed affascinante Belen Rodriguez. Ieri sera l'argentina, torn...
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Thai police say Iranians who accidentally set off explosives at their home in Bangkok were plotting to attack Israeli diplomatsThai police have confirmed that three Iranians, arrested after accidentally detonating a cache of homemade explosives at their...
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Sanremo 16 Febbraio 2012 - Il Sanremo commissariato senza Celentano di questa seconda serata è degna da record di ascolti per Chi l'ha visto su Raitre. Cosa che senz'altro ci fa piacere per la brava Federica Sciarelli. Unica nota veramente dolente di qu...
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Gisele Bundchen did not do herself any favours by criticising her husband's team mates. So a Sky advert showing her as an out-of-touch Marie Antoinette is particularly ill-timed.
While Kate Upton looks in fine form in the sizzling shoot and wall-to-wall publicity surrounding the much-hyped magazine launch, it was revealed that the 5' 11" model might never have made the cover if it wasn't for a little friendly dieting advice.
Liv Tyler has added a new skill to her repertoire, making her singing debut with a cover track by a famous rock band.
The annual search to find Miss Silver Spurs and Little Miss Silver Spurs is very much a local affair - open to those who live in Osceola County only - but its queens have an important part to play in the national cattle ranching culture.
Demi Moore has suffered deteriorating health since her marriage to Ashton Kutcher hit the rocks, while Loose Women presenter Andrea McLean recently collapsed backstage.
The director has become a Shiite Muslim. And Julia Roberts announced her conversion to Hinduism in 2010. Are stars more prone to religious conversions than the rest of us?Religious belief is usually a private affair, but movie actors and directors are p...
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Tehran has good relations with Thailand, India and Georgia. Why would it endanger that by planting bombs there?Let's assume that sections of the military and security apparatus in Iran are responsible for the string of bombings in Georgia, Thailand and ...
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Syrian protestors are trying to remove the president's name from Google Maps. Just how is it done?In their struggle to free Syria from the clutches of President Bashar al-Assad, anti-government activists have embarked on a project to wipe him off the ma...
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The Queen, who is also supreme governor of the Church of England, has found herself echoing Baroness WarsiThe Queen, who is also supreme governor of the Church of England, found herself echoing Baroness Warsi, chair of the Conservative party, yesterday....
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The government has pledged to address child malnutrition and child mortality among poor families in Bangladesh, but the rising price of food is exacerbating the situationRupa, a four-month-old girl, has not had the best start in life; she lives in a sma...
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Apple chief executive Tim Cook forecasts 'cannibalisation' of traditional PC market by iPad and similar devices, while suggesting that Apple isn't finished with TVTablets such as the iPad will outsell desktop and laptop PCs within a few years and eat in...
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Many voices are coming together to write the constitution – but how will Egypt's power centres work together in the new state?As Egypt's parliament prepares to designate the drafters of a new constitution, the country is embarking on an unprecedented an...
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Hamza Kashgari's tweets about Muhammad have led to a chilling online reaction from many in Saudi ArabiaIn this country, and in the US, the judicial authorities make fools of themselves about Twitter. In Saudi and Malaysia, they may make themselves murde...
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Activists have reported an attack by the Syrian army on an oil pipeline in Baba Amr, Homs on Tuesday. This unverified footage purports to show the aftermath of the attack
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CCTV footage shows three Iranian men suspected of detonating a bomb in a house and throwing grenades at police in Bangkok
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Chelsea have entered the race to sign Manchester United youngster Paul Pogba. The 18-year-old French midfielder was heavily linked with both Juventus and fierce rivals Manchester City in the transfer window.
Nazi hunter's forebears inducted posthumously by church in what Jewish rights group says is latest in a series of such gaffesThe Mormon Church has apologised after its members performed posthumous baptisms into Mormonism of the long-dead Jewish parents ...
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Leonora Rustamova said the book, Stop! Don't Read This, was written to encourage literacy among Year 11 pupils - but the head of Calder High School in West Yorkshire disagreed.
Jean-Claude Juncker said he was awaiting undertakings from Greek political leaders on implementing austerity package Eurozone finance ministers cancelled Wednesday's special meeting in Brussels on Greece's €130bn bailout as Athens scrambled to provide p...
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US publishers are competing for the rights to publish the 24-year-old's own account of being convicted, and acquitted, of Meredith Kercher's murderA bidding war has broken out between US publishers over the memoirs of Amanda Knox, with a price tag of ov...
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Investigators blame human error for zoo's first fatal animal attack in 50 yearsA lioness sprung at the throat of a zoo worker and killed him after security gates were apparently left open, Johannesburg Zoo said on Tuesday.Colleagues heard Joe Ramonetha ...
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Bumi's Indonesian shareholders Barkie Group and Samin Tan withdrew their call to have Nat Rothschild oustedNat Rothschild, a billionaire scion of the European banking dynasty, secured a public relations victory on Tuesday after the Indonesian investors ...
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Liam Warriner handed $750 fine for holding Australian flag between his bared buttocks during monarch's visit to Queensland in OctoberAs political gestures go, it was undeniably eloquent – if not particularly subtle. A barman has been fined after admitti...
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Combined estimates from other insurance groups have already put total cost of Thai natural disaster at $15bn to $20bnLloyd's of London has estimated that it is liable for $2.22bn (£1.4bn) of net claims from the flooding that devastated Thailand last yea...
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Instant opposition greets a notion aimed at giving the council more money to tackle local social inequalityYork's Labour council cabinet is spending part of today's Valentine evening discussing whether to go for a 'tourist tax' – a levy of £1 a head per...
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Shenzhen Proview Technology says it owns iPad name in China and wants customs officials to ban import and export of devicesA Chinese company has said it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple iPads over a trademark dispute.All iP...
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Photographer Seth Casteel spent hours underwater taking pictures of dogs chasing balls in Los Angeles
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The US president spoke at a college in Annandale, Virginia, to set out his proposals for the budget
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The Dubai Fountain, set in the 30-acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake, hosts a tribute to the late pop diva Whitney Houston
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Tablet to have 'retina' screen and could include 4G connectivity, according to reports – but no word yet on new TV deviceApple will launch the third version of the iPad on Wednesday 7 March at an event in San Francisco, according to a number of reports ...
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Speaking at a pre-Grammys party, 85-year-old singer says users should not be forced 'to hide' when buying drugsFollowing the death of Whitney Houston, Tony Bennett has called for the legalisation of hard drugs. Houston would not have died, Bennett said,...
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Actor meets Argentinian president and says world cannot tolerate 'archaic commitment to colonialist ideology'The actor Sean Penn has weighed into the Falklands dispute, urging Britain to join UN-sponsored talks over what he called "the Malvinas Islands ...
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Motorola Mobility has issued patent licences for iPhones – it is now expected to provide patent protection to Android phones The European Commission has given the go-ahead to Google's $12.5bn (£10.4bn) acquisition of Motorola Mobility (MMI), the US hand...
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China's media regulator has issued new rules banning foreign television shows from being shown at primetimeChina's television broadcasters will be limited in the number of imported series they can show, the government has announced, as China continues t...
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The type of food you heap on to your plate is not the only thing you need to think about. How you cook, prepare or eat it can dramatically affect its health benefits.
Accused of 52 counts of child sex abuse, Jerry Sandusky can see his grandchildren while on home confinement, judge rulesThe judge in former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial ruled Monday that the jury must ...
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A series of investigations have sought to get to the bottom of claims that British officials were implicated in abuse of detaineesOperation HintonScotland Yard's investigation into MI5's interrogation of Binyam Mohamed after the CIA told the agency he w...
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American anti-corruption law holds company chiefs culpable for consciously avoiding knowledge of corrupt deeds at News CorpNews Corporation executives could be vulnerable to individual prosecution by US anti-bribery authorities under the so-called "will...
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The case for his deportation from this country is immensely strong but the rule of law must not be tossed asideBarring the jihadist preacher himself, there is probably not a soul in this country who thinks that Britain is a better place for the presence...
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French farmer Paul Francois says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling Monsanto's Lasso weedkillerA French court has declared the US biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to ...
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Like the GOP's Ryan plan, Obama's budget is about electoral positioning not real economic policy, but he looks better-placedProbably the most important thing to remember about both the budget presented Monday by the White House and the one passed last y...
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Ten years since he was incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay, Aamer has been abandoned by successive British governmentsWhen the allied invasion of Afghanistan began in October 2001 with the bombing of Kabul, among the families forced to flee were the Aamers. ...
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The people of Greece face an unprecedented economic and political crisis (Violence grips Athens, 13 February). They are being driven to poverty and mass unemployment by the demands of the so-called Troika. Hospitals in Greece are running out of medicine...
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The daily atrocities unfolding across Syria show the urgent need to control irresponsible and unregulated arms transfers. Away from our TV screens the death toll rises in places such as Democratic Republic of Congo and many other conflicts that are fuel...
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For Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in Guantánamo, 14 February, marks 10 years of torture and abuse in detention (More detainees contact Met about torture claims, 14 January). It is a very sad day for Shaker – 10 lost years for a man who was cle...
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Leaders to meet at Anglo-French summit over possible military advice to Free Syrian Army as well as separate defence dealsDavid Cameron and the French president Nicolas Sarkozy are to meet in Paris on Friday to discuss a possible increase in help to Syr...
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A massive double-barrelled sunspot that has doubled in size in the past few days could now send a series of solar flares towards Earth.
Picture-sharing social network Pinterest has become one of the fastest-growing social sites, increasing its market share by 68 per cent in January in the UK.
The 18-hour flight saw the 787 Dreamliner travel more than 10,000 miles from Washington State to Iowa as it traced out 787 and the Boeing logo above the U.S.
Roman Abramovich held showdown talks with the Chelsea squad and under-fire manager Andre Villas-Boas on Sunday after their 2-0 defeat at Everton.
Ordinary Iranians need to be reminded by the west that their suffering through sanctions is the fault of Iran's eliteDaily life in Iran has never been such a grind. In just the past month, the price of milk and yoghurt has jumped, foreign medicines have...
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The tents have folded in Cathedral Square, but general assemblies continue in the old Sally Ann citadel and the streets may be lively come SpringThe longest-lasting of the north's Occupy protests has packed its tents in Sheffield in the face of crushin...
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Rachel Aldana, 24, pictured, from Brackley, Northamptonshire, suffers from terrible back pain but is too apprehensive about having surgery.
MPs in Athens approve severe budget cuts imposed by the EU after rallies against the bill erupt in street violenceThe Greek parliament has approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second bailout from the European Union and International Mo...
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Alex Goode scored 17 points with the boot for Saracens at Adams Park to inflict a seventh successive defeat on Wasps in the Aviva Premiership.
The FA are prepared to wait until the end of the season before making an approach for Harry Redknapp to become England manager. The Tottenham boss wants time to consider his future.
Hamza Kashgari is sent back to Saudi Arabia where lawyers fear he could face the death penalty over Twitter remarksMalaysian authorities have deported a young Saudi journalist accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad on Twitter, a police official said....
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Lord Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury, says 'these sensitive matters can no longer be left in hands of judges'Christian leaders have vowed to fight a high court ruling that councils have no statutory rights to hold prayers at meetings.Local author...
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The hit comedy show Portlandia takes a gentle dig at the piercings, tribal tattoos and organic obsessions in Portland, but the people who live there are proud to be differentThe feminist community centre in north Portland did not look unusual. Called In...
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Saturday's Stobart Super League match between Catalan Dragons and Hull in Perpignan has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. An inspection had been carried out.
Used car prices fell 1.5 per cent in 2011 to £9,018, as the mix of motors on sale in Britain continues to get older. However, cars between 0-3 years old have seen a surge in value as they become more popular.
The body of a Brazilian journalist who wrote about corruption and had survived one attempt on his life was found the day after he was abducted.Mario Randolfo Marques Lopes had been shot dead along with his companion, Maria Aparecide Guimarães.Randolfo, ...
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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes Gareth Barry would make a good England captain. The national team will have a new skipper for this summer's European Championships.
The modelling megalith is touting its latest hottest property, 14-year-old Ondria Hardin, for work on new York's Lincoln Centre runways.
Top of the range car has been customised with the monogram of the French fashion house, printed with a pink and white skunk stripe and emblazoned with the owner's initials.
Can you write a caption for this ageing action shot, when two stars met up 'coincidentally' in hospital?It's not often the modern world witnesses the meeting of two great minds – think the Chomsky-Foucault debate in 1971, the first time Lennon met McCar...
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De Beers produces more than a third of the world's rough diamonds from mines in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and CanadaDe Beers, the world's largest diamond group, said demand for rough diamonds and polished stones was "exceptional" last year, pushin...
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Two brothers on the run since taking part in anti-government protests have been shot dead in China's Sichuan provinceTwo Tibetan brothers on the run since taking part in anti-government protests two weeks ago have been shot dead in south west China's Si...
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Wearing a skirt over a pair of trousers was a popular fashion trend in the late 90's. But it seems Hollywood's stars have reworked the dated look - wearing it over a dress instead.
Under new rules announced by the Government, more holidays will be protected under the ATOL scheme but industry figures say 44 per cent of the holiday market is still unprotected.
Grand National-winning trainer Josh Gifford has died of a heart attack. Gifford will forever be remembered for Aldaniti's stirring victory at Aintree in 1981 after his jockey Bob Champion recovered from cancer.
The designer, 37, has been bombarded with requests from A-listers who want her to dress them for the Oscars. And the star has been working through the night to meet demand.
Fabio Capello resigned as England manager after a decisive meeting in the FA chairman's office, leaving the way clear for Harry Redknapp to succeed him.
Originally published in the Guardian on 8 February 1985Protests from all over the world have followed the arrest in Manila last week of Lino Brocka, the Filipino film director, on charges of suspected sedition. Brocka has been a thorn in the flesh of th...
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Axed England captain John Terry has suffered a second blow in the wake of the Anton Ferdinand storm after being frozen out by boot sponsor Umbro.
The amount of cooling water being injected into the No. 2 reactor was increased after its temperature soared to 73.3 CWorkers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant say they are regaining control of a reactor after its temperature rose dramaticall...
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Increasing US assertiveness could mean tough times ahead for Beijing's would-be masters of the universeThe portents surrounding the visit to Washington next week of vice-president Xi Jinping, the man expected to become China's new "paramount leader", ar...
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Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron are set to play The Evil Queen in screen adaptations of Snow White. But Megan Fox strikes a strong resemblance to the Disney character in Armani's latest beauty campaign.
The teenager, from East Looe, Cornwall, suffers from a rare medical condition that causes rapid breast development. But her breasts, which weigh a stone, cause her chronic pain.
Moscow must now set out how to broker a credible alternative to the Arab League plan that it has done so much to destroyAlready grindingly destructive and violent, the 11-month long Syrian crisis has suddenly turned worse. The most searing evidence of t...
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As the country marks 60 years since the Queen found out about the death of her father George VI and her ascension to the throne, plans for the June Bank Holiday celebrations have been unveiled.
Manchester United fans and players have paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on February 6 1958. Eight United players were among the 23 who died.
Opposition leader gets official approval from Burmese election commission to stand in parliamentary poll in AprilBurma's election commission has given the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi the green light to run for parliamentary byelections, another s...
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As the country marks 60 years since the Queen found out about the death of her father George VI and her ascension to the throne, plans for the June Bank Holiday celebrations have been unveiled.
Great Britain's bid for a first gold medal at the women's Champions Trophy ended in disappointment as they lost 1-0 to hosts and favourites Argentina in Rosario.
Harry Potter star describes Nick Clegg 'whipping boy' of Tories and says he will vote LabourDaniel Radcliffe has announced that he is no longer a supporter of the Liberal Democrats after emerging as one of the party's most high-profile celebrity backers...
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Commodities trader and mining group expected to announced tie-up, with Xstrata taking majority of seats on boardThe commodities trader Glencore and mining group Xstrata are close to finalising an $80bn (£50bn) tie-up to seal the industry's largest ever ...
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Former finance minister Sauli Niinisto defeats first openly gay presidential candidate Pekka HaavistoA former finance minister has won Finland's presidential election and will become the country's first conservative head of state in five decades.Sauli ...
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Japanese camera maker to aims to hold managers to account over fraud claims at emergency meeting on 20 AprilOlympus, the Japanese camera maker suing 19 current and former executives over accounting fraud, has told the Tokyo stock exchange it will hold a...
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Titanic director James Cameron pays tribute to his deep-sea brothers who had accomplished 'extraordinary things'The American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have been killed in a helicopter crash in eas...
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You don't have to be loaded to rent a luxurious farmhouse or chateau - there are many hundreds of special, large properties that can be extremely affordable on a per-person basis if you gather a group of friends or your extended family to share the cost...
Also used to treat medical conditions, Allergan's anti-ageing product has made Westport in Co Mayo a success storyUnder the shadow of Ireland's holiest mountain, Croagh Patrick, in one of the most bucolic parts of the country's Atlantic seaboard, the gl...
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The Peronist leader combines glamour with political acumen, enormous popularity and a tough determination to beat down her rivals. And now she has put the Falklands back on the political agendaShe dismisses Britain as "a coarse and decadent colonial pow...
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Police and protesters clashed outside the Syrian embassy in central London following the arrest of six activists who broke into the building, causing damage and injuring two police officers. Syrian embassies in Egypt, Germany, Spain and the US have also...
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Allure of the Seas owners say CCTV footage shows that un-named passenger 'intentionally went overboard'A British passenger who disappeared from the world's biggest cruise ship near Mexico can be seen jumping into the water in CCTV footage, the cruise li...
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Embassies attacked over killing of more than 200 people ahead of vote calling for President Bashar al-Assad to resignMore than 200 people have been killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, according to activists, as the UN security counc...
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Russia: migliaia manifestano a Mosca contro Putin
Maltempo: freddo record in Svizzera, -34 a Glattalp
All'Italia del pallone la neve non piace. Più ancora della pioggia, che anche quando cade da creare disastri è generalmente più facile da controllare rispetto a tonnellate di fiocchi...
Turning entrepreneur is certainly keeping my Olympic dream alive and soon I will be taking on my first full-time employee.
Soldier charged with biggest leak of classified information in US history to face 22 counts, including aiding the enemyA US army officer has ordered a court martial for Bradley Manning, the soldier charged in the biggest leak of classified information i...
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Anna Zanovello is poised to become very well-known - spotted just two years ago, the Italian has already opened Joseph Altuzarra's Spring 2012 show and juggles her time modelling with dancing at the Bolshoi.
Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out changing his football philosophy if Arsenal fail to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez's month-long enforced absence could work to his advantage over the final four months of the season, according to manager Kenny Dalglish.
Stay up to date with all the action on day two of the third Test between England and Pakistan with Sportsmail's unrivalled team.
Defender loses armband for second time after trial for alleged racist insults is delayed until after Euro 2012 competitionFor England's football team, the long, albeit trophyless, years of David Beckham suddenly look like a lost era of competence and tr...
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Iran's supreme leader spoke to worshippers at Friday's prayers in Tehran on the anniversary of the 1979 revolution
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Rupert Mellor tears around the slopes of Austria as part of the Starlight Children’s Foundation Ski Challenge. The idea is to visit as many mountain restaurants as possible. Mostly in semi-drag.
Children will get to grips with cycling on this cheap and cheerful holiday in Brittany, says Georgina Brewster as she takes her two girls on a two-wheeled tour of this winning region.
Which states have been hardest hit by unemployment? Where are jobs scarcest? We've mapped the official dataSimon Rogers
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After the Tahrir Square demonstrators were seen praying and standing side by side with riot police, violence suddenly flared again
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University cites its First Amendment commitment in supporting its climate scientist Michael Mann's right to give lectureIn an uncharacteristically angry post at the New York Times's Dot Earth blog, Andy Revkin has hit out at a "shameful attack on free s...
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Panasonic and Sony have been hard hit by weakening demand for TVs, a strong yen, and lower production following the Thailand floodsJapanese electronics firm Panasonic has nearly doubled its projected net loss for 2011 to ¥780bn (£6.47bn) – the biggest i...
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The Department for International Development has come under fire from the international development committee for not offering a full explanation for its decision to end bilateral aid to BurundiA parliamentary committee has criticised the Department for...
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Investigators can be heard discussing joint inquiry into cybercrime in 15-minute call released on the internetHackers from the group Anonymous have broadcast a private conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard exposing details of an internationa...
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Nancy Brinker, cancer charity's CEO, apologises for 'recent decisions' and says Komen will honour exisiting grantsAmerica's largest breast cancer advocacy group has been forced to make a self-abasing retraction of its plan to cut funding for Planned Par...
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Giglio: Ue, entro l'anno proposte su nuove norme sicurezza navi passeggeri
Da un lato c'è l'aspetto del gioco, dello spettacolo, dell'attesa per un torneo che tecnicamente può avere un temibile rivale nel Championship dell'emisfero Sud, ma dal punto di vista...
Rio Ferdinand has ruled himself out of the running for the England captaincy. John Terry was stripped of the armband on Friday morning for the second time in his career.
Search teams battle rough seas and strong winds in search for further survivors of Rabaul Queen sinkingA day after rescuing nearly 250 survivors from a ferry that sank off Papua New Guinea's east coast, rescue teams searching for more than 110 others ha...
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Joris Luyendijk travels to Tokyo and talks to a director of equity finance in a major western bank• This monologue is part of a series in which people across the financial sector speak about their working livesWe're meeting in a restaurant in Tokyo one ...
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The first novel from Newsnight's economics editor is an enjoyable romp through ChinaIt's a conspiracy theorist's dream. One nation holds most of the planet's supply of "rare earths", the metals and alloys key to building many of the developed world's mu...
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Court agrees with prosecutors that Megaupload founder might attempt to flee before extradition hearingA New Zealand court has refused an appeal by the founder of the online file-sharing site Megaupload to be freed on bail, agreeing with prosecutors ther...
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Head of Shin Bet says three attempted attacks by Iran have been thwarted in the past yearIranian agents are attempting to attack Israeli targets around the world in retaliation for covert operations, including the assassination of Iranian nuclear scient...
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The European commission's latest statement on development policy reveals its continued emphasis on serving corporate interests ahead of combating povertyOn 27 January the European commission released a statement entitled Trade, Growth and Development – ...
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Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court has increased the sentence of Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, to 35 years
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Gli oppositori di ACTA si preparano a protestare in decine di piazze europee il prossimo 11 febbraio
Arsenal are prepared to steal Benfica star Javier Garcia from under the noses of Manchester United. Garcia has been tipped as a future Spain player.
America's California-based tech industry can be magnificent defending internet freedom. But profit too often trumps principleI have a longstanding attachment to Silicon Valley, a place of innovation that often represents the best of free-market system. ...
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Duke of Cambridge's six-week posting comes amid rising tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed islandsPrince William has arrived in the Falkland Islands amid simmering tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed territory.H...
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The scale of the heiress's home was revealed today when it emerged that she had put her lavish four-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side up for sale.
On a desirability scale, women's yearnings decreased steadily with every passing month of a relationship, making it possible to gauge a woman's sex drive just by looking at a union's duration.
David Bentley, Simon Dawkins and Bongani Khumaloare have been given a Spurs lifeline after the trio were named in a 25-man squad for the Premier League title run-in.
Carlos Tevez has been named in Manchester City's revised 25-man Barclays Premier League squad, raising the possibility that he might play for the club again.
Tim Bresnan will fly back to Dubai on Friday to take his place in England's squad for the four one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games against Pakistan.
New York mayor steps in after leading cancer charity withdrew funds amid claims it was under pressure from pro-life groupsNew York mayor Michael Bloomberg has entered the controversy over America's largest breast cancer advocacy group's cut in funding t...
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Egypt – Children Of The Revolution | New Girl | The Cutty Sark | How The Brits Rocked America: Go West | Storm Chasers | StellaEgypt – Children Of The Revolution7pm, BBC2It is almost the first anniversary of the demonstrations in Egypt that toppled pres...
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Ehud Barak says Tehran's nuclear programme is slowly reaching 'immunity stage' when no armed intervention could stop itIsrael's defence minister, Ehud Barak, has said the moment is approaching when any military intervention to halt Iran's nuclear progra...
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Witnesses give their account of clashes between Al Ahly and Al Masry supporters in Port Said as country mourns 74 deadMohamed Hamouda was celebrating the third goal by his team, Al Masry, when a policeman standing near the playing field caught his eye. ...
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As we 'withdraw' from Afghanistan across the Taliban's golden bridge, we could be heading for catastrophe over IranThe Afghan war, the longest in US history, is "scheduled to end" a year early, according to the Pentagon. Wars these days run to electoral...
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Tweeting the sketch was the only way to cover subjects ranging from Sun celeb stories, untaxed ineptocrats and Top Totty beerHectic day at Westminster, so decided to tweet the sketch today:9.57: Got cold. Scary headline: "Flesh-eating bug spread by snee...
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The so-called ‘supergiant’ – a type of amphipod - was discovered more than four miles below the surface in waters north of New Zealand.
Dorset police say the Concept II laser camera will help in their zero-tolerance approach to motoring offences. But critics say officers are using the equipment to 'maximise the number of offences' simply to raise funds.
With bankers' bonus season upon us again, the political class have been on the attack. First RBS boss Stephen Hester was pressurised into handing back his £1m worth of shares; then his predecessor Fred Goodwin was relieved of his knighthood. It was popu...
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Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day this year, therefore predicting six more weeks of winter during 126th annual festivities
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Coalition of top businesses launch new legislation that would help undocumented Hispanics gain federal work permissionA coalition of 20 of the most prominent businesses and trade groups in Kansas is seeking to introduce legislation that would help undoc...
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Protesters gather in Cairo after 74 people died in football clashes on Wednesday. In Port Said, relatives mourn the victims
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Interactive: Which candidate has raised the most cash? Where do the donors live? Find your way around the latest data from the Federal Election Commission with this interactive graphic by Craig Bloodworth at the Information Lab and Andy Cotgreave of Tab...
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Seven people were killed and more than 70 injured when a motorcycle packed with explosives was driven into a police station in the port city of Tumaco
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The UK government postpones its election promise to pass into law a commitment to give 0.7% of national income in foreign aidThe coalition government has come under fire for backing away from its election pledge of passing into law a commitment to give ...
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Painter, sculptor and poet with a vivid, dreamlike styleThe American artist Dorothea Tanning, who has died aged 101, was a talented painter whose reputation was confounded by her long marriage to the great surrealist Max Ernst. He figures prominently in...
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Usa: Wall Street volta le spalle ad Obama, e abbraccia Romney
MIgliaia di commenti sui social network, dibattito anche tra i lettori del Sole 24 ore.com. Rabbia, sarcasmo ma anche sostegno alle parole del premier - LE PAROLE DEL PREMIER A MATRIX ...
Google is censoring blogs on its Blogger service in line with 'requests' from local governments. The move has echoes of Twitter's recent announcement that it was to censor Tweets at government request.
Ryo Miyaichi says the success enjoyed by Jack Wilshere at Bolton persuaded him to move to the Reebok. The Arsenal youngster has signed a season-long loan with Owen Coyle's side.
England's interim head coach Stuart Lancaster believes he has 'a team for now and a team for the future' as he prepares for a Six Nations showdown at Murrayfield.
Harry Redknapp fought back tears in court on Monday as he fiercely denied telling his tax evasion trial 'a pack of lies'.
Groundhog Day celebrity Punxsutawney Phil doesn't want you to know about Charles G Hogg, his up-and-coming New York rivalCharles G Hogg – or Staten Island Chuck, as he is more commonly known – has been dealt a tough hand. Not only is he occasionally afr...
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A study by the Rights and Resources Initiative says developing country governments that fail to protect the rights of those using communally held land could spark civil unrestThe global rush for land in developing countries around the world could trigge...
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Each day on the Newsdesk live blog, the Guardian's national news team will bring you the news as we break it, explain how we choose what we report and why – and ask you to get involved. Send us your ideas, evidence and experiences to help shape our cove...
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We may still be suffering a collective shell shock from the first world war, using fiction to obscure, as much as reveal, the pastHas the first world war become a kind of eternal martial fantasy, a fictive reimagining of a lost England that never existe...
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Faced with a crisis in capitalism, Marx is back on people's lips. But he's not the benign saviour many want him to beSince the beginning of the global recession everyone from the literary critic Terry Eagleton to former IMF economist Nouriel Roubini has...
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UK foreign secretary calls for stepping up of the fight against Somali-based terrorism in the 'world's most failed state'William Hague has called for a stepping up of the fight against Somali-based terrorism as he became the first British foreign secret...
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Hefty financial support from Bill Gates has rescued the 10-year birthday celebrations of the fund, but it needs to make changes to regain momentum as it combats Aids, TB and malariaAt Davos last week, the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Mala...
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Mitt Romney was subject to the latest in a series of 'glitter bombings' by gay rights activists at a rally in Minnesota
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Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney attempts to explain his focus on Middle America during an interview on CNN
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Afghanistan: Panetta, entro 2013 fine missioni combattimento Usa
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Lavoro: Istat, in Italia quota donne scoraggiate 4 volte piu' alta che in Europa
Lavoro: Istat, meno 45mila giovani occupate in primi 3 trimestri 2011
«Una monotonia: i giovani devono abituarsi all'idea che non avranno il posto fisso». Sono le parole del premier Mario Monti alla vigilia del nuovo round sul lavoro tra Governo e parti...
La Corte Suprema Svedese conferma in via definitiva le condanne per i fondatori del servizio. Che nel frattempo cambia dominio e scompare da molte nazioni
With a jaw as wide as most men's shoulders, it is little wonder Jamie Roberts has an attacking philosophy sometimes described as simple. It could also be described as effective.
It's all getting a little bit tense up in Manchester right now. And even more so since Darron Gibson's winner for Everton against the leaders Manchester City.
Northern city reports 20% more incidents than the capital, despite having a Jewish population a fraction of the sizeMore antisemitic incidents were recorded in Manchester than in London last year, despite the capital having a Jewish community almost sev...
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Iran's dependency oil means an embargo, if fully implemented, has potential to bring the economy to its kneesWestern sanctions on Iran are compounding the country's economic woes, sending the national currency tailspinning, making dollars hard to come b...
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Rescue under way by sea and air after MV Rabaul Queen sinks between mainland and island of New BritainRescue crews have saved 50 people from the water off Papua New Guinea's north-east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on boar...
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Christian Tagliavini's styles include 17th century, the Fifties, and cubism - but while the faces presented are those of real models, their angular outfits are all cut from cardboard.
We ask make-up artist Paul Gooch and celebrity hairdresser Charles Worthington to pick their favourite ever film looks.
TravelMail once again sets out its fortune telling stall for the year ahead, checking in with the experts about where we'll be going and what we'll be doing. Which way should you set your compass?
Shane Williams is set to retire from all rugby at the end of the season. Wales' record try-scorer has been mulling over whether to extend his contract at Ospreys.
Charlie Hodgson admits that he is preparing for Saturday's Calcutta Cup encounter with Scotland as if it is his second Test debut. But he will be well aware that it is unlikely to go quite as smoothly as his first, more than a decade ago.
Anders Lindegaard has been ruled out for up to four weeks with an ankle injury, handing Sir Alex Ferguson a goalkeeping dilemma for Manchester United's clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Everton are set to sell Joao Silva this month, with Otelul Galati and FC Cluj showing interest. The Portugal Under 21 striker was recalled from his loan at Vitoria Setubal.
England have been heavily beaten in both Tests against Pakistan and need at least to draw the final one, starting in Dubai on Friday, to guarantee staying at the top of the rankings.
The handsome border town may bid to be the UK's next World Heritage SiteWhile the England vs Scotland issue continues to occupy many in Berwick-upon-Tweed, forward-looking souls in the border town have set their sites higher: on global status.Listing it...
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The WikiLeaks founder is fighting extradition to Sweden where he faces allegations of rape and sexual assault
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Can we expect to see more people following the lead of the man who handcuffed himself to the goalposts at the Everton-Manchester City match?The disruption of a sporting event by an errant spectator is not an unfamiliar occurrence: streakers have been br...
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Visitors to Colchester zoo were horrified to witness a lion eat a barn owl. But then that's wild animals for youYou can take the animal out of the wild (though that's not to say you should). But you can't always take the wild out of the animal. Every on...
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Maker of Oscar-nominated documentary ejected when Republicans object to him trying to film meetingThe maker of the Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland was arrested and handcuffed at Congress when he tried to film a hearing about the controversial mining...
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The actor who plays prime minister Birgitte Nyborg in the TV series Borgen on the new appeal of Danish drama and whether Denmark's real PM has asked her for advice• See footnotes at bottom of storyYou've been a well-known actor in Denmark for years (1)....
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This may be an era of economic turmoil, but people have little appetite for a radical alternativeThe words of a young poet still speak down the ages to new generations who also believe that the world cannot continue like this. "Now, God be thanked who h...
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On Friday 11 November, Occupy Cardiff held a demonstration with a view to setting up camp on the grass verge outside Cardiff Castle – land gifted to the people of Cardiff in 1947. Like other camps around the world, its aim was to publicly challenge both...
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In the midst of continuing economic and political uncertainty among eurozone countries (Editorial, 30 January), the growth of emerging market economies, led by the Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), is widely perceived as vital to global ...
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Twitter agrees not to comply with subpoena from district attorney's office while protester's lawyer prepares rebuttalProsecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy Wall Street protester who was arrested in October during a mass protest on ...
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David Cameron wants devo max for Britain in Europe. His fear of direct democracy will land us with the worst of both worldsDavid Cameron may yet go down to history as the man who pushed Scotland away from England and England away from Europe. That would...
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The Swedish government started its case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assage at the high court on Wednesday.
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Dieci anni fa una legge che voleva difendere la liquidità delle banche limitando il ritiro dai conti correnti degli argentini portò il paese del tango al fallimento perché ebbe un effetto opposto. Qui ne raccontiamo la storia
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Napoli: dopo spesa proletaria, disoccupati bloccano metro collinare
Frosinone: padre si rifiuta di comprare iPhone, figlio tenta di accoltellarlo
Lavoro: Camusso, art. 18 non e' il problema, no a sospensione tutele
A gennaio crescono dell' 85% le pagine viste nel giorno medio e del 69,1% gli unique browsers. (Nielsen Site Census). Sul fronte Audiweb anche a dicembre Il Sole24Ore.com è il terzo quotidiano online più letto e registra la crescita più elevata: +50% l...
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found a web’s success lies in its ‘sacrificial beams’ which allow just a few threads to break. The same principles could be used in building design.
Few people are lucky enough to see the Northern Lights which paint a breathtaking colour backdrop across the wilderness of the Arctic circle.
Djibril Cisse scored on his QPR debut but was unable to inspire his new club to victory at Villa Park. An own goal from Stephen Warnock doubled the advantage but Darren Bent and Charles N'Zogbia replied.
Norman Hughes rebuilt the car, which would have cost £2,919 when it was first around, at his workshop in Bristol after buying it in parts.
Marcus Foley, who forced victims had to fork out up to £300 to have their vehicles freed, was handed a 12-month suspended sentence at Coventry Crown Court.
First day of hearing into extradition of WikiLeaks founder to Sweden centres on issue of Swedish prosecutor's impartialityThe arrest warrant for Julian Assange should not stand and breaches "a matter of fundamental legal principle", the supreme court ha...
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The Rarámuri indigenous community in northern Mexico faces severe food and water shortages after the region's worst drought in more than 70 years
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We are impoverished when we discount the evidence of our own experience merely because it is not 'scientific'Does the experience of prayer provide evidence of the existence of God? The persistence of religious faith, of which prayer is the oxygen, sugge...
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Arizona's suppression of Mexican American studies fits a pattern of making history serve an exclusionary nationalist mythologyNot long after I arrived in the US, in 2003, some white Americans would challenge me over my opposition to the Iraq war, referr...
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In an attempt to break the world record for the most waterskiers behind a single boat, 154 are pulled by the same vessel for a full nautical mile
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French presidential hopeful François Hollande receives a flour-shower during a speech on housing in Paris
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The former Massachusetts governor has been given protection by some tall men in dark glasses. That is, like, so HollywoodThere's something different about Mitt Romney after his Florida victory, but I can't quite work out what it is. Any ideas? Could it ...
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The essential guide to the new season featuring club records, summer signings, latest odds and prospects for the forthcoming campaign.
Match of the Day pundit Alan Hansen has defended himself against some stinging criticism from Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson had condemned Hansen's assessment of his team.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is still hopeful of retaining young midfielder Paul Pogba. The 18-year-old was introduced for his Barclays Premier League debut against Stoke.
WikiLeaks founder's legal team goes before supreme court in London to fight deportation to SwedenWikileaks founder Julian Assange is to enter the final stage of his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sex crime allegati...
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Campaigners say at least three Tibetans, possibly many more, were shot dead in closed region in worst unrest since 2008Chinese officials have blamed separatist plots to attack police and public buildings for clashes that led to Tibetan deaths.Tibetan ex...
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After 40 years, the message of The Limits to Growth report is still not being heard. We need other ways to share a finite planetListen to the news today and you would think that economic growth was the only answer to all our problems. But 40 years ago T...
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The government says 'reforms' to funding are 'increasing' the number of schemes protecting homes. They are doing the oppositeExamining the goverment's claims over its funding of flood defences means diving into some pretty murky waters, but someone's go...
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Each day on the Newsdesk live blog, the Guardian's national news team will bring you the news as we break it, explain how we choose what we report and why – and ask you to get involved. Send us your ideas, evidence and experiences to help shape our cove...
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When I contacted a bus company after drivers called me 'babe', I wasn't being oversensitive, but saying that language mattersIn the past week I've been to the cinema twice (The Artist, and The Descendants – both fairly good), stocked up my fridge (meatb...
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Despite huge numbers of Burmese leaving the country in search of work the mood remains optimistic in Burma's administrative capital, Naypyidaw, ahead of pledged economic and democratic reforms
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Her Jay Leno appearance will be the first of many designed to get the country to fall back in love with the ObamasMichelle Obama can teach you how to Dougie. Which is not to say that she would – her schedule seems pretty full these days, including last ...
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WikiLeaks founder enters final stage of battle to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations• Click here to watch the proceedings live11.46am: Rose turns to the European council meeting in Tampere, Finland, in 1999 creating an area of fr...
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Our children, meanwhile, find their grandfather both a welcome ally — he’ll often take their side — and a salutary reminder of just how comfortable their own lives are.
Rene Campbell, a British national champion who currently weighs 13.5 stone, works out for two hours a day, five times a week.
Scientists from Madrid 'levitated' flies using a strong magnetic field to repel the water in their bodies - and after 22 days, the creatures were profoundly affected by the weightlessness.
The familiar side of Craig Bellamy should be on view for Liverpool away at Wolves on Tuesday night, the relentless forward who at 32 is arguably in the form of his life.
The NFL relishes associating their Super Bowl with celebrity and glamour, but the choice of Indianapolis as host for this year's game has struck a more authentic tone.
And so here we go again, another transfer window. But have you been out there? Bitter, it is. You don't want to crack that window open too much or you might just catch something. Which in QPR's case, of course, is about £10million worth of strikers.
Study suggests breaking off their own sexual organs during sex allows males to fertilise their mate despite being eaten aliveThere comes a time in a male spider's life when amorous behaviour leads to sexual intercouse and perhaps the ripping off of geni...
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Prince accused of wearing 'the uniform of the conquerer' as row over South Atlantic islands escalatesArgentina has stepped up its war of words with the UK, issuing an official statement criticising Prince William's planned tour of duty of the Falkland I...
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Romney cruises to double-digit win over Newt Gingrich and re-establishes himself as favourite to win Republican nominationRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the crucial Florida primary, crushing his main rival Newt Gingr...
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Chinese village on course to elect new leadership after people-power rebellion ousted land-grabbing officialsWukan residents have cast ballots that mark the start of grassroots rights being restored after violent confrontations during which the authori...
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Romney claims his down-and-dirty Florida victory toughens him to beat Obama. But voters are repelled by an ugly GOP contestThe biggest news event of the night was the Florida primary, but the only surprising bits of information to come across the medias...
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But thanks to some enterprising guests at the star-studded launch party, who managed to get their hands on items early, fans of the designer can already snap up their favourite pieces on eBay.
Last week, this column gave England the benefit of the doubt. Dubai, the team could argue, was an aberration; don’t judge us just yet. But Saturday in Abu Dhabi settled the matter: too many of them are clueless against top-class spin.
Al-Qusayr is full of snipers and has lost 66 people since the uprising began – but life is even harder in the bigger citiesThere was another funeral on Tuesday in Al-Qusayr. Azem, a 31-year-old fighter for the Free Syrian Army believed to have been shot...
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By joining the list of people to have been stripped of awards and knighthoods, the former RBS chief is in dubious companyFred Goodwin joins a select gang of disgraced figures who have been stripped of their knighthoods and awards by the honours forfeitu...
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Facebook is preparing to go public in the biggest tech IPO since Google. But what does that mean for its users – and its rivals?Any day now, perhaps as early as Wednesday, Facebook will announce it is going public. The firm is looking to raise $10bn sel...
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As US intelligence chiefs ratchet up the rhetoric against Iran and our ships patrol the Gulf, the danger of war increasesJudging by recent rhetoric, and implied threats, from Washington, predictably echoed in London, anyone would think they wanted any e...
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Prime minister Lucas Papademos calls crisis meeting to ask backers for further concessions after 'tough and honest' discussions in Brussels and FrankfurtGreek officials launched a vociferous behind the scenes attack on European Union and International ...
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Mitt Romney has spent $9m on advertising. Charlize Theron's Golden Globes outfit cost $8m. It will only get more difficult to differentiate between the Oscars and the Republican primaries as both reach panic stationsIt's always nice to keep abreast of w...
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Washington openly blames Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei for first time over Saudi ambassador plotThe head of US intelligence has warned that there is an increasing likelihood that Iran could carry out attacks in America or against US and allied tar...
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Likud alle urne: l'ala più conservatrice punta tutto sullo sfidante Moshe Feigling, difensore degli insediamenti nei Territori palestinesi
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Iran: violato accordo su gas, Ankara cita in giudizio Teheran
Perché la disoccupazione cresce in Italia. La riforma del lavoro e l'accordo europeo. Focus inoltre sulla situazione del debito pubblico in Portogallo. Forum con commercialisti e Governo: i controlli nelle S.rl. e nelle S.p.A...
di Daniela Mattalia A metà gennaio le due maggiori riviste scientifiche internazionali, Nature e Science, stavano per pubblicare uno studio in cui ricercatori dell’Università del Wisconsin e del Erasmus medical center di Rotterdam avevano manipolato gen...
To create the ‘Black Galaxy’ tomato, the breeders crossbred tomatoes with wild varieties. The dark colour comes from a pigment similar to one found in blueberries - and it gets darker in the sun.
Chelsea snatched a point at the death in Swansea after Neil Taylor deflected Jose Bosingwa's shot into his own net three minutes into added time.
Everton new boy Darron Gibson hit the only goal of the game to ensure Roberto Mancini's Merseyside misery goes on on the night his former club Manchester United drew level with City at the top of the table.
Fulham have signed Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak from Stuttgart on a six-month contract. Martin Jol has been after a striker throughout the January transfer window and has now secured the signing of the Russia international.
Leaders West Ham were humbled by lowly Ipswich in a game that underlined the unpredictable nature of the Championship.
