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July 16, 2011
Dozens of Syrian opposition figures are meeting in the Turkish city of Istanbul, aiming to create a unified opposition to President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
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July 16, 2011
The UK is to give £52m in emergency aid to help millions of drought victims in the Horn of Africa.
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July 16, 2011
A strike over pay at British Sugar factories in the east of England could severely disrupt the sugar refining process.
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July 16, 2011
In this week’s Your Money, Declan Curry asks what happens next for the people who are looked after by the care home company Southern Cross.
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July 16, 2011
Kuwait may have not been affected by mass protests like its neighbour Bahrain, but some of its residents have taken to the streets in recent months to call for better rights.Since the mid-1980s, ...
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July 16, 2011
Archaeological digs have found many treasures over the years that have enhanced our knowledge about the past.But there are concerns that funding cuts mean that the discipline will be more ...
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July 16, 2011
Using pay-as-you-go options for mobile phones is the choice for more than half of mobile users, but many on the most basic tariffs are seeing their call charges go up by 25%.Susannah Streeter ...
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July 16, 2011
Around 60 inmates have escaped from a prison in the northern Mexican town of Nuevo Laredo.The mass break-out followed a riot, in which seven prisoners were killed.  A ...
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July 16, 2011
News International has placed adverts in a series of British newspapers to apologise for the phone-hacking scandal.The advert which is signed by Rupert Murdoch, says that the company is ...
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July 16, 2011
The BBC has learned that the government is considering making more cuts in the size of the Army, to enable a "substantial increase" in reserve forces such as the TA.An independent review of ...
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July 16, 2011
For decades generations of Chinese immigrants have called San Francisco’s Chinatown home. Thousands of new immigrants still arrive each year, hoping to find a better life in America.The ...
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July 15, 2011
Los Angeles is preparing for Car-mageddon. People are staying at home, buying up supplies and hunkering down for the weekend. And all because one stretch of one of the city’s motorways - the 405 ...
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July 15, 2011
The United States has recognised the Libyan opposition as the country’s "legitimate governing authority".The move means billions of dollars of Libyan assets frozen in US banks could be released to ...
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July 15, 2011
Eight out of 90 European banks have failed stress tests designed to ensure they can withstand another financial crisis.The European Banking Authority said another 16 banks were in the danger ...
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July 15, 2011
Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of News Corporation, has met the family of Milly Dowler.The murdered schoolgirl’s mobile phone was allegedly hacked by the News of the World during the search ...
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July 15, 2011
More than $24m (£15m) has been raised by an appeal to help the victims of the worst drought in East Africa in six decades.The Disasters Emergency Committee said it is still not enough to help the ...
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July 15, 2011
Rupert Murdoch emerged from a private meeting with the Dowler family at a London hotel and, amid shouts from protesters, he was heard to say he had apologised.The Dowler’s daughter Milly, who was ...
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July 15, 2011
The deaths of three patients at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport are being investigated after a batch of contaminated saline was found.Staff alerted police on Tuesday after finding vials of ...
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July 15, 2011
Veteran crossword puzzle creator Maura Jacobson has worked for New York magazine for decades and has legions of devoted fans.Her love for the puzzles began as a young girl, following her father’s ...
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July 15, 2011
US President Barack Obama has laid out a fiscal policy "vision" to reduce the US budget deficit while upholding America’s social safety net.He offered a package of tax increases and spending cuts ...
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