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Iran reports successful missile test
Ground-to-air naval test firing follows previous day's claim of nuclear fuel breakthroughIran has claimed to have successfully tested a new medium-range ground to air missile during naval exercises in...
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China's tomb raiders laying waste to thousands of years of history
Bulldozers and dynamite used to strip priceless artefacts from remote sites, with booty sold on to wealthy collectorsChina's extraordinary historical treasures are under threat from increasingly...
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Aum Shinrikyo cult fugitive turns himself in after 16 years
Police arrest Makoto Hirata, a member of the doomsday cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo subwayA member of the doomsday cult behind a deadly Tokyo subway gas attack and other...
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2012 in the arts: will it be a cultural triumph or a gloriously British...
While 2011 was all about cuts, the arts community puts its best foot forward in 2012 as the Olympics come to LondonThe arrival of the Olympics in London will mean that British culture is on show like...
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Siemens wants terms of £1.4bn Thameslink trains deal to stay secret
MPs have pushed ministers to reveal the difference between the Siemens offer and that of second-placed bidder BombardierGerman manufacturing group Siemens has urged the government to keep the financial...
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Star of David patches at ultra-Orthodox Jew demonstration causes outrage
Israeli Holocaust survivors and political leaders condemn protesters who also donned concentration camp uniformsIsraeli Holocaust survivors and political leaders have expressed outrage over a Jerusalem...
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Politics in 2012: what would Margaret do? Plan B, of course | Michael White
David Cameron will apply lessons from Thatcherite history while Ed Miliband looks to the squeezed middleEven more than 12 months ago, the fate of David Cameron's coalition in 2012 lies in the grip of...
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Surfers to be tested for drugs
Drug screening of professional surfers could wipe out sport's alternative image In the 1960s and 1970s, it was the counter culture's sport of choice. With the long hair and beach bum lifestyle came...
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Economics in 2012: no gain, just pain as austerity brings misery to all
With the eurozone on the brink of a new recession, this will be the year when millions of people bear the bruntThe fluctuations of the financial markets and the relentless round of make-or-break...
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Republican candidates ready for first showdown in Iowa caucuses
Mitt Romney polling at 24% ahead of Ron Paul and Rick Santorum – with Michele Bachmann praying for 'a miracle'The Republican presidential candidates have entered the final frenzy of campaigning before...
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After Iowa: what victory would mean for the Republican candidates
The first caucus could reinvigorate the party or unwittingly hand a gift to the DemocratsMitt Romney winsVictory would give him a chance of wrapping up the nominating process by the end of January. He...
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Sexism is the stock in trade of the tabloid press | Laurie Penny
Challenging sexism strikes at the core of the business model, and that is what feminists must be brave enough to doSince her pre-pubescence, Charlotte Church has been hounded by the tabloids. Her...
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Iowa GOP caucus 2012: crunch time for riven Republican candidates
Polls show Romney ahead going into Iowa caucuses but party remains worried about ability to defeat Obama in NovemberIt has been the most chaotic and indecisive race in recent US political history, with...
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Libyan militia captures Gaddafi loyalists over 'bomb plot'
Nine men had been planning to blow up Tripoli power grid on New Year's Eve, militia chief saysA Libyan militia has captured nine Gaddafi loyalists who had been plotting to blow up Tripoli's power grid...
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Church of England claims metal thefts reach record high
Church of England insurer reveals that Chelmsford, Essex diocese was worst hitLast year was the worst on record for metal thefts from churches, according to insurance figures. More than 2,500 claims...
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Parts of stricken Mars probe Phobos-Grunt may strike Earth
Russian space agency Roscosmos says 200kg fragments may survive re-entry but expects toxic fuel to vaporiseA Russian spacecraft that became stranded in orbit on the way to Mars last year is expected to...
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Argentinian governor shot dead
Wife of Carlos Soria being questioned by police after Rio Negro governor found in bedroom with gunshots to the headThe governor of a western Argentinian province has died from gunshots to the head. His...
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The corrections and clarifications column editor on… top low points of 2011 |...
A whole bunch of people got to have their old jobs back, courtesy of Guardian stories, no questions askedRemorse, it need hardly be said, is no stranger to the corrections column, from which this...
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Competition: predict the Iowa GOP caucus 2012 outcome
Can you outsmart the pundits and polls? Predict the correct finishing order in the Iowa GOP caucuses and win prizesThe polls have been sampled and the pundits have spoken: but who will win the GOP's...
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