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Briton wanted on cocaine trafficking charges arrested in Portugal
Lee Dryden, wanted on smuggling charges from 2007, held by narcotics detectives after raid netting 170kg of drugsA British man wanted in connection with a failed plot to import more than £200m of...
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GM profits slip 41% as European struggles take their toll
America's largest car firm made $1.5bn in the second quarter of 2012, with European division reporting operating loss of $361mGeneral Motors' profits fell 41% in the second quarter as troubles in...
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Fela Kuti fearlessly proved the human spirit is stronger than any government...
Kuti may have died 15 years ago today, but his fight against corruption and colonialism is still an inspiration for NigeriansToday makes it 15 years since the death of one of the greatest men ever to...
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Syria conflict: a year of deaths mapped
The war in Syria continues to claim lives, over a year since the conflict started. This map shows the number of people who died each daySimon Rogers
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William Burroughs' Turkish publishers' obscenity trial postponed
Further 'obscene' books will be added to the charges, but Sel Publishing House claims it won't be intimidated by the delayThe Turkish publisher facing obscenity charges for releasing a translation of a...
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Welcome to the Polympics? The games politicians might play well at
The world's leaders are in London to see the Games and thrash out a spot of diplomacy. But what if they were coming to compete? Who would win at what? Patrick Barkham investigatesWorld leaders seem to...
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Spain arrests three suspected of plotting terror attack
Explosives found during arrests of men believed to have connections with group behind Mumbai attack, say authoritiesSpanish police have arrested three suspected violent Islamists who had enough...
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Ye Shiwen's extraordinary Olympic swim: a statistical analysis
Ye Shiwen swam the last 50m of her 400m individual medley final quicker than the winner of the men's race. How 'unbelievable' is this in statistical terms?• Get the data• More London 2012 Olympics data...
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ECB 'willing to buy bonds of weaker EU nations' says Draghi
Mario Draghi seeks to reassure over future of euro, but financial markets left disappointedMario Draghi pledged that the European Central Bank would buy up the bonds of the weaker members of the...
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European arts cuts: Dutch dance loses out as Netherlands slashes funding
Internationaal Danstheater says the government has made cuts too quickly, leaving organisations without alternative supportThe Internationaal Danstheater had been bracing itself for bad news. In the...
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez criticises west over Syria – video
Hugo Chávez, the president of Venezuela, accuses European governments of supporting terrorists and supplying Syrian rebels with money and weapons
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Unexploded bombs found at site of Pune blasts
Senior official says two more bombs found near where four explosions occurred in Indian cityA senior Indian official says investigators have found two unexploded bombs in the same area where a series...
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Afghan forces foil Kabul attack
Intelligence agents raid compound east of capital leaving seven dead after discovering militants were massing weaponsAfghan forces killed seven insurgents who were planning to attack Kabul in an early...
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Syrian troops accused of 'massacres' near Damascus
Scores of bodies are found in two suburbs of capital amid fears of all-out assault on AleppoMatthew WeaverBrian Whitaker
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Boa constrictor left in box outside RSPCA centre
Staff got a shock when they opened a polystyrene box left outside their front gate and found the 6ft snakeA 6ft (1.8m) boa constrictor has been found abandoned at an RSPCA animal centre. Staff got a...
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US economy added 163,000 jobs in July as Obama handed major election boost
Nonfarm payroll figures are the highest in five months but were not enough to bring down 8.3% unemployment rateThe US added 163,000 new jobs in July, ahead of economists' expectations and offering some...
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Olympic tourist caught up in cycling protest arrests
Aedewan Adnan, who cycled 9,320 miles to Games for charity and to support Malaysian team, held over Critical Mass eventA man who cycled 9,320 miles from India to join Olympic celebrations in London was...
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Hollywood stars give Greek tourist industry A-list endorsement
Brad Pitt and Angela Jolie among the stars returning to Greece as stricken economy gets boost from surge of bookingsWith a little bit of help from Hollywood stars and – yes – German politicians, Greece...
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Photojournalists captured by Islamist militants in Syria feared beheading
John Cantlie and Jeroen Oerlemans faced constant death threats and were shot while trying to escapeA British photojournalist has spoken for the first time about his capture and wounding by Islamist...
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Drone to probe Sellafield silos
'Hexacopter' being developed to map the inside of radioactive silos as part of the decommissioning and cleaning processA small drone is being developed for use at some of the oldest radioactive silos...
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