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Police investigate alleged race hate crime in Rochdale
White victims claim they were set upon by Asian men in second alleged hate crime under investigation in Greater ManchesterPolice in Greater Manchester say they are investigating a second suspected hate...
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Rio+20 shows little sign of living up to original Earth summit
As Brazil prepares for the Rio+20 conference, there is little on the agenda to suggest any substantive action will be takenIt is easy to be cynical. Back in 1992, more than 100 world leaders, including...
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1961: British Nylon Fair fashion show at the Royal Albert Hall - video
The Royal Albert Hall opens its doors to guests arriving for the British Nylon Fair, where the very latest fashion trends are on show - video by British Pathé
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Eurozone 'owes pharmaceutical companies €12bn for medicines'
Spain responsible for €6bn of unpaid bills over 30 days old, says industry executive, while medical device makers are said to be owed a further €4bnPharmaceuticals companies are owed €12bn (£10bn) for...
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Russia's posthumous trial of lawyer shows corruption is still rife | Ruth...
For the first time in history Russia is considering taking a dead man, Sergei Magnitsky, to court in a bid to intimidate his familyThis week it was announced that the Russian authorities are planning...
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US House passes bill banning insider trading by Congress
House passes weaker version of Senate bill to bar Congress from using information they obtain on the job to profit from tradesThe US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to curb...
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Syria: live from the frontline in Homs
• Martin Chulov describes intense fighting near Homs• UN offers to join the Arab League monitoring mission• More killed on the sixth day of the assault on Homs• Read the latest summary 5.00pm: Here's a...
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Young British students dodging debt by going Dutch at Maastricht University
Lower fees help to fuel rise in UK applications to institution where most undergraduate classes are taught in EnglishWhen she alights from the Eurostar at St Pancras – not very often these days – Dani...
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Sierra Leone drafts a development plan for the next 50 years
Conference in Freetown recommends focusing on the long-term benefits of health, education and infrastructure rather than on increasing foreign investment in miningFifty years ago when Sierra Leone...
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Christian preacher told gay men they would burn in hell, court hears
Michael Overd accused of using threatening language towards two gay men when he saw them holding hands in streetA Christian street preacher told two gay men they were "sinners" who would "burn in hell"...
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Terror group members who planned to bomb London Stock Exchange jailed
Nine members of al-Qaida-inspired terror group planned to bomb the London exchange and set up a terrorist camp in PakistanNine members of an al-Qaida-inspired terror group that plotted to bomb the...
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America's pro-choice majority | Amy Goodman
The US doesn't need a new 'culture war' that will only benefit Republicans like Rick Santorum. Most Americans are pro-choiceThe leadership of the Catholic Church has launched what amounts to a holy war...
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Eurozone crisis live: Greek bailout deal reached, but euro finance ministers...
• READ THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT• €3bn savings agreed at marathon talks• Euro finance ministers sceptical• Angry unions call two-day strike• Greek finance minister heads to Brussels with 'hope'• Mr Monti...
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Bahrain's F1 GP at risk after attack on Briton and politicians' pleas
• Fifty-one-year-old has two fingers severed by sword• MP and seven peers call for race to be cancelled againBernie Ecclestone's hopes of staging the Bahrain Grand Prix on 22 April are looking...
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FBI releases files on Steve Jobs: he was 'a deceptive individual'
Documents depict the Apple founder as a complex person of both 'integrity' and 'suspect' moral characterThe FBI has released its files on Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and icon of the business world,...
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Tokyo zoo rehearses rhino escape - video
More than 100 staff, police and paramedics rehearse the potential escape of a dangerous animal at the Ueno zoo in Japan
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Syria uprising is now a battle to the death
Rockets rain down on towns that residents can neither defend nor leave, as Bashar al-Assad's forces besiege Free Syria ArmyIn the heartland of the uprising against Bashar al-Assad a grinding war of...
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UK and Jordan agree to make deal on Abu Qatada case
David Cameron and King Abdullah want 'effective solution' after deportation of radical Islamist cleric blocked by European courtDavid Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan have agreed on the importance...
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Kabul digs deep to restore palaces and pride
Public asked to donate to renovate historic buildings badly damaged during decades of conflict in AfghanistanFew buildings in Kabul are as iconic, or tragic, as Darulaman Palace in the south-west of...
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Syria violence spreads as blasts hit Aleppo
Further 175 hurt in security compound blasts but opposition blames attacks on security forces aiming to disrupt protestsViolence spread to Syria's largest city, Aleppo, on Friday with two blasts...
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