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Pound in big fall against euro

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 13:18
The pound weakens further against the euro, seeing its biggest one-day falls in almost three years, on continuing signs the eurozone economy is improving.
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'Unsafe' Brazil nightclubs closed

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:58
More than 150 nightclubs, restaurants and bars in Brazil are declared unsafe and closed by authorities, following a fire that killed 236 people.
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Google settles French news dispute

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:36
Google agrees to set up a fund to help French media to solve a row with news sites that demanded payment for the search giant to display their links.
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Nations Cup semis tickets unsold

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:18
Africa Cup of Nations organisers say 43,000 tickets remain unsold for the two semi-finals, in Durban and Nelspruit.
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VIDEO: Clashes at Morsi's Cairo palace

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 11:46
Egyptian protesters have clashed with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo, after a week of violence in which more than 60 people were killed.
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'Mineral oils' bird death cause

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 11:32
The substance found on hundreds of seabirds washed up on the south coast is a "mixture of refined mineral oils", the Environment Agency says.
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Bomber hits US embassy in Ankara

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 11:31
A suicide bomber attacks an entrance of the US embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, killing a security guard, officials say.
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VIDEO: Timbuktu manuscripts 'not destroyed'

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 11:20
Researchers believe that most of the Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts had been moved to safe locations and have not been destroyed, as was feared.
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Coldplay's Clocks is 'greatest hit'

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 11:19
Male artists dominate a listeners' poll to find BBC Radio 6 Music's top 100 tracks of the past 10 years, with Coldplay's Clocks at number one.
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Ferguson denies charge from FA

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 11:09
Sir Alex Ferguson denies an FA charge over comments he made about an official after a game at Tottenham.
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Nigeria raids 'kill' militants

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:46
Nigeria's military says it has killed 17 insurgents in helicopter-backed raids on two training camps belonging to the Boko Haram Islamist group.
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Detective jailed for NoW leak offer

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:23
A Metropolitan Police detective who tried to sell information on the phone-hacking probe to the News of the World is sentenced to 15 months in prison.
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New Orleans and the 'Super Gras'

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:21
Photographer Stephen McLaren's explores New Orleans
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Sony gives up on MiniDisc systems

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:19
Sony is to stop making MiniDisc hi-fi stereo systems, the last of the playback devices it made for the format which it invented.
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VIDEO: Japanese pop star's teary apology

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:12
A Japanese pop star has shaved her head and offered a filmed apology after breaking her management firm's rules by spending a night with her boyfriend.
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Sperm donors can seek access to kids

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:12
Men who donate sperm can apply to seek a role in the lives of their biological children, the High Court has ruled.
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The grown-ups with teddy bears

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:11
Why some adults find it tough to wave goodbye to teddy
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VIDEO: Following Algeria's team on a scooter

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:05
Algeria are out of the Africa Cup of Nations to the disappointment of Abdulkader Belqadi, a die-hard fan who bought a scooter to follow Les Fennecs (Desert Foxes) around South Africa.
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VIDEO: Inside the In Amenas gas complex

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 09:58
The BBC's Richard Galpin has been given access to the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria, where only a few weeks ago 48 foreign workers were taken hostage and killed by Islamic militants.
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Retrial for Sweden 'serial killer'

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 09:49
A man once labelled Sweden's worst serial killer, Sture Bergwall, secures retrials for three murders after withdrawing confessions made in the 1990s.
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