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United StatesUS and European markets rise after the Federal Reserve cuts the interest rate at which it lends money to banks.
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EgyptAn Egyptian boat carrying hundreds of wedding guests sinks, but police say they think all are safe.
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United StatesHurricane Dean intensifies to a category four "major" storm, as it claims its first victim on the island of St Lucia.
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PeruPeru's president calls for calm amid reports of looting and shortages after Wednesday's deadly earthquake.
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ZimbabweSouthern African leaders put no public pressure on President Mugabe to solve Zimbabwe's problems.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAt least 15 people die in a suicide attack on a US security firm in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province.
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North KoreaNorth Korea asks for a much anticipated summit with the South to be postponed because of severe flooding.
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ColombiaJeremy McDermott says the civil war, which has been mostly confined to the countryside, is moving to the cities.
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AlbaniaKieran Cook reports on some strange encounters on some of Albania's rubbish tips.
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Turkey, 
CyprusTwo men who tried to hijack a Turkish plane surrender after all passengers and crew escaped unharmed.
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France, United StatesFrance's Nicolas Sarkozy reveals he was the guest of two wealthy families on his holiday in the US.
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ArgentinaWales hang on for a morale-boosting win over Argentina to get their World Cup preparations back on track.
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PeruRescuers pull 127 bodies from a church destroyed by Peru's quake, amid reports of looting and fighting for food.
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EthiopiaAt least 31 members of the Ethiopian opposition charged with post-election violence in 2005 are pardoned.
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France, 
United KingdomEngland's dismal away form continues as they lose in Marseille in their final warm-up game before the World Cup.
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Afghanistan, France, 
GermanyA German aid worker is seized at gunpoint from a restaurant in Kabul, the first foreigner abducted in two years.
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United Kingdom, 
ChinaLondon toy store Hamleys withdraws two child jewellery products found to contain dangerous levels of lead.
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