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Aubergine battle

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 0:00
related countries: India

Unease as India ponders approval of GM crops
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Blackwater 'could lose Iraq role'

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 0:03
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Blackwater

Blackwater could lose its license to operate in Iraq, so the US must find other ways to protect its diplomats, a US report says.
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Thirty years on

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 0:59
related countries: China

The effect of Deng Xiaoping's reforms on modern China
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Texting indicative of teenagers' wellbeing, UK doctors say

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 2:07
related countries: United Kingdom

Doctors at some of the UK's busiest music festivals say a young patient's ability to use a mobile may be a good test of how ill they are.
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Doctors explain face transplant

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 5:12
related countries: United States
related places: Ohio, Cleveland

Surgeons give details of the first almost-total face transplant performed in a 22-hour operation in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Probe into top Mumbai policemen

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 5:22
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

India's Maharashtra state investigates two senior policemen over failures to prevent the Mumbai attacks.
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Chinese president praises reform

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 6:12
related countries: China

Chinese President Hu Jintao praises the achievements made by his country during the reforms of the last 30 years.
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BA and Qantas scrap merger talks

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 7:48
related countries: United Kingdom

British Airways and Qantas end their talks after failing to reach an agreement on key parts of a potential merger.
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Growing pains

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 9:17
related countries: Canada

Population boom stretches Canada's oil sands city
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Live text - Man Utd v Gamba Osaka

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 10:05
related countries: Japan

Four goals in five minutes see United storm into a 5-2 lead in the Club World Cup semi-final clash against Gamba Osaka.
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Iraqi ministry officials arrested

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 10:08
related countries: Iraq

Twenty-three Iraqi interior and defence officials are arrested, suspected of being members of a banned Baathist party.
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UK 'state aid' talks for Jaguar

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 10:17
related countries: India, United Kingdom

The UK government confirms it has held talks with Jaguar Land Rover, owned by India's Tata, over possible state aid.
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New rocket fire on south Israel

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 10:35
related countries: Israel, Gaza Strip

Violence flares between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, a day before a six-month truce is due to expire.
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Pakistan denies militant arrested

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 10:38
related countries: Pakistan

A top Pakistani diplomat says that the leader of a prominent Pakistan-based militant group is not in the country.
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Argentina takes over airline

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 10:52
related countries: Argentina, Spain

Argentina is renationalising the Spanish-owned airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, after talks between the owner and government failed.
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Nasa set to launch 'CO2 hunter'

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 11:12
related countries: United States

The US space agency is planning to launch a satellite that can map where all the carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere.
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India inflation at nine-month low

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 11:31
related countries: India

Inflation in India falls sharply, mainly due to declining fuel prices, official figures show.
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No need to wear a hat, and no problem eating late - medical myths debunked

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 11:35
related countries: United States

That you can cure a hangover, lose most body heat through the head and will put on weight if eating late at night are among six myths rubbished by US researchers.
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Zimbabwe cholera outbreak widens

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 11:45
related countries: Zimbabwe

The UN says Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic has spread further, as the ruling party gathers for its conference.
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Britons in fight for Cyprus home

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 11:50
related countries: Turkey, United Kingdom, Cyprus

An adviser to the EU's top court says a ruling against the British owners of a villa in Turkish-held northern Cyprus should be recognised.
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India pull out of Pakistan tour

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 11:50
related countries: Pakistan, India
related places: Mumbai

The Indian government calls off next year's tour in the wake of last month's attacks in Mumbai.
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Zuma sues South Africa cartoonist

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 11:59
related countries: South Africa

South Africa's ruling party leader Jacob Zuma takes legal action over a cartoon showing him raping the "justice system".
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Five-goal Man Utd ease into final

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 12:33
related countries: Japan

Manchester United reach the Fifa Club World Cup final with a 5-3 victory over Japan's Gamba Osaka in Yokohama.
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Widows' Village

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 12:39
related countries: Central African Republic

Crisis in Central African Republic as bandits kill men
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Chinese ships will fight pirates

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 12:43
related countries: Somalia, China

China announces it is preparing to send naval ships to fight rampant Somali piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
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Living with loss

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 12:48
related countries: Sri Lanka

War widows - the 'neglected victims' of Sri Lanka
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Japan ends five-year Iraq mission

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 12:53
related countries: Iraq, Japan

Japanese PM Taro Aso hails the success of his country's five-year mission in Iraq, as the last planes leave the region.
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Mumbai spurs India media revamp

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 14:00
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

Leading Indian broadcasters produce a set of rules on how to cover live events after last month's attacks in Mumbai.
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UN backs action on Uganda rebels

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 14:15
related countries: Uganda

The UN envoy trying to end Uganda's conflict tells the BBC he backs the recent offensive against the LRA rebels.
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Joining forces

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 14:24
related countries: China

China becomes part of growing flotilla aimed at pirates
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New clashes break out in Greece

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 14:25
related countries: Greece

Clashes break out between protesters and police in Greece, in continuing unrest over the killing of a teenager.
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Rwanda genocide mastermind jailed

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 15:03
related countries: Rwanda

Ex-senior defence official Theoneste Bagosora is convicted of instigating Rwanda's 1994 genocide and jailed for life.
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South Philippines blasts kill two

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 15:40
related countries: Philippines
related places: Iligan

Two people are killed and dozens hurt in twin blasts in shops packed with Christmas shoppers in Iligan, the southern Philippines.
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No 'disorderly' US car collapse

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 15:57
related countries: United States
related places: Chrysler, Friday

President Bush will not allow a "disorderly collapse" of the stricken US car industry, a White House spokeswoman says.
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Iraqi shoe-thrower 'apologises'

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 16:02
related countries: Iraq, United States

The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at US President George W Bush apologises to the Iraqi prime minister, a spokesman says.
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Israeli police riot drill leaves dozens injured

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 16:48
related countries: Israel

About 50 Israeli police officers are hurt in a riot control exercise which simulated clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians.
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Gaza groups will not renew truce

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 17:29
related countries: Israel

Palestinian factions in Gaza say a six-month ceasefire with Israel is unlikely to be renewed after it expires on Friday.
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Italy migrants' state 'appalling'

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 17:47
related countries: Italy

Many African migrant workers in southern Italy live in squalid buildings with no running water, the medical charity MSF says.
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Thai PM rules out cabinet deals

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 17:50
related countries: Thailand

New Thai leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says the quality of his cabinet will not be compromised by bargaining with coalition partners.
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Rally demands Afghan supplies end

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 18:10
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, United States
related places: Peshawar, Nato

Thousands in the Pakistani city of Peshawar demand an end to US air strikes and to supplies to Nato and the US in Afghanistan.
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Obama names new SEC boss

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 18:46
related countries: United States

Barack Obama chooses Mary Schapiro to crack down on "greed and scheming" as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Live text - Uefa Cup

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 18:57
related countries: Russia

Tottenham draw with Spartak Moscow but Man City lose at Racing Santander in the Uefa Cup.
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Italian dairy boss gets 10 years

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 19:49
related countries: Italy

The founder of Italian food group Parmalat, Calisto Tanzi, is jailed for 10 years for fraud relating to its collapse in 2003.
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Clinton reveals foundation donors

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 19:59
related countries: United States

Former US President Bill Clinton publishes a list of the donors to his charitable foundation.
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Cuba seeks prisoner deal with US

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 20:47
related countries: Cuba, United States

Cuban President Raul Castro says he could release political prisoners as a "gesture", if the US frees five jailed Cubans.
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Battling Spurs go through with draw

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 21:38
related countries: Russia

Tottenham reach the last 32 of the Uefa Cup after coming back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Spartak Moscow.
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Guantanamo closure plan ordered

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 22:02
related countries: United States

US defence chief Robert Gates has ordered plans to be drafted for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon says.
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Iraqi arrests

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 22:17
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Baghdad swirls with rumours about detained officials
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France 'set for 2009 recession'

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 23:03
related countries: France

The French national statistics agency predicts that the country will officially enter recession in the early months of 2009.
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Traditional perfumes too dull? Give something meatier this Christmas

Thursday 18th of December 2008, 23:48
related countries: United States
related places: Christmas

American fast food chain Burger King is marketing a men's fragrance with the scent of meat.
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