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Oil price soars as US woes mount
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 2:44related countries:
United StatesThe price of crude oil climbs a record $10 in one day's trading, as the US is hit by tumbling shares and high jobless figures.
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Cuba to provide free sex-change
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 5:17related countries:
CubaCuban President Raoul Castro allows state-funded sex-change surgery in a country renowned for sexual conservatism.
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US attacks UK plane tax plan
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 5:53related countries:
United Kingdom, United Statesrelated places: London
The US embassy in London has criticised a government plan to tax airlines on each plane rather than each passenger.
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China begins draining quake lake
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 6:54related countries:
ChinaChinese troops begin to drain a dangerously swollen "quake lake" formed after the Sichuan earthquake.
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Euro 2008 prepares for kick-off
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 8:58related countries:
Austria, 
SwitzerlandCo-hosts Switzerland and Austria gear up for the start of the European Championship.
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Japan and N Korea re-open talks
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 9:00related countries:
North Korea, 
JapanJapan and North Korea open talks in Beijing in a fresh push to resolve bilateral disputes after a gap of nine months.
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Georgia opposition protest fails
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 9:53related countries:
GeorgiaOpposition protesters in Georgia fail to stop the newly-elected parliament from holding its inaugural session.
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Musharraf says he will not resign
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 10:31related countries:
PakistanPakistani President Pervez Musharraf denies rumours he will resign and go into exile amid pressure to step down.
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Colombia gets tough with kidnappers
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 10:44related countries:
ColombiaFrank Gardner says Colombia has stepped up efforts to shed its reputation as 'kidnap capital of the world'.
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Traders' vibrant street symphony
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 10:46related countries:
BrazilThe cries of street traders may be disappearing in Europe but in Fortaleza, Brazil they are a pulsating part of street life.
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Rugby Union: New Zealand trounce Ireland
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 11:10related countries:
Ireland, 
New Zealandrelated places: Wellington
Ireland's brave effort is not enough as New Zealand win by 10 points in Saturday's Test in Wellington.
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Oil hike sparks 'serious concern'
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 11:32related countries:
Japan, United StatesThe US and Asia's four largest economies say record oil prices are a big burden to economies, as G8 energy ministers meet.
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Lost divers found alive
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 12:29related countries:
Indonesiarelated places: Bali
Five European divers missing for two days in Indonesian waters have been found alive and taken to safety.
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Aid groups pull back in Zimbabwe
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 14:03related countries:
ZimbabweSave the Children and other aid agencies pull staff out of rural Zimbabwe after a government freeze on field operations.
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Sarkozy presses Lebanon on peace
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 14:03related countries:
France, 
Lebanonrelated places: Beirut
French President Nicolas Sarkozy urges leaders in Lebanon to fully implement their recent peace deal, on a visit to Beirut.
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Ivanovic seals French Open title
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 14:48related countries:
FranceAna Ivanovic beats Dinara Safina to win her first Grand Slam title at the French Open.
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Family joy as lost divers found
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 15:08related countries:
Indonesia, United KingdomThe families of three British divers missing in Indonesia for two days speak of their delight that they have been found safe.
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Clinton to bow out of campaign
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 15:11related countries:
United StatesHillary Clinton prepares to end her bid to become US president with what is set to be an emotional thank-you to supporters.
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US TV sports host Jim McKay dies
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 16:20related countries:
United StatesJim McKay, the TV veteran who broke the news of the tragedy at the Munich Olympics, dies at the age of 86.
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Record rainfall swamps Hong Kong
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 17:17related countries:
Hong KongThe heaviest rain since records began swamps Hong Kong, causing landslides which claim two lives.
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Court 'lifts Zimbabwe rally ban'
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 17:28related countries:
ZimbabweZimbabwe's High Court overturns a ban on opposition campaign rallies, according to an opposition spokesman.
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Switzerland 0-1 Czech Republic
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 18:09related countries:
Switzerland, 
Czech RepublicSubstitute Vaclav Sverkos gives the Czech Republic a winning start to Euro 2008 with a second-half strike to break Switzerland's resistance.
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Portugal 2-0 Turkey
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 20:45related countries:
Turkey, Switzerland, Czech RepublicPortugal's Euro 2008 campaign opens in impressive fashion with victory over Turkey in Geneva.
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Somali BBC reporter shot dead
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 21:26related countries:
SomaliaNasteh Dahir, a freelance contributor to the BBC, is the latest journalist to be killed in Somalia
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UN looks to DR Congo withdrawal
Saturday 7th of June 2008, 23:13related countries:
Democratic Republic of the Congorelated places: Kinshasa
The UN Security Council raises the prospect of pulling peacekeepers out of DR Congo after talks in Kinshasa.
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