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Boeing in $3bn air force contract

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 0:38
related countries: United States

Boeing receives a US Air Force contract for 15 C-17 military cargo aircraft, worth nearly $3bn (£2bn).
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Censored

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 1:09
related countries: Germany

Reprints of Nazi-era press stir German controversy
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US firm 'knew nuts were tainted'

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 1:41
related countries: United States

US officials say a nut supplier accused of causing a salmonella poisoning outbreak sold batches of nuts it knew were tainted.
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US senators 'agree' economy bill

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 3:22
related countries: United States

Senate Democrats say they have enough Republican backing to pass the US economic stimulus plan, but only in reduced form.
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Seven police killed in Pakistan

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 5:44
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Mianwali

Seven police officers are killed in an attack by unknown assailants on a checkpoint in Mianwali in Punjab province.
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Malaysian twins spared death row

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 7:38
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysian identical twins escape hanging for drug trafficking as a court fails to decide which brother was the criminal.
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US character actor Whitmore dies

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 7:56
related countries: United States
related places: Whitmore, Oscar

James Whitmore, a veteran character actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his portrait as President Harry Truman, dies aged 87.
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Election moves

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 9:25
related countries: Israel

Israel's Likud says peace is not the preserve of the left
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Italy agrees to boost Afghan force

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 9:40
related countries: Afghanistan, Italy

Italy is to increase its contribution to Nato forces in Afghanistan by 800 to 2,800 troops this year, the BBC learns.
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Israel strikes at Gazan tunnels

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 12:10
related countries: Israel

The Israeli military fired missiles at four smuggling tunnels and a weapons depot in Gaza late on Friday, it said
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No outcry over Russian killings

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 12:42
related countries: Russia

In Moscow, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reflects on the recent murders of a lawyer and a journalist and questions why little appears to have been done to find those responsible.
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Great escape

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 12:54
related countries: Japan, Hong Kong

Wartime trek to freedom through southern China
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Live text - Six Nations

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 13:29
related countries: Ireland, Italy, France

Ireland take on France in Dublin after England labour to a 36-11 victory against Italy.
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Live text - West Indies v England

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 14:36
related countries: United Kingdom

England are dismissed for 51 as the West Indies clinch an innings and 23-run victory in Jamiaca
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Rocky ride

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 14:57
related countries: Bolivia

The challenges ahead for Evo Morales and Bolivia
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US seeks to rework foreign ties

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 15:07
related countries: United States
related places: Munich

The US seeks a new tone in its foreign policy and wants to "reset" ties with Moscow, Vice-President Joe Biden says.
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Germany warns Iran over sanctions

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 15:39
related countries: Iran, Germany

Germany warns Iran it would back tougher sanctions if efforts to stop Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons break down.
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Police 'kill many' in Madagascar

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 16:39
related countries: Madagascar

Police open fire on an opposition protest in the capital of Madagascar, killing at least 23 people, reports say.
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Italian right-to-die row deepens

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 18:29
related countries: Italy

A political row develops in Italy over the right of a woman, in a coma for 17 years, to die, despite a ruling in her favour.
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Somali leader arrives in capital

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 18:37
related countries: Somalia
related places: Mogadishu

Somalia's new president arrives in the capital Mogadishu, his first trip there since being elected a week ago by MPs.
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Forgotten Bugatti sells for 3.4m euros

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 19:34
related countries: France
related places: Paris

A Bugatti car, which gathered dust in a Tyneside garage for 47 years, sells for 3.4m euros (£3m) at an auction in Paris.
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England crash to innings defeat

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 19:45
related countries: Jamaica, United Kingdom

West Indies bowl out England for 51 to win the first Test by an innings and 23 runs on day four in Jamaica.
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New Bolivia constitution in force

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 20:26
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivia's President Evo Morales enacts a new constitution that aims to empower the country's indigenous majority.
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Australian bush fires turn deadly

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 20:55
related countries: Australia

At least 25 people are killed in wildfires in southern Australia, the deadliest to hit the country for decades.
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US fishermen trapped on ice slab

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 21:53
related countries: United States

A rescue operation saves at least 125 people trapped after a huge slab of ice broke away from the shore of Lake Erie.
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Obama defends economic stimulus

Saturday 7th of February 2009, 22:23
related countries: United States
related places: Congress

The US president defends his economic stimulus plan as "absolutely necessary", and urges Congress to approve it quickly.
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