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Cast off

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 0:35
related countries: Thailand

How Thai officials left migrants to drift to their death
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'Body double' helps stroke victims

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 1:58
related countries: Netherlands

A virtual "body double" system has been developed by Dutch researchers to help people regain movement after a stroke.
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Bush signs Peru free trade pact

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 4:02
related countries: Peru, United States
related places: Amazon

The US president signs off a free trade pact with Peru despite ecologists' concern at possible agricultural development in the Amazon rain forest.
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Crunch 'cost Arabs $2.5 trillion'

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 4:42
related countries: Kuwait

The global economic crisis has cost Arab countries $2,500bn in the last four months alone, according to Kuwait's foreign minister.
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Clarke to miss rest of SA series

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 7:34
related countries: South Africa, Australia

Australia batsman Michael Clarke will miss the rest of the one-day series with South Africa to rest his injured thumb.
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Florida fund manager 'missing'

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 9:05
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

An American fund manager responsible for millions of dollars of investors' money is reported missing by his wife in Florida.
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DR Congo rebel faction ends fight

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 9:08
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
related places: Some

A dissident faction of the main Tutsi rebel group in DR Congo lays down its weapons.
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Sick and uninsured in the US

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 12:05
related countries: United States

Having experienced the US health system first-hand, Justin Webb begins to think about the 15% of Americans who must endure the added burden of being uninsured.
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Federer cruises to Kooyong title

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 12:23
related countries: Switzerland, Aruba

Roger Federer warms up for the Australian Open by thrashing fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka to win the Kooyong Classic.
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Downturn hits Romania's tinkers

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 12:24
related countries: Romania

The scrap metal business is no longer providing a living for many of Eastern Europe's Gypsies.
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Tsvangirai goes back to Zimbabwe

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 13:05
related countries: Zimbabwe

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe after an absence of more than two months.
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Crunch time?

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 14:52
related countries: Zimbabwe

Coming days could hold key to Zimbabwe crisis
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Tigers 'kill 51 S Lanka soldiers'

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 15:04
related countries: Sri Lanka

Tamil Tiger rebels say they have killed 51 soldiers in northern Sri Lanka, a claim denied by the army.
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Five die in Kabul suicide attack

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 15:13
related countries: Afghanistan, Germany
related places: Kabul

A suicide car bomber strikes in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing four civilians and an American soldier.
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Gaza strikes ahead of truce vote

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 15:35
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Gaza

Israel's military carries out 50 air strikes in Gaza overnight, as its cabinet prepares to vote on a proposal for a unilateral ceasefire.
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Cole ruled out for rest of season

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 15:44
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Chelsea

A serious knee injury means Chelsea's Joe Cole will miss the rest of the season and several key England games.
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US woman drives to hair salon after crashing into man on scooter

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 16:14
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

An elderly woman in the US state of Florida drives her car into a man on a scooter - then continues to a hair appointment.
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Israel 'to announce Gaza truce'

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 20:34
related countries: Israel

Israel is about to announce an end to offensive military operations in its campaign against Gaza militants, the BBC learns.
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N Korea issues warning to Seoul

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 20:48
related countries: South Korea, North Korea
related places: Seoul

The North Korean military warns South Korea that its "confrontational" policies may force it to retaliate.
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New pictures show NY plane crash

Saturday 17th of January 2009, 22:22
related countries: United States
related places: New

New pictures of a US Airways plane crashing into the Hudson River in New York City have been released.
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