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ZimbabweZimbabwe teacher sells on streets as salary is worthless
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United StatesA team of environmental researchers in the US warns many effects of climate change are irreversible.
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France, 
ArubaSeventh seed Vera Zvonareva makes short work of France's Marion Bartoli to win 6-3 6-0 and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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Aruba, 
JapanTwo Australian cabinet ministers reject reports of a possible compromise with Japan to allow some commercial whaling.
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ZimbabweMediators say Zimbabwe's rival parties have agreed to share power, but the opposition MDC denies any deal.
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Nepal, 
IndiaThe river responsible for deadly floods that displaced millions in India and Nepal last year is diverted to its original course.
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GermanyReducing what you eat by nearly a third may improve memory, according to German researchers.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama talks of friendship with the Muslim world, as his new envoy travels to the Middle East for talks.
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Greece, 
BulgariaBulgaria asks the European Commission to step in over a border blockade by Greek farmers.
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BangladeshThe Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission investigates allegations of massive fraud at the country's telegraph offices.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congos population of mountain gorillas rises by 12.5% in two and a half years, a census shows.
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BelgiumThe man charged with killing two babies and a nurse at a creche in Belgium admits the act was "inhuman", his lawyer says.
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United StatesA US woman gives birth to eight babies, becoming just the second person in the country to deliver a set of living octuplets.
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JapanJapanese shares rise after the government says it will use public funds to help companies struggling with the downturn.
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ArgentinaPresident Cristina Fernandez of Argentina declares emergency measures to help cope with the effects of a severe drought.
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BrazilManchester City manager Mark Hughes says the club will fine record signing Robinho following his training ground walk-out.
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New Zealand, United StatesA New Zealand man says he found data about US soldiers on an MP3 player he bought from a thrift shop.
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PakistanThe funeral of a leading Shia politician takes place in the Pakistani city of Quetta amid protests at his killing.
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IsraelIsraeli archaeologists say they have unearthed a rare Roman marble statuette in East Jerusalem near the walls of the Old City.
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Papua New Guinea, 
FijiFiji's military rulers are given until the end of the year to hold an election or face sanctions from the Pacific Islands Forum.
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CanadaCanada's minority Conservative government is to unveil a new budget which it says will boost the slowing economy.
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ArubaRoger Federer thrashes Juan Martin del Potro to set up a semi-final with Andy Roddick at the Australian Open.
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IsraelThere is an explosion along Israel's border with Gaza and a report of clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants.
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IcelandIceland's president asks the second party to try to form a new government, after the cabinet quit amid financial crisis.
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IndiaThe leader of an Indian right-wing group is among new arrests following an assault on women for drinking in a bar.
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ZimbabweZimbabwe's opposition says it has not agreed to join a unity government, as reported by southern Africa's leaders.
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PakistanYounus Khan replaces Shoaib Malik as captain of the Pakistan cricket team following their record one-day defeat.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoThe war crimes trial against former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga is "prejudicial", his lawyer tells the court.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's army says it is trying to secure the north-east coastline to encircle the Tamil Tigers as part of a final assault.
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IndiaRamaswamy Venkataraman, who helped to draft India's constitution and served as president from 1987 to 1992, dies at the age of 98.
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Georgia, 
RussiaRussia accuses Georgia of capturing one of its soldiers in or around breakaway South Ossetia, Russian media say.
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RwandaSecurity is tightened at refugee camps in Rwanda after protests calling for rebel leader Laurent Nkunda's release.
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BulgariaA gunman in Bulgaria surrenders to police after hijacking a bus with about 40 passengers on board, police say.
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ChadChad's 'green' ban on charcoal makes the public see red
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LiberiaLiberia's president declares a state of emergency in response to a plague of crop-destroying army worms.
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United StatesAn American fund manager reported missing by his family a fortnight ago has been arrested, FBI agents say.
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Italy, BrazilItaly recalls its ambassador to Brazil amid an extradition row over a convicted Italian murderer.
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RussiaEuropean leaders voice strong backing for a major pipeline project that could reduce EU reliance on Russia for gas.
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United StatesUpdike's novels put him at the pinnacle of US literature
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MadagascarMore than 20 charred bodies are found in Madagascar's capital amid continuing unrest.
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IndiaThousands of people, mostly from tribes, form a human chain in eastern India in protest at plans to mine bauxite.
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Iraq, 
United KingdomThe government is ordered to release the minutes of 2003 Cabinet meetings where the invasion of Iraq was discussed.
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Afghanistan, United StatesAfghanistan is the Obama administration's greatest military challenge, Defence Secretary Robert Gates tells Congress.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama calls for urgent action on his $825bn (£586bn) economic recovery plan, saying Americans expect it.
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United StatesThe US novelist John Updike has died at the age of 76, his publisher announces. Send us your thoughts.
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Sri LankaA major crisis is unfolding in northern Sri Lanka with a quarter of a million people trapped by fighting, the Red Cross says.
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SomaliaIslamist rebels declare sharia law in Baidoa, after seizing the Somali city - a government stronghold.
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SpainSpanish bank Santander says it will compensate clients who suffered losses from the alleged $50bn fraud by Bernard Madoff.
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United StatesPulitzer-prize winning novelist John Updike dies of lung cancer at the age of 76, his publisher has announced.
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RussiaMetropolitan Kirill is elected as a new leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, succeeding late Patriarch Alexiy II.
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AfghanistanGates shifts America's attention to Afghanistan
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ArubaWorld number one Rafael Nadal takes on Gilles Simon on day 10 of the Australian Open, after wins for Fernando Verdasco, Serena Williams and Elena Dementieva.
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United States, 
MexicoMexicans living abroad sent home less money in 2008 for the first time on record as the US slowdown hits migrant earnings.
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United StatesAll eight octuplets born prematurely in the US are breathing on their own and doing "very, very well", doctors say.
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United StatesA US man who recently lost his job shoots dead his wife and five children before killing himself, reports say.
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