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Back spending plan, urges Obama

Friday 9th of January 2009, 0:44
related countries: United States

US President-elect Barack Obama says that a huge stimulus package is urgently needed to revive the US economy.
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Many to mourn

Friday 9th of January 2009, 2:03
related countries: Tajikistan

How TB is tearing apart lives in Tajikistan
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Citi backs mortgage relief plan

Friday 9th of January 2009, 4:33
related countries: United States

US bank Citigroup backs a proposed change in US bankruptcy law to help mortgage borrowers avoid losing their homes.
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UN backs ceasefire call for Gaza

Friday 9th of January 2009, 5:04
related countries: United States
related places: Gaza

The UN Security Council votes for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as Israeli bombs reportedly claim more lives in the Strip.
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Canadians claim South Pole record

Friday 9th of January 2009, 5:45
related countries: Antarctica

A trio of Canadians claim a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole.
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Canadians claim South Pole record

Friday 9th of January 2009, 5:45
related countries: Antarctica

A trio of Canadians claim a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole.
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Panda bites his third tourist in two years at Beijing zoo

Friday 9th of January 2009, 6:22
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

A panda at Beijing zoo bites a man for the third time in two years.
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Kawasaki pulls team out of MotoGP

Friday 9th of January 2009, 6:56
related countries: Japan
related places: Kawasaki

Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki pulls out of MotoGP to cut costs amid the global financial crisis.
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Colombian drug lord shot in Spain

Friday 9th of January 2009, 7:08
related countries: Colombia, Spain
related places: Madrid

Leonidas Vargas, a once powerful Colombian drug trafficker, is shot dead in his hospital bed in the Spanish capital Madrid.
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Slum blaze in Pakistan kills 40

Friday 9th of January 2009, 7:22
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Karachi

At least 40 people are killed when fire engulfs homes in a shanty town in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
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China warns on fake yuan currency

Friday 9th of January 2009, 8:21
related countries: China

China warns that fake yuan bank notes are in circulation and may pass inspection by some counterfeit detectors.
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Oil to ashes

Friday 9th of January 2009, 9:14
related countries: Sudan

Ghost town highlights Sudan's shaky peace deal
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Gaza prompts boycott in Malaysia

Friday 9th of January 2009, 9:21
related countries: Malaysia, United States

Malaysian Muslim groups boycott US goods including Coca-Cola, but the company warns that locals people will suffer.
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Impeachment vote for Blagojevich

Friday 9th of January 2009, 9:32
related countries: United States

State legislators in Illinois pave the way for a vote to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich, accused of corruption.
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Afghan bomb 'kills six at market'

Friday 9th of January 2009, 9:37
related countries: Afghanistan

Six people, including a top police official, die in a suicide bombing at a market in south-west Afghanistan, officials say.
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A web of intrigue as Obama appears in Spider-Man comic

Friday 9th of January 2009, 10:02
related countries: United States
related places: Spider, Man

US President-elect Barack Obama is to appear on the cover of a special edition of Spider-Man.
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India call handler sent amorous texts

Friday 9th of January 2009, 10:09
related countries: India, United Kingdom

A call handler for UK firm BT in India is disciplined after he sent amorous text and voicemail messages to a customer.
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Rwandan returns for French trial

Friday 9th of January 2009, 10:13
related countries: France, Rwanda

Rwandan official Rose Kabuye tells the BBC she must return to France for her trial and prove her innocence.
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Europe homes freeze amid gas row

Friday 9th of January 2009, 10:21
related countries: Russia

Hundreds of thousands of homes in Europe are without heat in a cold snap as the Russia-Ukraine gas row continues.
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Bombs hit Gaza as UN urges truce

Friday 9th of January 2009, 10:38
related countries: Israel

Israeli forces carry out 50 strikes on Gaza and Hamas fire more rockets as the UN Security Council calls for a ceasefire.
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S Korea cuts rates as woes deepen

Friday 9th of January 2009, 10:43
related countries: South Korea

South Korea cuts interest rates to a record low of 2.5%, as carmaker Ssangyong applies for bankruptcy protection.
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'Unprecedented' UK rise in measles

Friday 9th of January 2009, 10:46
related countries: United Kingdom

There is an "unprecedented increase" in measles cases in England and Wales, experts report.
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Spanish industrial output plunges

Friday 9th of January 2009, 11:07
related countries: Spain

Production in Spanish factories fell by 15.1% in November, the biggest fall on record, as the downturn gathers pace.
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Strauss set to hear one-day fate

Friday 9th of January 2009, 11:13
related countries: United Kingdom

Andrew Strauss is set to find out whether he will be appointed as England's new one-day captain.
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Graft case 'would not stop Zuma'

Friday 9th of January 2009, 11:31
related countries: South Africa

Jacob Zuma will lead South Africa's ANC into polls even if he is charged with corruption, the president says.
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'Superwoman' Dati riles French

Friday 9th of January 2009, 11:45
related countries: France

French Justice Minister Rachida Dati comes under fire for returning to work five days after giving birth to a baby girl.
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Democrats attack Obama on economy

Friday 9th of January 2009, 12:03
related countries: United States

US President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan runs into opposition from within his own party.
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Indian shares rattled by scandal

Friday 9th of January 2009, 12:18
related countries: India

India's main share index falls to a one-month low on fears that an accounting scandal may prompt foreign investors to withdraw funds.
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Army 'takes key Sri Lanka pass'

Friday 9th of January 2009, 12:24
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Elephant Pass, Jaffna

The Sri Lankan army captures Elephant Pass, the key link to the Jaffna peninsula, President Mahinda Rajapaksa says.
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Man City 'must increase' Santa Cruz bid

Friday 9th of January 2009, 12:29
related countries: Paraguay
related places: Santa Cruz

Sam Allardyce says Manchester City must make Blackburn an offer they cannot refuse for Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz.
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India oil staff call off strike

Friday 9th of January 2009, 12:56
related countries: India

Workers at two major Indian oil companies call off a strike, but the action continues at 10 other firms.
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After the deluge

Friday 9th of January 2009, 14:58
related countries: India
related places: Bihar

Floods of last summer still afflict India's Bihar
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Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders 'dead'

Friday 9th of January 2009, 15:10
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US and Pakistani sources say.
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New clashes break out in Athens

Friday 9th of January 2009, 16:40
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

Police in Greece clash with protesters in a resumption of the violence that flared over the killing of a teenager last month.
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US police use Google maps and mobile signal to find missing girl

Friday 9th of January 2009, 17:41
related countries: United States

A nine-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, has been found using a mobile phone signal and Google Street View.
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Murray too good for Federer again

Friday 9th of January 2009, 17:43
related countries: Qatar

Defending champion Andy Murray reaches the final of the Qatar Open with a 6-7 6-2 6-2 win over Roger Federer.
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UN ceasefire call goes unheeded

Friday 9th of January 2009, 18:46
related countries: Israel

The UN's first truce call is dismissed by both sides in the Gaza fighting, with Israel's PM calling it unworkable.
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Afghans donate blood for Ashura

Friday 9th of January 2009, 18:50
related countries: Afghanistan

Around 1,200 Afghan Shia Muslims donate their blood, instead of shedding it, during religious ceremonies for Ashura.
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Taylor's son jailed for 97 years

Friday 9th of January 2009, 19:24
related countries: Liberia, United States

"Chuckie" Taylor, son of Liberia's ex-leader Charles Taylor, is jailed for 97 years in the US after being convicted of torture.
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Kenya to declare food emergency

Friday 9th of January 2009, 19:45
related countries: Kenya

Kenya's government is to declare a national emergency because of a drought affecting 10 million people.
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Kashmir militants 'escaped army'

Friday 9th of January 2009, 19:47
related countries: India

Militants surrounded by the Indian army in a remote area of Indian-administered Kashmir may have escaped, the military says.
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Indian IT scandal boss arrested

Friday 9th of January 2009, 20:10
related countries: India

The founder of scandal-hit Indian IT company Satyam is arrested two days after he admitted falsifying the firm's accounts.
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US job losses hit record in 2008

Friday 9th of January 2009, 21:59
related countries: United States

More US workers lost jobs in 2008 than in any year since World War II, with employers axing 2.6 million posts.
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Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia'

Friday 9th of January 2009, 22:55
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Somalia

A supertanker is released by Somali pirates after a ransom is dropped onto the ship by parachute, reports say.
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Costa Rica quake death toll rises

Friday 9th of January 2009, 23:40
related countries: Costa Rica
related places: San Jose

Rescuers search mountainous areas of central Costa Rica after a powerful earthquake that left at least four people dead.
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