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Brazil to make $10bn loan to IMF

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 0:52
related countries: Russia, China

Brazil offers $10bn to the IMF to boost credit to developing countries, ahead of a summit with Russia, India and China.
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US family shocked to discover they've become a Czech advert

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 3:00
related countries: Czech Republic, United States
related places: Christmas, Prague

A US family gets a shock when they find a photo from their Christmas newsletter is being used to advertise grocery deliveries in Prague.
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French cars fail tests in China

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 3:29
related countries: France, China
related places: Renault

Chinese safety inspectors block imports of French-made Renault cars after recent safety checks.
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Japan GDP shrinks at record pace

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 3:34
related countries: Japan

Japan's economy shrinks at a record pace in the first three months of the year, but slightly less than expected.
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Fund crisis threatens Swat relief

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 5:05
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Swat

Aid agencies warn a funding crisis threatens help for people who have fled fighting in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley.
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US Holocaust museum guard killed

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 5:20
related countries: United States

An elderly man said to be a white supremacist shoots dead a guard at Washington's Holocaust museum before being wounded.
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Fire forces Australia jet to land

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 6:35
related countries: Guam, Aruba, Australia

An Australian A330 Airbus plane with 203 people on board makes an emergency landing in Guam after a fire in the cockpit.
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UN set for swine flu crisis talks

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 6:55
related countries: Hong Kong

An emergency WHO meeting on swine flu prompts rumours a pandemic will be declared, as Hong Kong shuts primary schools.
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US envoy sees Pakistan backlash

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 6:57
related countries: Pakistan, United States

US envoy Richard Holbrooke says the public mood in Pakistan is swinging against militants towards the government.
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Italy and France 'failing Africa'

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 7:11
related countries: Italy, France
related places: Bono

Aid pledges made by Italy and France to Africa are not being met, according to a campaign group set up by rock star Bono.
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Brazil to begin crash bodies ID

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 7:17
related countries: France, Brazil

The first bodies recovered from the scene of the Air France crash arrive on mainland Brazil for the process of identification.
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Capello praises improved England

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 8:08
related countries: United Kingdom, Andorra
related places: Wembley

Coach Fabio Capello says England, who thrashed Andorra 6-0 at Wembley, have developed a winning mentality during the World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Bongo's body to be flown to Gabon

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 8:12
related countries: Gabon

The body of the late Gabonese President Omar Bongo is due to arrive back in the West African state.
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China demands US return Uighurs

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 8:34
related countries: China, Palau, United States

China demands the return of 17 Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo Bay and due to be sent to Palau.
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Iraq frees three US contractors

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 8:54
related countries: Iraq, United States

Iraqi police release three of the five US men who were held in connection with the killing of a fellow American last month.
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N Korea 'presses South over pay'

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 9:42
related countries: South Korea

North Korea demands a huge pay increase for its workers at a South Korean-funded industrial park on the border, officials say.
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Thailand's fearless 'Dr Death'

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 11:02
related countries: Thailand

Lucy Ash meets Thailand's most senior forensic pathologist and discovers that the finding the truth about how people died is not always welcomed.
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UN concern over Sri Lanka camps

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 11:19
related countries: Sri Lanka

Most of Sri Lanka's displaced could still be in government camps in a year, a UN official tells the BBC, quoting army sources.
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Nowhere to go

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 12:17
related countries: Burma, Thailand

Burmese refugees in Thailand face difficult dilemma
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The French town with Chinese heritage

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 13:09
related countries: France, China

Hugh Schofield discovers how a quirk of history led to a small town in France playing a key role in the formation of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Bosnian TV airs 'Mladic pictures'

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 13:52
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian TV broadcasts what it says are videos of the fugitive former Bosnian Serb army commander, Ratko Mladic.
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Egyptian u-turn on Israeli books

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 14:58
related countries: Egypt, Israel

Egypt agrees to publish Arabic translations of two Israeli novels after a row involving Egypt's candidate for a senior UN job.
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Explosion mystery

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 15:18
related countries: North Korea

Scientists fail to detect North Korea nuclear traces
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Students protest at Gaddafi visit

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 16:37
related countries: Italy, Libya

Italian students heckle Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi as he goes to take part in a debate at Rome University.
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Spain anger as immigrant loses arm

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 19:42
related countries: Spain

Bosses at a Spanish bakery accused of barbaric treatment of a worker injured in an industrial accident face punishment if guilty, the government vows.
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Major US airlines chop capacity

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 22:07
related countries: United States

Two major US airlines announce cuts in capacity this year as the global economic downturn continues to hit demand for air travel.
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US 'prefers talks' over N Korea

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 22:26
related countries: North Korea, United States

The US is addressing a growing threat from North Korea but still hopes for a diplomatic solution, its envoy says.
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US backs 'historic' tobacco curbs

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 23:41
related countries: United States

The US Senate overwhelmingly backs a bill enabling "historic" new powers to curb tobacco use among Americans.
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Ono she hasn't - oh yes she has won a Mojo lifetime award

Thursday 11th of June 2009, 23:43
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is given a lifetime achievement honour at Mojo magazine's awards in London.
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