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Federer & Nadal enjoy quick wins

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 1:21
related countries: United States United States

Defending champion Roger Federer and world number three Rafael Nadal are in impressive form on day three of the US Open.
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OK Computer

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 2:07
related countries: Japan Japan

Japan looks to robots to fill workforce void
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Live text - US Open

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 2:41
related countries: United States United States
related places: Williams

Serena Williams is in action at the US Open after wins for Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams on day three.
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Serena hits top form in night win

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 3:39
related countries: Hungary Hungary, United States United States

Defending champion Serena Williams gives a stunning display of power tennis as she demolishes Hungary's Melinda Czink in the second round of the US Open.
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India minister helicopter 'found'

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 4:32
related countries: India India

A helicopter carrying a powerful Indian politician which disappeared on a flight on Wednesday has been found, officials say.
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Australia's warm winter a record

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 5:11
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia records its warmest ever winter - partly caused by climate change - and fears the coming bush fire season.
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UK soldier killed in Afghan blast

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 5:37
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A British soldier is killed in southern Afghanistan, the UK's Ministry of Defence says.
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Film-maker killed in El Salvador

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 6:51
related countries: El Salvador El Salvador, France France, Spain Spain

A French-Spanish film-maker who made a documentary about gang life in El Salvador has been shot dead, officials there say.
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China approves swine flu vaccine

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 6:53
related countries: China China

Chinese health authorities approve a vaccine that they say prevents swine flu with a single dose.
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Language masters

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 7:07
related countries: Morocco Morocco

Trail-blazing Moroccan Berbers learn their ABCs
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Gaddafi warned over New York trip

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 7:10
related countries: Libya Libya, United States United States
related places: New York

The US urges Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi to watch his conduct when he visits the UN in New York later this month.
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Suu Kyi launches detention appeal

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 8:41
related countries: Burma Burma

Lawyers for Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi launch an appeal against the extension of her house arrest.
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Israel frees nine Hamas lawmakers

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 8:48
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel has released nine Hamas members of the Palestinian parliament after the completion of their prison terms.
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Swat militia 'kills insurgents'

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 9:30
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Swat

Members of a tribal militia in Pakistan's Swat valley kill three suspected militants, police say.
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Gunmen target Mexico rehab centre

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 9:42
related countries: Mexico Mexico
related places: Michoacan

Attackers kill 17 people in a drug treatment centre near the Mexico-US border, as a top police officer is shot dead in Michoacan.
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What's your memory of war declaration?

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 9:47
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain declared war on Nazi Germany exactly 70 years ago. What are your memories of the day?
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England suffer Denly injury scare

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 9:50
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

England's Joe Denly could miss Friday's first one-day international against Australia after injuring his knee playing football.
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Violence unabated

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 10:10
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Swat

Executions mar peace in Pakistan's Swat valley
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Cuban dissidents back Juanes gig

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 10:29
related countries: Colombia Colombia, Cuba Cuba
related places: Havana, Juanes

Jailed dissidents in Cuba voice support for a controversial peace concert this month in Havana by Colombian star Juanes.
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Police disperse Gabon opposition

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 10:32
related countries: Gabon Gabon

Security forces in Gabon disperse opposition supporters camped outside the electoral commission awaiting poll results.
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New Politkovskaya probe ordered

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 10:51
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia's Supreme Court orders a new investigation into the 2006 killing of the journalist and Kremlin critic, Anna Politkovskaya.
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Rough ride

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 11:31
related countries: Iran Iran

The controversial figures in Iran's new cabinet
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Russia ship mystery editor flees

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 11:35
related countries: Russia Russia

A journalist flees Russia after suggesting the Arctic Sea ship, apparently hijacked in July, may have been carrying illegal arms.
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Iran backs first woman minister

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 11:47
related countries: Iran Iran

MPs approve Iran's first woman minister in 30 years, as they back 18 out of 21 of President Ahmadinejad's cabinet nominees.
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Bolt and Gay avoid Brussels clash

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 12:00
related countries: Belgium Belgium
related places: Brussels

Usain Bolt will focus on the 200m at the final Golden League meeting of the season in Brussels on Friday, with Tyson Gay going in the 100m.
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Saudis 'must offer Shia equality'

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 12:03
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Systematic discrimination against the Saudi Shia Muslim minority has led to rising sectarian tension, a rights group says.
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Terror raid pair back in Pakistan

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 12:30
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Two Pakistani students arrested over unproven terror charges in Britain in April return to Pakistan.
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Bid to identify Iraq hostage body

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 12:42
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Forensic experts in Iraq are working to identify a body thought to belong to one of five Britons seized in Baghdad in 2007.
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Somali camps 'unfit for humans'

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 13:09
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Somali refugee camps are overcrowded, badly managed and barely fit for humans, says aid agency Oxfam.
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Hamilton targets late-season push

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 13:25
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton insists he can enjoy a strong end to the 2009 season despite a desperate first half of the campaign.
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Greece PM confirms election date

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 14:15
related countries: Greece Greece

Greek PM Costas Karamanlis confirms a snap general election will be held on 4 October, after talks with the president.
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Bongo wins disputed Gabon ballot

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 14:35
related countries: Gabon Gabon

Ali Ben Bongo, son of Gabon's late leader Omar Bongo, is declared the winner of a controversial presidential election.
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New protests in western China

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 14:45
related countries: China China
related places: Xinjiang

Fresh protests take place in China's Xinjiang province, after more than 470 people report being stabbed with syringes.
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Live text - US Open

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 15:00
related countries: United States United States

Andy Roddick is in action at the US Open after a win for Maria Sharapova but defeats for Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic.
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SA suspends ID suicide officials

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 15:50
related countries: South Africa South Africa

South Africa's home affairs minister suspends two officials at the funeral of man who killed himself over an identity card.
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India politician killed in air crash

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 16:27
related countries: India India

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy dies in a helicopter crash in southern India.
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Afghan election fraud row mounts

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 16:56
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Afghan election fraud furore intensifies with further allegations of vote-switching.
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Indonesia quake search stepped up

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 17:11
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Rescuers in Indonesia dig through collapsed buildings for survivors of a powerful earthquake, which has killed at least 57 people.
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Gaza sewage 'a threat to Israel'

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 17:12
related countries: Israel Israel

The UN and aid agencies say Israel must relax its blockade of Gaza to allow urgent repairs to the water and sewage systems.
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Cameroon defends Biya hotel bills

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 17:42
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon, France France

Cameroon's government defends President Paul Biya's lavish holiday in France, reportedly costing $40,000 a day.
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'No safe place'

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 17:47
related countries: United States United States, Mexico Mexico

US pastor describes the fear in Mexico's most violent city
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Iraq body confirmed as UK hostage

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 17:50
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Baghdad

A body handed to UK authorities in Iraq has been identified as that of Alec MacLachlan - one of five Britons seized in Baghdad in 2007.
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Israeli protests close exhibition

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 18:07
related countries: Israel Israel

An exhibition in Israel showing faces of Palestinian female suicide bombers grafted onto the Virgin Mary is cancelled.
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Italy editor quits in row over PM

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 18:25
related countries: Italy Italy

Dino Boffo, the editor of Avvenire, a leading Italian Catholic newspaper, quits in a bitter row involving PM Silvio Berlusconi.
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A case of mistaken identity as Dutch police destroy 'cannabis'

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 18:46
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

Dutch police are left red-faced after it turns out a field of cannabis they were destroying was actually a scientific research project.
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Joint call for bank bonus rules

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 20:22
related countries: Germany Germany, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Group of 20 nations must adopt "binding rules" to regulate bank behaviour, the leaders of the UK, France and Germany say.
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Gabon rampage after poll result

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 20:44
related countries: Gabon Gabon

Fighting breaks out in Gabon after officials announce the son of late ruler Omar Bongo has won a presidential election.
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Security chief arrested in Mexico

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 22:28
related countries: Mexico Mexico
related places: Quintana Roo

The secretary for public security is arrested in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo on suspicion of co-operating with drug gangs.
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Gabon locks down city amid riots

Thursday 3rd of September 2009, 22:39
related countries: Gabon Gabon, France France
related places: Port Gentil

A night-time curfew is declared in Port Gentil, Gabon, after violence by opposition activists and attacks on French interests.
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