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Shades of pale

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 0:09
related countries: India

India's obsession with skin whitening creams
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'Good fat' can cut the risk of heart disease by a fifth

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 0:50
related countries: United States

Replacing saturated fats with healthier options can cut the risk of heart disease by a fifth, a US study says.
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Google stops censoring in China

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 2:02
related countries: China

Google says it has stopped censoring its search results in China, risking confrontation with the country's authorities.
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Live - Bangladesh v England

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 2:58
related countries: United Kingdom, Bangladesh

Bangladesh end day four of the Mirpur Test on 172-6 in their second innings against England, a lead of 95.
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Hughes takes Aussies to victory

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 4:11
related countries: New Zealand, Australia

Phillip Hughes thrashes 86 not out in an Australia total of 106-0 as the tourists wrap up victory in the first Test against New Zealand.
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Freak storm hits Perth, Australia

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 4:37
related countries: Australia
related places: Perth

A storm hits the western Australian city of Perth, causing widespread damage, cutting power and affecting flights.
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Pakistan army chief in US talks

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 5:39
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: Washington

Pakistan's army chief meets US defence leaders in Washington, as the two countries begin a week-long strategic dialogue.
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Recount trouble?

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 6:56
related countries: Iraq

Fears of violence as Iraq candidates contest vote result
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Israel 'will build in Jerusalem'

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 7:50
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Jerusalem

PM Benjamin Netanyahu asserts Israel's "right to build" in Jerusalem, following a row with the US over plans for new homes
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Boeing criticises Airbus aid plan

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 8:17
related countries: Germany

Aerospace giant Boeing criticises German plans to give a 1.1bn euro loan to help Airbus develop its A350 passenger plane.
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India rebels 'bomb rail tracks'

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 8:26
related countries: India

Maoist rebels have killed two people and blown up railway tracks in four Indian states during a two-day strike, police say.
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Rio Tinto trial closes its doors

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 9:32
related countries: China

The trial in China of four Rio Tinto executives goes behind closed doors as commercial espionage charges are discussed.
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Is Google right to end China censorship?

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 10:36
related countries: China

Chinese netizens react to Google's decision to end self-censorship.
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England on course for Mirpur win

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 10:55
related countries: United Kingdom, Bangladesh
related places: Mirpur

Bangladesh end day four of the Mirpur Test on 172-6 in their second innings against England, a lead of 95.
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Former Indian revolutionary dies

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 11:29
related countries: India

One of the top leaders of a radical left uprising in India - called the Naxalbari rebellion - commits suicide, police say.
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Ex-SS man given life for murders

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 11:36
related countries: Netherlands, Germany

A German court sentences an 88-year-old former member of the Nazi SS to life in jail for the 1944 murder of three Dutch civilians.
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Behind the wall

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 11:39
related countries: China

China stymies Google's move to stop censoring
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Suu Kyi 'opposes election role'

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 11:53
related countries: Burma

Burma's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi opposes her party registering for elections, her lawyer says.
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Pupils stabbed to death in China

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 12:08
related countries: China

A man stabs eight students to death and wounds several others at a school in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian.
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Many killed in Afghan avalanche

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 12:38
related countries: Afghanistan

At least 35 people were killed in an avalanche in a remote area of northern Afghanistan two weeks ago, officials say.
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Thailand extends security powers

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 12:43
related countries: Thailand

Special security powers are extended in Thailand, where anti-government protesters are encamped in the capital.
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Bresnan keen to force England win

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 12:52
related countries: United Kingdom, Bangladesh

Tim Bresnan says England have hard work ahead but are confident of sealing a 2-0 series whitewash over Bangladesh on Wednesday.
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Earth Watch

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 12:56
related countries: United States

How will US health bill affect the climate?
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Somali pirates move towards India

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 13:12
related countries: Somalia, India

Somali pirates hijack a ship 1,800km off the African coast - closer to India than Africa, says the EU's naval force.
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Thrown out

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 13:18
related countries: Israel, United Kingdom

Expulsion from UK sends strong signal to Israel
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Afghan Taliban name new deputy leaders

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 13:27
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Taliban

The Taliban say Mullah Omar has named two new deputies following the arrest of his military chief in Pakistan.
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Is Google right to end China censorship?

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 13:31
related countries: China

Chinese readers react to Google's decision to end self-censorship
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China slams Google censorship move

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 14:11
related countries: China

China attacks Google's decision to stop censoring search results as its long-running row with the US internet giant escalates.
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Web campaign against Ethiopia dam

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 14:48
related countries: Ethiopia

Campaigners launch an online petition against Ethiopia's Gibe III dam, saying it could devastate 500,000 lives.
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Terror suspect 'freed by mistake'

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 15:08
related countries: Kenya, Aruba

Kenya allowed an Australian terrorism suspect to go free after mistaking him for an illegal immigrant, the police tell the BBC.
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'Self-justice'

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 15:14
related countries: Germany

German pensioners who took financial adviser captive
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German retirees guilty of kidnap

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 16:15
related countries: Germany, United States

Four German pensioners are found guilty of kidnapping the financial adviser they blamed for US investments that went awry.
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First refugee-citizen for S Korea

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 16:31
related countries: Ethiopia

South Korea gives an Ethiopian refugee citizenship - the first such move in its history, says the UN's refugee agency.
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Yemen rally for child bride law

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 16:46
related countries: Yemen

Women rally outside Yemen's parliament building in support of a law banning child brides, after clerics condemned it.
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France 'to eradicate' Eta bases

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 17:01
related countries: France

France's president says the country will rid itself of Eta bases following the killing of a French policeman.
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Calcutta city fire 'kills seven'

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 17:41
related countries: India
related places: Calcutta, At

At least seven people die in a huge fire in the Indian city of Calcutta's famous Park Street, fire service officials say.
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Nigeria leader 'chooses cabinet'

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 18:10
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian acting President Goodluck Jonathan picks new ministers, sources say, a week after he sacked his cabinet.
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France backs down on carbon tax

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 18:23
related countries: France

The French government signals that it is dropping a plan for a tax on domestic carbon dioxide emissions.
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Nigeria leader 'chooses cabinet'

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 18:27
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian acting President Goodluck Jonathan picks new ministers, sources say, a week after he sacked his cabinet.
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National strike staged in France

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 18:37
related countries: France

French public sector workers strike in protest against the government's social and economic policies.
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Libya releases Islamist prisoners

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 18:50
related countries: Libya

Libya frees 214 Islamist inmates as part of its programme of rehabilitation, Muammar Gaddafi's son announces.
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Pay cuts for US bailed-out bosses

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 19:21
related countries: United States
related places: White House

White House pay tsar tells bosses at five bailed-out firms to take a 15% drop in pay after calling AIG's recent bonuses 'outrageous'.
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UK expels Israeli in passport row

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 20:05
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain expels an Israeli diplomat over the "intolerable" use of forged UK passports in the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai.
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Obama signs health bill into law

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 21:02
related countries: United States
related places: White House

US President Barack Obama signs his landmark healthcare bill in a ceremony at the White House, saying it is "desperately needed".
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Zimbabwe's Biti 'unhurt' in crash

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 21:49
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti is reportedly unhurt after his car collided with a lorry travelling at high speed.
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Ghanaian immigrant to Italy names his son Silvio Berlusconi

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 23:17
related countries: Italy, Ghana

A Ghanaian immigrant to Italy names his son Silvio Berlusconi, despite the prime minister's tough policy on immigration.
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Daimler charged in bribery probe

Tuesday 23rd of March 2010, 23:58
related countries: Germany, United States

The US accuses German car giant Daimler of bribing 22 governments in order to win contracts worth tens of millions of dollars.
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