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United StatesSugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.
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United KingdomA drug which could extend the life of prostate cancer patients is too expensive to be used on the NHS in England and Wales, a health watchdog says.
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RussiaCorrespondent Steve Rosenberg went to the industrial heartland of Russia, the Ural Mountains, to find out what people there think of Vladimir Putin.
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ItalyItalian investigators are refusing to release a report into a fatal accident in Egypt involving a sister ship of the Costa Concordia, the BBC has learned.
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Syria, RussiaWestern nations at the UN attempt to persuade Russia not to block international endorsement of an Arab League peace plan for Syria.
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EgyptAt least 74 people are killed and many injured in clashes between rival football fans in the Egyptian city of Port Said.
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United StatesAre US Muslims abandoning domes and minarets out of fear?
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Malaysia, 
ArubaShares of Australian miner Lynas surge after Malaysian authorities grant it a licence to operate a rare earth refinery.
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AngolaLiving in Luanda, the world's unlikely expensive city
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PakistanWhy a walk in the park cost this TV presenter her job
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RussiaGrim industrial heartland embraces Vladimir Putin
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Papua New GuineaA ferry has sunk off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea with around 300 people on board.
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ChinaChina's box office takings surged 29% to $2.1bn in 2011 and are forecast to rise by around 20% this year, new figures show.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court is to rule on whether Home Minister P Chidambaram should be investigated in connection with the country's biggest corruption scandal.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, says he hopes American troops in Afghanistan can end their combat role by as early as the middle of 2013, 18 months before the Nato mission in the country is due to end.
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EgyptAt least 74 people have been killed in clashes between rival football fans in the Egyptian city of Port Said.
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Japan, United StatesJapanese carmakers report a jump in their US sales in January boosted by new models and the restoration of supply chains.
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SyriaDiplomats at the United Nations Security Council say progress has been made in discussions over a resolution on the crisis in Syria.
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Thailand, JapanJapanese electronics giant Sony reports another quarterly loss after sales were hit by lower production following the floods in Thailand.
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United Kingdom, 
AustraliaAustralia is more forward-thinking than the UK when it comes to portraying ethnic minorities in soaps, says Neighbours actor Sachin Joab.
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Australia, Papua New Guinea, ArubaAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard describes the sinking of a ferry off Papua New Guinea as ''a major tragedy'' and says that Australia has provided help.
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New ZealandA huge crustacean called a supergiant - more than 30cm long - has been discovered 7km down in the waters north of New Zealand.
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Hungary, 
Hong KongAn actor known for his far-right views takes up his position as director of a prominent Hungarian theatre amid controversy and protests in the streets of Budapest.
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EgyptHead of Egypt's ruling army council, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, urges people not to ''remain silent'' about football clashes which resulted in at least 74 deaths, and says ''those trying to destabilise Egypt will not succeed''.
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LebanonThe UN-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri says it will try the suspects in absentia.
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NetherlandsThe most infamous crime carried out by Willem Holleeder, the man known as the ''godfather'' of Dutch crime, has been turned into a film, soon to be released across Europe.
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NetherlandsRoyal Dutch Shell has said it will launch a major investment drive in an effort to boost falling production.
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PhilippinesThe Philippine military says it has killed three senior militants from al-Qaeda-linked groups in a raid in the south of the country.
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United StatesArtist Mike Kelley, whose unsettling installations helped define contemporary art in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 57.
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Afghanistan, United StatesThe US will seek to wind down combat operations in Afghanistan in 2013, the defence secretary says, more than a year before a deadline for withdrawal.
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FranceFrench prosecutors launch an investigation into the Costa Concordia disaster in which 32 people, including six French nationals, are thought to have died.
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Somalia, United KingdomWilliam Hague calls for renewed pressure against Islamist militants, as he becomes the first British foreign secretary to visit Somalia for 20 years.
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Turkey, United Kingdom, 
CyprusEuro MPs voice alarm after two men are arrested in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus under a British-era law criminalising gay sex.
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Germany, United StatesA German pensioner finally tastes some American lard imported 64 years ago, having got approval from food safety experts.
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GermanyAn advertising agency for BMW pays to name Europe's cold weather "Cooper" in Germany, after the firm's Mini Cooper car, but the stunt backfires.
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EgyptFreelance journalist in Cairo, Bel Trew, describes emotional scenes as friends and family of football fans wait for the train from Port Said, the site of football riots where at least 74 people died.
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MalaysiaA pig's head is found outside a mosque in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur - the third such incident in the country in a month, police say.
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EgyptAn Egyptian club coach describes how he was "beaten with fists and sticks" and saw fans killed during a pitch invasion which left 74 people dead.
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United KingdomPhil Dowson, Brad Barritt and Owen Farrell will make their Test debuts for England in their Six Nations opener against Scotland.
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court is to charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to reopen corruption cases against the president.
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Syria, 
Iran, Germany, ChinaPremier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is "considering" contributing to European rescue funds, during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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United StatesWashington is on track to become the seventh US state to allow same-sex marriage after vote by lawmakers.
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Democratic Republic of the CongoOfficial results from elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo give President Joseph Kabila and his allies an outright parliamentary majority.
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Pakistan, United KingdomCaptain Andrew Strauss says England are determined to salvage pride when they face Pakistan in the third Test.
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United StatesWhile appearing on a US talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, Michelle Obama was asked how many push-ups she was able to do.
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GermanyDr Josef Ackermann, the head of Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, warns of a "social time bomb" from wealth and income inequality.
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EgyptEgypt begins three days of mourning after football violence which left at least 74 people dead and hundreds more injured, as angry fans congregate in Cairo.
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ChileChilean police arrest person they say stole several tonnes of ice from glacier.
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EgyptEgypt's leading comic actor Adel Imam receives a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays.
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Ireland, United KingdomJames Hook insists his World Cup troubles are behind him as he could return to the fly-half role for Wales' Six Nations opener in Ireland.
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SyriaDiplomats at the UN Security Council drop reference to a call for Syria's president to hand over power in their draft resolution, apparently to appease Russia.
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Argentina, United KingdomThe Duke of Cambridge arrives in the Falklands for a tour of duty as an RAF pilot amid tensions between the UK and Argentina over the islands.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court cancels 122 telecommunications licences awarded to several companies, amid an ongoing corruption scandal.
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Federated States of Micronesia, ItalyA Moldovan woman who reportedly dined with the Costa Concordia captain has told police she was on the bridge when the ship ran aground, Italian media report.
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United StatesThe number of known or suspected terrorists on the US no-fly list has doubled in the last year, a US official tells the Associated Press news agency.
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AfghanistanWhy Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan 10 years on
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EgyptFootball and security officials in Egypt are sacked as marchers take to the streets in protest at Wednesday's riots in Port Said in which 74 died.
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LiberiaThe court trying the former Liberian President Charles Taylor is asked to re-open the defence case to consider a UN report into Liberian mercenaries.
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MaliProtesters surround the residence of Mali's president in angry protests over the government's handling of attacks by Tuareg rebels in the country's north.
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EgyptDemonstrators angered by the deaths of 74 people after a football match clash with police outside the Egyptian interior ministry in Cairo.
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RussiaThe father of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko says he regrets blaming Russia's secret services for his son's death in 2006.
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United StatesBillionaire businessman Donald Trump is due to announce in Las Vegas that he is endorsing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, US media say.
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Ukraine, 
PolandHeavy snow leaves at least 11,000 people cut off in remote areas of Serbia as Europe's cold snap claims more than 130 lives.
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EgyptFifa demands a full report into the violence at a match in Egypt which has left more than 70 people dead and over 1,000 injured.
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United KingdomFootball Association bosses are debating whether John Terry should be allowed to remain England captain.
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ColombiaExplosive devices are thrown at a police station in western Colombia, killing at least six people - the second such attack in less than 24 hours.
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United StatesAmerican business magnate Donald Trump has endorsed the US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
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United Kingdom, 
SpainTwo British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.
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Papua New GuineaMore than 100 people are missing and about 230 are rescued after a ferry sinks off the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
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BotswanaBrazilian cities minister Mario Negromonte becomes the latest minister in President Dilma Rousseff's cabinet to resign amid allegations of corruption.
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Syria, RussiaRussian officials say they will veto a UN Security Council resolution on Syria if it is put to a vote on Friday, diplomats say.
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