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SpainReal Madrid head the list of the richest football clubs in the world for the seventh year in a row, says a Deloitte report.
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United StatesLawmakers in the US state of Washington pass a bill legalising gay marriage, making Washington the seventh US state to back the measure.
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BrazilMeet the woman set to run Brazil's oil giant
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SudanSudan's president has launched a body intended to kick-start development in the war-torn western region of Darfur.
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United KingdomThe Duchess of Cambridge carries out her first solo public engagement, attending a preview of a new Lucian Freud exhibition in central London.
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United StatesFilipinos defend islands amid South China Sea tensions
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United Kingdom, United StatesThe MoD says Prince Harry has qualified as an Army Air Corps Apache helicopter pilot, paving the way for a possible return to Afghanistan.
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IndiaIs India falling in love with the cappuccino?
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RussiaWhy Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia ended in disaster
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ChinaSingapore's foreign minister, visiting Washington DC, warns the US that anti-China election rhetoric could spark reaction.
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United StatesThe top Republican in Congress calls for a law against a contraceptive rule if President Obama does not back down in the face of Catholic leaders' anger.
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ChinaChina's rate of inflation accelerated to 4.5% in January after consumers increased their spending around Chinese New Year.
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RussiaRussian scientists have been drilling for two decades in the Antarctic and say they have found a vast sub-glacial lake.
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United States, ChinaThe mystery over a top Chinese police chief deepens as the US confirms he visited its consulate - but China says it was "resolved smoothly".
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IndiaThe number of people who have died in the Indian state of Orissa after drinking toxic illegal alcohol rises to 31, officials say.
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SyriaUN Chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria and accuses Damascus of stepping up "war on its own people".
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United KingdomThe show, which stars British actor Hugh Laurie, will finish after the current eighth season ends.
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SwitzerlandSwitzerland's second largest bank, Credit Suisse, reports a fourth quarter loss of 637m Swiss francs ($698m; £440m).
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GreeceGreek PM Lucas Papademos has failed to secure the support of his coalition for a raft of new austerity measures, after more than seven hours of talks.
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GreeceGreece's PM says more talks are needed on fresh austerity proposals for a new bailout package, as euro finance ministers prepare to meet.
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PakistanWorcestershire re-sign Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal for next season's Friends Life t20.
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United KingdomThe number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the Baby P case.
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SomaliaAt least 15 people are killed and more than 20 injured when a car bomb planted by Islamist militants explodes near a cafe in Somalia's capital, officials say.
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Germany, United KingdomBritish filmmaker James Marsh's new film Shadow Dancer is to be screened at the Berlin Film Festival.
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LibyaThe new Libyan government faces a formidable challenge in persuading Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte to accept the revolution.
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France, GermanyA drama set around the French Revolution, starring Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette, will launch the Berlin Film Festival later.
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ArgentinaArgentine rock musician Luis Alberto Spinetta dies aged 62 after suffering lung cancer.
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MexicoA suspected member of Mexico's Zetas drugs gang leads authorities to two graves in Veracruz state containing 15 bodies, officials say.
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United KingdomThe UK's trade deficit fell to £1.1bn in December, its lowest monthly level for more than eight years.
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Pakistan, United StatesOne of the most senior al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan, Badar Mansoor, is killed in a US drone strike, local officials say.
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FranceThe former French minister Eric Woerth is under criminal investigation for influence peddling in connection with the Bettencourt scandal.
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United KingdomSurrey and England pace bowler Chris Tremlett undergoes a back operation.
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Italy, United KingdomEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster names the same starting XV and bench that beat Scotland for Saturday's Six Nations match against Italy in Rome.
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United Kingdom, SpainA 1933 work by the Spanish artist Joan Miro fails to sell in a week that has seen other pieces sold for record prices at London auctions.
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United KingdomHarry Redknapp says he is focused on leading Tottenham and has not thought about the England job.
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Ireland, FranceMorgan Parra is called into the France team to face Ireland as Dimitri Yachvili has failed to overcome a back problem.
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IndonesiaA new government policy in northern Indonesia will enable wives of civil servants to have direct access to their husbands' salaries, officials say.
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NigeriaNigeria's ex-corruption chief Nuhu Ribadu says he views his appointment as chair of a new task force to police the oil sector as a national calling.
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United KingdomAi Weiwei, who gained global recognition for his design of the iconic Bird's Nest stadium for the last Olympics, is now designing a pavilion for this year's games in London.
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United KingdomThe Football Association will "move quickly" to begin the search for a successor to Fabio Capello as England manager.
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ChinaThe Chinese Communist Party chief in Tibet sacks four officials for "endangering stability" in the region, state-media report.
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MaldivesCrowds of supporters gather at the house of the former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, as a warrant is issued for his arrest.
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Thailand, United KingdomBritish number two Anne Keothavong has exited the Pattaya Open in Thailand after losing her second-round match 6-4 7-5 to Sania Mirza.
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Ireland, FranceMunster centre Keith Earls replaces Fergus McFadden in the Ireland team for Saturday's Six Nations game against France.
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UgandaUganda's government defends its right to debate a controversial anti-gay bill but says the draft legislation does not have official backing.
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United KingdomBritish-born actress Naomi Watts is to portray Princess Diana in a new film believed to explore her relationship with the heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.
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NetherlandsAs temperatures plummet, the Dutch are gripped by ice fever
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BahrainSeven Lords and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas call on Formula 1 to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix in the wake of continuing unrest in the Gulf state.
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MaldivesUnease grows over Maldives power struggle
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BotswanaProtesting Brazilian police end their occupation of the state assembly in Bahia but say their strike over pay continues.
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SpainSpain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, is found guilty of authorising illegal recordings of lawyers and banned from office for 11 years.
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FranceThe French parfumier Jean-Paul Guerlain goes on trial on racism charges after he caused widespread offence during a television interview.
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United StatesA US advertising campaign showing stark images of overweight teenagers is criticised by a senior US public health official.
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IranAfghanistan wins an international carpet-weaving competition against Iran, India and Pakistan.
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United KingdomTottenham striker Jermain Defoe says his club could be resigned to losing Harry Redknapp to England.
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Netherlands, GermanyTwo Dutch journalists are cleared of breaching the privacy of Nazi Heinrich Boere, whom they confronted in a German old people's home.
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BelgiumGreece agrees to the austerity measures required to gain a new bailout hours before eurozone finance ministers are due to discuss the deal in Brussels.
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Netherlands, United StatesJewellery worth $9m (£5.9m), thought stolen from the wife of the US ambassador to the Netherlands in 2006, is found in the Hague.
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MoroccoThe biggest car factory in North Africa, run by French firm Renault, is officially opened near the Moroccan city of Tangiers.
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BermudaMcLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel set similar times on the third day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Jerez.
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SudanSouth Sudan signs a second oil pipeline deal in a bid to reduce its dependence on Sudan - amid a deepening oil crisis between the former civil war enemies.
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United States, ChinaChinese authorities are investigating after a top police chief spent a day at the US consulate, state media says, amid rumours he sought asylum.
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United StatesThe US House of Representatives passes legislation barring insider trading by members of Congress by an overwhelming 417 to 2 vote.
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United KingdomNine men who plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp are jailed.
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SyriaNearly 100 people are reported killed in new violence in Syria's city of Homs as government troops continue an onslaught aimed at crushing rebels.
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United StatesUS nuclear authorities approve the first nuclear reactors to be built in the country in decades, over the objection of commission's chairman.
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Afghanistan, United StatesA US Marine sniper unit in Afghanistan posed in September 2010 in front of a flag resembling the Nazi-era SS logo, the Marine Corps confirms.
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United KingdomThe Bank of England agrees to extend its quantitative easing programme by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy.
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GuineaA minister and military officer in Guinea is charged for his role in the killing in 2009 of scores of people during a protest against military rule.
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MexicoMexican soldiers secure 15 tonnes of methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, believed to be the largest seizure of the drug yet.
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BermudaMcLaren's Lewis Hamilton says he is "in a good place" mentally after a winter spent analysing his mistakes from 2011.
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United KingdomThe Football Association should "move heaven and earth" to ensure Harry Redknapp becomes the next England manager, according to Alan Shearer.
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United StatesFive of the biggest US banks agree to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices.
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ColombiaProsecutors in Colombia issue an arrest warrant for former Colombian peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, a close ally of ex-President Uribe.
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Greece, BelgiumMore work needs to be done on Greece's austerity proposals before a 130bn euro bailout can be handed over, say eurozone ministers.
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United KingdomWeather warnings for ice and snow are in place across Britain as the cold weather continues, with hazardous conditions reported due to freezing rain.
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SpainSpain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, vows to fight his conviction and 11-year suspension from the judiciary for authorising prison phonetapping.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Argentina, United KingdomArgentina's foreign minister is to make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands on Friday.
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