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AustriaBethany Bell visited the Zwentendorf atomic power plant near Vienna which never went online.
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Czech RepublicEurope's nuclear naysayer surrounded by atomic powers
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United KingdomEnergy companies are being urged by the charity Save the Children to do more to help British families struggling to heat their homes this winter.
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ChinaChina's property fervour begins to cool
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United StatesThe legacy of slavery in the poorest region of the US
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BrazilA total of 2,270 workers in Brazil were rescued from "slave-like" conditions in 2011, the government says.
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MalaysiaMalaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim begins a six-day, eight-state tour ahead of the verdict in his long-running sodomy trial.
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Australia, ChinaTwo people die after eating poisonous death cap mushrooms - similar to edible Chinese mushrooms - at a New Year's Eve party in Australia.
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United StatesUS researchers create silk worms that have been genetically modified to spin much stronger silk.
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China, United StatesChinese oil company Sinopec agrees a $2.2bn (£1.4bn) deal with Devon Energy, giving it access to shale deposits in the US.
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MexicoMexico's self-appointed grand warlock predicts that US President Barack Obama will lose the 2012 elections and Syria will be invaded.
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North Korea, ChinaSamsung Electronics gets approval from the Korean government for its plans to set up a memory-chip factory in China.
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ChinaChinese authorities say they have uncovered 531bn yuan ($84bn; £50bn) worth of irregularities in local government debt.
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India, AustraliaCaptain Michael Clarke bats through day two to score an unbeaten 251 as Australia take complete control of the second Test against India in Sydney.
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North Korea, ChinaSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak will meet the Chinese president next week to discuss North Korea, as a top US official visits Beijing.
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United StatesThe US Federal Reserve says it will publish regular interest rate forecasts in an effort to improve transparency at the central bank.
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United KingdomNissan produced 480,485 vehicles at its Sunderland plant in 2011, up 14% from 2010 and a new record for a single UK car plant.
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SudanThe UN says thousands of youths from a South Sudanese ethnic group involved in a dispute with a rival community have been repelled by government troops.
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SingaporeSingapore's highly-paid ministers face pay cuts of up to 51% after a recommendation from a government-appointed committee.
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ChinaSatellite broadcasters in China have cut prime-time entertainment TV by two-thirds following an order by the government watchdog, the state news agency reports.
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India, United KingdomThe family of murdered Indian student, Anuj Bidve, leaves the city of Pune for Britain to bring back his body.
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ArubaSerena Williams suffers an injury scare ahead of the Australian Open as an ankle injury forces her to withdraw from the Brisbane International.
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KazakhstanKazakhstan extends a state of emergency in the Caspian Sea town of Zhanaozen, President Nursultan Nazarbayev announces.
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United StatesSinger Gloria Estefan becomes the first female artist in the history of the US Latin singles rundown to enter at number one.
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United KingdomFilm-maker Martin Scorsese is to be honoured with British Academy's highest accolade, the Fellowship, at the Bafta Film Awards ceremony next month.
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ChileChile battles devastating wildfires
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United KingdomEngineers are working to reconnect power to thousands of homes cut off by violent storms which hit the UK.
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Czech RepublicCzech author Josef Skvorecky, who published hundreds of works banned by the communist authorities, has died aged 87.
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United KingdomTom Cruise's latest movie, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, beats Daniel Craig's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to the top of the UK box office.
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ArubaAn Australian surfer has survived an attack by a shark in the city of Gosford, north of Sydney.
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FranceThe French Senate is to vote this month on a bill making it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians was genocide, reports say.
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India, ChinaChina denies an India envoy was mistreated during an angry court hearing, in an incident that has prompted complaints from Delhi.
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ChinaPolice in southern China detain an official over the death of a billionaire suspected to have been poisoned with cat-meat stew.
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BangladeshA Bangladeshi university lecturer is sentenced to six months in jail after making remarks on Facebook about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomTwo British nationals are arrested in Afghanistan for carrying 30 unlicensed guns, police say.
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Hong KongTens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets in protest at the country's new constitution, which came into force on New Year's Day.
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United StatesUS web firm Yahoo names Scott Thompson, president of online payments firm Paypal, as its new chief executive.
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RwandaTwo people are killed and 16 injured in a grenade explosion in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, near a market, police say.
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ChileSome of the wildfires raging in Chile may have been started intentionally, the government says, as firefighters battle to extinguish multiple blazes.
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United StatesRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney gains a wafer-thin victory over Rick Santorum in Iowa, while sixth-place Michele Bachmann is to hold a news conference.
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United KingdomOlympic organisers admit to selling too many tickets for this summer's synchronised swimming at London 2012.
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United StatesUS President Barack Obama joins the popular photo-sharing network Instagram ahead of November's election.
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BelarusA new law in Belarus restricts access to foreign websites and forces internet clubs and cafes to report users visiting sites registered abroad.
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FranceFilm star Salma Hayek is awarded one of France's top honours by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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MaldivesThe Maldives overturns a decision to shut down all spas and health centres in resorts, which were accused of being used for prostitution.
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PolandAn unknown art student boosts his profile after hanging one of his own paintings at the National Museum in Poland.
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LebanonActivists suggesting the monitors are not getting a full picture of the situation in Syria
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United StatesUS Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann halts her White House campaign, after a disappointing sixth-place finish in Iowa's caucuses.
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SwitzerlandThe Swiss central bank has said claims about the currency dealings of its chairman, Philipp Hildebrand, and his wife are 'partly incorrect'
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SenegalSenegal's most famous musician Youssou N'Dour on his decision to stand in presidential elections in February.
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JapanThousands of Japanese businessmen and women gather at Tokyo's Kanda Myoujin shrine to pray for a successful year
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United KingdomThe "close relationship" between parts of Scotland Yard and the media has caused "serious harm", a report says.
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ArgentinaArgentina's President Cristina Fernandez is recovering after what doctors described as successful surgery for thyroid cancer.
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SyriaOpposition activists accuse the Syrian government of deceiving Arab League monitors by replacing military vehicles in city centres.
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ItalyUnicredit falls sharply on the Milan stock market after the Italian bank reveals problems with a massive sale of new shares.
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KenyaKenya's deputy chief justice faces a police investigation following claims that she threatened to shoot a security guard after refusing to be frisked.
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GermanyGermany's President Christian Wulff says he will not resign over his conduct in a home loan scandal.
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NorwayExperts monitoring the Norwegian mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik, say they believe he is not psychotic, court documents say.
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ChinaTwelve baby giant pandas have been adjusting to life together as a group at the Giant Panda breeding base in Chengdu in China.
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QatarSportsday Live - featuring reaction to Wednesday's Premier League action and updates from the Qatar Open tennis in Doha.
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IndonesiaIndonesians voice anger as a teenager is convicted of stealing a pair of sandals, an example of what many say is an unfair judicial system.
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NigeriaNigeria's main trade unions announce an indefinite strike and mass demonstrations from Monday unless a fuel subsidy is restored.
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VenezuelaHundreds of prisoners' relatives refuse to leave a jail in Venezuela in protest against the conditions there and delays in the justice system.
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United StatesA document allegedly detailing non-lethal weaponry in development by the US military is published online.
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FranceThe biggest architectural feat since the famous glass pyramid, the gallery that will house the Louvre's Islamic art collection is unveiled in Paris
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QatarDefending Qatar Open champion Roger Federer and world number two Rafael Nadal make progress to the quarter-finals in Doha.
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United StatesPresident Obama appoints Richard Cordray to head a new US consumer protection agency while Congress is in recess after Republicans blocked the move.
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GreeceGreek prime minister Lucas Papademos says Greece may default on its debts in March unless unions accept further cuts to salaries.
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United States, MexicoThe leader of a notorious 1990s Mexican drug cartel pleads guilty to racketeering and money-laundering charges in a US court after being extradited.
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IranEU officials agree in principle to ban imports of Iranian crude oil to increase pressure on the country over its nuclear programme.
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