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'Jelly' chocolate has half fat

Monday 8th of April 2013, 0:13
related countries: United States United States

Scientists reporting at a chemistry meeting in the US describe a method to replace up to half the fat of chocolate with any liquid.
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VIDEO: Yanukovych pardons Tymoshenko allies

Monday 8th of April 2013, 1:38
related countries: Ukraine Ukraine

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has pardoned two former government ministers serving prison sentences for abuse of office.
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Bangladesh PM rejects blasphemy law

Monday 8th of April 2013, 1:56
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina rejects Islamist demands for a new anti-blasphemy law against those who defame Islam.
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VIDEO: Beyonce and Jay-Z Cuba trip queried

Monday 8th of April 2013, 2:51
related countries: Cuba Cuba, United States United States
related places: Jay

A visit to Cuba by US pop singer Beyonce and her rap star husband Jay-Z is coming under scrutiny in connection with the US economic embargo.
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VIDEO: Portugal PM warns of further cuts

Monday 8th of April 2013, 5:37
related countries: Portugal Portugal

Portugal's prime minister has said a court ruling striking down parts of his government's budget means it will have to make other deep spending cuts.
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VIDEO: Female wrestlers fighting prejudice

Monday 8th of April 2013, 5:41
related countries: Senegal Senegal
related places: Diembereng

The ricefields festival in Senegal's Diembereng is a rare opportunity for women to try their hand at wrestling, but those who do still face prejudice.
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Yen continues slide on stimulus plan

Monday 8th of April 2013, 6:39
related countries: Japan Japan, United States United States

The Japanese yen drops to its lowest level since 2008 against the US dollar after the central bank begins the latest round of its economic stimulus programme.
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India bus driver gets death penalty

Monday 8th of April 2013, 8:08
related countries: India India
related places: Pune

A court in India gives the death penalty to a bus driver who killed nine people and injured 27 by driving into vehicles and pedestrians in the city of Pune last year.
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VIDEO: Malian fears over French withdrawal

Monday 8th of April 2013, 8:27
related countries: France France, Mali Mali

Mali is now in a state of transition as French troops prepare to leave Mali following their military campaign against Islamist insurgents.
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Afghan roadside bomb 'kills nine'

Monday 8th of April 2013, 8:39
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

At least nine people are killed and many injured after a roadside bomb hits a bus in the Afghan province of Wardak, officials say.
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Portugal shares fall on cuts news

Monday 8th of April 2013, 8:48
related countries: Portugal Portugal

Portugal's PSI 20 share index falls after a court ruling that spending cuts aimed at balancing the country's finances are unconstitutional.
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Carrier bag tax in NI is introduced

Monday 8th of April 2013, 8:51
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The new tax on plastic carrier bags comes into effect in Northern Ireland later.
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PM starts EU reform charm offensive

Monday 8th of April 2013, 8:55
related countries: Germany Germany, Spain Spain

David Cameron begins a tour of Spain, France and Germany, as he attempts to to sell his idea of reforming the European Union to other leaders.
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Horror remake leads US box office

Monday 8th of April 2013, 9:00
related countries: United States United States

Horror remake Evil Dead triumphs at the US box office earning $26m (£17m) in its opening weekend.
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China vows to protect foreign firms

Monday 8th of April 2013, 9:28
related countries: China China

China's President, Xi Jinping, vows to protect foreign companies
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Burma refugees detained in Indonesia

Monday 8th of April 2013, 9:44
related countries: Burma Burma, Indonesia Indonesia

Indonesian police detain 74 Rohingya refugees from Burma who were found in a boat off the coast of Sumatra.
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VIDEO: Ban Ki-moon on Syria's weapons

Monday 8th of April 2013, 9:45
related countries: Syria Syria

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gives a news conference at The Hague on the UN's investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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Hamilton leader at Mercedes - McNish

Monday 8th of April 2013, 9:46
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda

Mercedes are favouring Lewis Hamilton in their pursuit of the world title, according to former F1 driver Allan McNish.
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Spanish director Bigas Luna dies

Monday 8th of April 2013, 9:52
related countries: Spain Spain

Spanish film director Josep Joan Bigas Luna, who was best known for the 1992 film Jamon, Jamon, dies aged 67.
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Timbuktu fears French troops withdrawal from Mali

Monday 8th of April 2013, 10:05
related countries: France France, Mali Mali

Malians fear Islamist attacks when French withdraw
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Helicopter crashes in Peru jungle

Monday 8th of April 2013, 10:13
related countries: Peru Peru

Nine passengers and four crew are feared dead after the helicopter they were flying in crashed in a jungle in the north-east of Peru.
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Greek bank shares plunge up to 30%

Monday 8th of April 2013, 10:45
related countries: Greece Greece

Shares in Greek banks fall up to 30% after plans to merge two of them were called off on fears the new entity would be too big to manage.
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SA army 'not scared' of Congo rebels

Monday 8th of April 2013, 10:48
related countries: South Africa South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic Central African Republic

South Africa's army is "not scared" of confronting DR Congo rebels, despite the recent killing of its soldiers in the Central African Republic, a spokesman says.
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Toll rises in Cairo cathedral clash

Monday 8th of April 2013, 10:49
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

Two people were killed in clashes outside Cairo's main cathedral on Sunday, Egyptian officials now say, after funerals of Coptic Christians killed in earlier religious violence.
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N Korea nuclear test 'not imminent'

Monday 8th of April 2013, 11:29
related countries: North Korea North Korea

South Korean officials now say there are no indications the North is about to carry out a fourth nuclear test, after reporting increased activity at its test site.
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Changes to disability benefit begin

Monday 8th of April 2013, 11:35
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The new system of disability benefits begins for new claimants in some areas, as critics express fears that support will be reduced.
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Portugal PM seeks alternative cuts

Monday 8th of April 2013, 11:46
related countries: Portugal Portugal

Portugal's prime minister says a court ruling striking down parts of the budget means he will have to make other deep spending cuts to avoid a second bailout.
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The mystery of Pablo Neruda's death

Monday 8th of April 2013, 12:05
related countries: Chile Chile

Investigating Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's mysterious death
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N Korea halts work at Kaesong zone

Monday 8th of April 2013, 12:10
related countries: North Korea North Korea
related places: Kaesong

North Korea says it is pulling its workers out of the joint-Korea Kaesong industrial zone amid rising tensions on the peninsula.
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VIDEO: Topless women in anti-Putin demo

Monday 8th of April 2013, 12:21
related countries: Russia Russia, Germany Germany

Topless women protesters in Germany have shouted at Russian president Vladimir Putin as he toured a trade fair in Germany.
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Wikileaks publishes 1.7m US records

Monday 8th of April 2013, 13:08
related countries: United States United States

The website Wikileaks publishes more than 1.7 million US diplomatic and intelligence reports from the 1970s, including first impressions of eventual British PM Margaret Thatcher.
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GB could face Spain or Switzerland

Monday 8th of April 2013, 13:33
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland, Spain Spain

Great Britain could be drawn against a Spain side featuring Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer's Switzerland in their next Davis Cup tie.
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France launches big Mali offensive

Monday 8th of April 2013, 13:39
related countries: France France, Mali Mali

French forces launch one of their biggest offensives against militants in northern Mali before the start of their troop withdrawal later this month.
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Damascus rocked by deadly car bomb

Monday 8th of April 2013, 13:58
related countries: Syria Syria
related places: Damascus

At least 15 people are killed and 53 wounded as a car bomb explodes in a busy part of the Syrian capital Damascus, state media report.
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Musharraf in treason case summons

Monday 8th of April 2013, 14:01
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan's top court orders former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to respond to allegations he committed treason.
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Merkel tells Russia it needs NGOs

Monday 8th of April 2013, 14:18
related countries: Russia Russia, Germany Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for Russia to give NGOs a chance, in the wake of a series of inspections of foreign-funded groups.
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Turkey protests delay 'coup' trial

Monday 8th of April 2013, 14:23
related countries: Turkey Turkey
related places: Istanbul

The trial of 275 alleged coup plotters in Turkey is delayed after police clash with thousands of protesters outside the courthouse near Istanbul.
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FA finds no 'racist abuse' proof

Monday 8th of April 2013, 14:30
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The FA will write to Fifa saying it has found no evidence of alleged racist chanting from England fans about Rio and Anton Ferdinand.
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Chile exhumes poet Pablo Neruda

Monday 8th of April 2013, 15:12
related countries: Chile Chile

The body of the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is exhumed to investigate the cause of his death after allegations he may have been poisoned.
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Iran travel ban on Saudi diplomat

Monday 8th of April 2013, 16:27
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Iran Iran

A Saudi diplomat allegedly involved in a deadly drink-driving car accident is banned from leaving Iran, says a senior Iranian MP.
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UAE activist jailed for court tweet

Monday 8th of April 2013, 16:36
related countries: United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

An activist in United Arab Emirates is jailed for 10 months for tweeting from a courtroom.
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Italy robbers in motorway ambush

Monday 8th of April 2013, 16:44
related countries: Italy Italy

Robbers in Italy target two security vans in an elaborately planned ambush on a motorway and escape with a huge haul of gold bars, police say.
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Darfur donor nations pledge $3.6bn

Monday 8th of April 2013, 17:37
related countries: Qatar Qatar, Sudan Sudan

Donor nations pledge $3.6bn over a six-year-period for the development of Sudan's Darfur region, after a two-day conference hosted by Qatar.
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Zambia gay rights activist arrested

Monday 8th of April 2013, 17:56
related countries: Zambia Zambia

A prominent gay rights activist is arrested in Zambia, minutes after appearing on a live television show to demand that same-sex relations be decriminalised.
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UK retailers ration baby milk

Monday 8th of April 2013, 18:20
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom, China China

Retailers in the UK are rationing sales of powdered baby milk because of a surge in demand for foreign-made baby milk in China.
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Wall of dirt kills two US children

Monday 8th of April 2013, 19:09
related countries: United States United States

North Carolina officials recover the bodies of two young cousins buried under a construction site when a wall of dirt collapsed on top of them.
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Mary Jo White confirmed as SEC head

Monday 8th of April 2013, 19:49
related countries: United States United States
related places: Senate

Former US federal prosecutor Mary Jo White confirmed by Senate to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Margaret Thatcher dies

Monday 8th of April 2013, 19:57
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The first woman to be UK prime minister, Baroness Thatcher, has died at the age of 87 following a stroke, her spokesman has said.
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Brazil prison riot trial adjourned

Monday 8th of April 2013, 20:02
related countries: Brazil Brazil

A judge in Sao Paulo adjourns the trial of 26 police officers accused of killing unarmed prisoners during a riot at the Carandiru jail in 1992.
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Syria opposes arms probe 'change'

Monday 8th of April 2013, 20:30
related countries: Syria Syria

Syria rejects what it calls an attempt by the UN to broaden a probe into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's conflict.
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Putin shrugs off European protests

Monday 8th of April 2013, 21:40
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands, Russia Russia, Germany Germany

Russian President Vladimir Putin is greeted by protests in Germany and the Netherlands as he meets the leaders of both nations for trade talks.
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US 'Syrian rebel' could be executed

Monday 8th of April 2013, 22:07
related countries: Syria Syria, United States United States

An American accused of fighting alongside hardline Islamists against Syrian government forces could be executed, US prosecutors say.
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VIDEO: Nepal's rhino protectors

Monday 8th of April 2013, 23:05
related countries: Nepal Nepal

BBC reporter Anbarasan Ethirajan joins an anti-poaching patrol in Nepal which aims to protect one-horned rhinoceroses
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VIDEO: Manet exhibition to hit cinemas

Monday 8th of April 2013, 23:05
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The Royal Academy's biggest exhibition of Manet's work in the UK has been made into a film to be broadcast in 29 countries in a live simulcast in April.
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