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Why don't French books sell abroad?
Monday 9th of December 2013, 0:03related countries:
FranceAre French authors too intellectual for English-speaking readers?
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Nelson Mandela: his economic legacy
Monday 9th of December 2013, 0:11related countries:
South AfricaWhat economic legacy did he leave for South Africa?
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US veteran aims to be Afghan sole trader
Monday 9th of December 2013, 0:13related countries:
Afghanistan, 
United StatesThe US veteran and his flip-flop factory for Afghanistan
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VIDEO: Singapore bus death sparks riot
Monday 9th of December 2013, 1:15related countries:
India, 
SingaporePolice in Singapore have made 27 arrests after hundreds of people took part in a riot sparked by the death of an Indian national.
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VIDEO: Violence at Brazil football match
Monday 9th of December 2013, 1:18related countries:
BrazilA football match in southern Brazil is suspended for an hour after a violent brawl breaks out between rival fans.
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Australia thrash England in Adelaide
Monday 9th of December 2013, 1:35related countries:
United KingdomAustralia bowl England out for 312 to win the second Test by 218 runs and secure a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series.
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Chinese export growth accelerates
Monday 9th of December 2013, 1:49related countries:
ChinaChina's exports rise more than expected in November adding to the evidence of a rebound in the world's second-largest economy.
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Japan's economic growth revised down
Monday 9th of December 2013, 2:21related countries:
JapanJapan revises down its growth data for the July-to-September period after private investment slowed more than expected.
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Brazil football season's violent end
Monday 9th of December 2013, 2:34related countries:
BotswanaThree people are injured in a brawl at a football match in southern Brazil in a violent end to Brazil's football league season.
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Manila crime caper is top indie film
Monday 9th of December 2013, 3:47related countries:
Philippines, United KingdomMetro Manila, a crime caper set in the Philippines, is named best film and picks up two other honours at the British Independent Film Awards.
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China loosens grip on interest rates
Monday 9th of December 2013, 4:50related countries:
ChinaChina takes another step loosening its grip on interest rates as it allows banks to trade deposits with each other at market-determined rates.
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VIDEO: 'We want PM to leave the country'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 5:14related countries:
Thailandrelated places: Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she will dissolve parliament and call an election after sustained protests in Bangkok.
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VIDEO: Huge pro-EU rally grips Ukraine
Monday 9th of December 2013, 6:47related countries:
UkrainePro-EU protesters have camped out in Ukraine's capital overnight, seeking the resignation of the country's government.
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VIDEO: Deadly train collision in Indonesia
Monday 9th of December 2013, 7:12related countries:
Indonesiarelated places: Jakarta
A commuter train has collided with a truck carrying gas canisters in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta.
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Ambulances 'face long delays at A&E'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 8:14related countries:
United KingdomSome patients are facing long waits in ambulances outside A&E departments, with one case involving a delay of more than six hours, figures show.
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Philippine power-sharing deal hailed
Monday 9th of December 2013, 8:17related countries:
PhilippinesPhilippine President Benigno Aquino hails a power-sharing deal with key Muslim rebels but warns "contentious" issues still need to be resolved.
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Singapore bus death triggers riot
Monday 9th of December 2013, 8:29related countries:
India, SingaporePolice in Singapore arrest 27 South Asian suspects after hundreds of foreign workers take part in a riot sparked by the death of an Indian man.
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Tech firms seek surveillance reform
Monday 9th of December 2013, 8:59related countries:
United StatesEight leading technology firms including Google and Facebook call for "wide-scale changes" to US government surveillance.
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Thai PM Yingluck calls election
Monday 9th of December 2013, 9:33related countries:
Thailandrelated places: Bangkok
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolves parliament and calls an election, after sustained protests in Bangkok.
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VIDEO: Typhoon street re-builds one month on
Monday 9th of December 2013, 9:58related countries:
Philippinesrelated places: Tacloban
Four weeks ago a typhoon ripped through the city of Tacloban in the Philippines, claiming lives, destroying homes and ruining livelihoods.
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Joel 'overwhelmed' by Kennedy honour
Monday 9th of December 2013, 10:23related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Washington, Kennedy
US singer Billy Joel says it is "a little overwhelming" to be one of the five recipients of this year's Kennedy Center honours in Washington.
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Frozen snowballs Hunger Games in US
Monday 9th of December 2013, 10:40related countries:
United StatesDisney animation Frozen topples Hunger Games: Catching Fire on the US box office chart in its second week of release.
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N Korea images show aide's removal
Monday 9th of December 2013, 10:46related countries:
North KoreaNorth Korea broadcasts dramatic images of the once powerful uncle of leader Kim Jong-un being removed from a party meeting, confirming reports of his dismissal.
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Russian news agency closed down
Monday 9th of December 2013, 10:49related countries:
RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin abolishes the country's state-owned news agency RIA Novosti in a surprise decree.
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Italy's Renzi wins landslide on left
Monday 9th of December 2013, 11:19related countries:
ItalyMatteo Renzi resoundingly wins the leadership of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party, making him a leading candidate to be the next prime minister.
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England facing annihilation - Boycott
Monday 9th of December 2013, 11:23related countries:
AustraliaEngland lack the "desire and heart" to compete with Australia in the Ashes, says former batsman Geoffrey Boycott.
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Somalia aid bodies 'paid al-Shabab'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 11:27related countries:
SomaliaAid agencies paid Somalia's al-Shabab militants for access to areas under their control during the 2011 famine, two think tanks say.
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Food price rise alert for Scotland
Monday 9th of December 2013, 11:52related countries:
United KingdomSome of the UK's biggest supermarkets may consider increasing their prices north of the border, should Scotland vote for independence next year.
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Indonesia train in deadly collision
Monday 9th of December 2013, 11:53related countries:
Indonesiarelated places: Jakarta
A commuter train collides with a vehicle in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, causing parts of the train to burst into flames.
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VIDEO: Mandela daughter: 'Family there at end'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 12:04related countries:
South AfricaThe daughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela has spoken in an exclusive broadcast interview with the BBC about the moment her father passed away.
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US defence chief meets Pakistan PM
Monday 9th of December 2013, 12:09related countries:
Pakistan, United Statesrelated places: Monday
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel holds talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad.
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VIDEO: Race to plant Philippine rice fields
Monday 9th of December 2013, 12:27related countries:
PhilippinesOxfam has started a cash for work programme in the Philippines, in a bid to speed up the country's recovery from Typhoon Haiyan.
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VIDEO: Bird's-eye view of Thailand rally
Monday 9th of December 2013, 12:48related countries:
Thailandrelated places: Bangkok
The BBC's Jonathan Head describes the scene at a protest rally in the Thai capital Bangkok, as the BBC's aerial camera captures the view from above.
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Indian shares hit record high
Monday 9th of December 2013, 12:59related countries:
IndiaIndian shares hit a record high as the main opposition party, seen as business friendly, wins an absolute majority in assembly elections.
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Tense stand-off in Ukraine capital
Monday 9th of December 2013, 13:03related countries:
Ukrainerelated places: Kiev
Ukrainian riot police are taking up positions near Kiev's City Hall, where thousands of anti-government protesters have set up barricades.
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The Saudi artist with one million Instagram followers
Monday 9th of December 2013, 13:03related countries:
Saudi Arabiarelated places: `Arab
Meet the woman with the biggest Instagram account in Arab world
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BJP records big wins in state polls
Monday 9th of December 2013, 13:52related countries:
IndiaIndia's main opposition BJP is set to form governments in three crucial state state assemblies, ahead of general elections next year.
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Bank of France ups growth forecast
Monday 9th of December 2013, 14:53related countries:
FranceThe French economy will grow by 0.5% in the final three months of the year, says the country's central bank.
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Iraq cafe car bomb kills many
Monday 9th of December 2013, 15:12related countries:
IraqA car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq kills at least 11, officials say, while eight more people die in unrelated attacks in and around Baghdad.
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Rigby killer 'a soldier of Allah'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 15:48related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: Woolwich, London
A man admits in court that he killed soldier Lee Rigby but says it was not murder because "I am a soldier of Allah" and "this is a war".
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Venezuela governing party leads poll
Monday 9th of December 2013, 15:48related countries:
VenezuelaVenezuela's governing United Socialist Party wins the greatest share of the vote in Sunday's local elections, the National Electoral Council says.
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World's largest airline created
Monday 9th of December 2013, 16:21related countries:
United StatesAmerican Airlines and US Airways complete their long awaited merger to launch the world's biggest airline.
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Sacred Hopi artefacts sold in Paris
Monday 9th of December 2013, 16:21related countries:
France, United Statesrelated places: Paris
Sacred artefacts from the Hopi native American tribe go under the hammer at a Paris auction, despite US objections.
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Singapore riot: PM urges restraint
Monday 9th of December 2013, 16:43related countries:
India, SingaporeSingapore leader Lee Hsien Loong urges the public not to "tarnish" their view of migrants after a rare riot sparked by the death of an Indian national.
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'Sorry, no comment - we might get invited to tea'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 16:52related countries:
ChinaThe obstacles to gathering vox pops in China
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Syria army holds Damascus-Homs road
Monday 9th of December 2013, 17:02related countries:
Syriarelated places: Damascus
Syrian government forces are reported to have taken control of the motorway linking Damascus with the city of Homs, as well as the nearby town of Nabak.
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Boat Race saboteur 'can stay in UK'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 17:18related countries:
Aruba, United KingdomAn Australian facing deportation after disrupting last year's University Boat Race by swimming in front of the crews can stay in the UK, a judge rules.
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Egypt's Brotherhood leader in court
Monday 9th of December 2013, 17:50related countries:
EgyptMuslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie appears in court in Egypt for the first time since his arrest in August.
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Thousands mourn Congo rumba star
Monday 9th of December 2013, 18:44related countries:
Democratic Republic of the Congorelated places: Kinshasa
Thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo attend the state funeral of rumba star Tabu Ley Rochereau in the capital, Kinshasa.
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Putin amnesty may free Greenpeace 30
Monday 9th of December 2013, 18:46related countries:
RussiaAn amnesty drafted by Russia's President Putin could free the two jailed Pussy Riot protesters and the Greenpeace Arctic 30 campaigners.
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France begins to disarm CAR militias
Monday 9th of December 2013, 19:36related countries:
France, 
Central African RepublicFrench soldiers start taking weapons from fighters in the Central African Republic - and briefly trade fire with armed men unwilling to disarm.
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Somalia sentence for 'rape victim'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 20:34related countries:
SomaliaA court in Somalia gives a suspended jail term to a 19-year-old woman who alleged she was raped, and fines the journalist who reported her story.
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Ukraine police move on opposition
Monday 9th of December 2013, 20:35related countries:
Ukrainerelated places: Kiev
Ukrainian security forces are moving in on anti-government protesters and an opposition party, in a stand-off over government dealings with the EU.
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Kuwaitis cleared of parliament raid
Monday 9th of December 2013, 21:26related countries:
KuwaitSeventy opposition activists, including nine former MPs, are acquitted of storming the parliament building in the Gulf state of Kuwait two years ago.
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Bogota mayor banned from office
Monday 9th of December 2013, 21:37related countries:
Colombiarelated places: Bogota
The mayor of the Colombian capital, Bogota, is sacked by the country's prosecutor general's office and banned from politics for 15 years.
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Deal could 'refill' drying Dead Sea
Monday 9th of December 2013, 21:47related countries:
IsraelIsrael, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority sign a water co-operation pact aimed at one day replenishing the rapidly drying Dead Sea.
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Newman: Korea apology 'under duress'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 22:13related countries:
North Korea, United StatesThe 85-year-old US citizen held in North Korea for more than a month, Merrill Newman, says his videotaped confession was given under duress.
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Swansea City 1-1 Hull City
Monday 9th of December 2013, 22:25related countries:
United Kingdomrelated places: Swansea
Hull striker Danny Graham scores against his former club Swansea as both sides earn a battling point in Wales.
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VIDEO: US flies AU peacekeepers into CAR
Monday 9th of December 2013, 22:53related countries:
France, Central African RepublicThe US military is to help fly African Union peacekeeping troops from Burundi into the Central African Republic, officials say.
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US and UK 'spy on virtual games'
Monday 9th of December 2013, 22:54related countries:
United Kingdom, United StatesUS and British spies infiltrated online fantasy games in an effort to identify terrorist threats, according to media reports.
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VIDEO: N Korea confirms key dismissal
Monday 9th of December 2013, 22:56related countries:
North KoreaNorth Korea confirms that Chang Song-thaek, one of its most powerful politicians, has been dismissed.
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Coldest spot on Earth identified
Monday 9th of December 2013, 23:07related countries:
AntarcticaThe coldest place on Earth is measured by satellite to be a bitter minus 93.2 Celsius (-135.8F) in the heart of Antarctica.
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US Treasury lost $10bn on GM bailout
Monday 9th of December 2013, 23:22related countries:
United StatesThe US Treasury sells its remaining shares of General Motors, leaving it with a $10bn loss on the bailout of the car maker.
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UN to check Libya uranium stockpiles
Monday 9th of December 2013, 23:51related countries:
LibyaThe United Nations says nuclear inspectors will visit Libya to assess its uranium stockpiles, amid concerns about fragile security in the country.
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