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South Georgia rat removal hits mark

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 0:01
related countries: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

The world's largest rat eradication campaign has now laid toxic bait on a further 580 sq km of South Georgia, reaching its target.
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10 things you might not know about Georgia

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 1:28
related countries: Georgia

Georgia’s own unique language and nine other surprising things
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Chrysler to recall 840,000 vehicles

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 1:31
related countries: United States
related places: Chrysler

US carmaker Chrysler says that it will recall nearly 840,000 vehicles over potential faulty safety components, including head rests and airbags.
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Will Somali Islamist purge strengthen al-Shabab?

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 1:32
related countries: Somalia

Have hardline militants become more powerful after internal "coup"?
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More flood defence spending urged

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 3:09
related countries: United Kingdom

Flood defence spending is still not high enough, MPs say, as they call for investment in the UK to be increased year on year by £20m over the next 25 years.
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Army ousts Egypt's President Morsi

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 4:27
related countries: Egypt

Egypt's army removes President Mohammed Morsi from power, suspends the constitution and pledges to hold early elections.
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Japan upper house campaign begins

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 5:15
related countries: Japan

Japan kicks of campaigning for upper house elections ahead of 21 July polls which could see parliamentary gridlock resolved.
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VIDEO: Developers destroy ancient Peru pyramid

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 5:35
related countries: Peru
related places: Lima

Authorities in Peru say an ancient pyramid at the oldest archaeological site near the capital, Lima, has been destroyed.
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Baby milk firms to cut China prices

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 5:38
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

Food giants Nestle and Danone say they will cut prices of some of their infant milk formula products in China, a day after Beijing announced a probe.
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VIDEO: France apologises in Bolivia plane row

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 5:47
related countries: Bolivia, France

France has apologised to Bolivia for refusing to allow President Evo Morales' jet into its airspace, blaming "conflicting information".
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S Korea proposes Kaesong talks

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 6:27
related countries: South Korea

South Korea offers working-level talks with the North on reopening the jointly-run Kaesong industrial zone, a rare symbol of North-South co-operation.
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Veteran Smith recalled by Australia

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 7:21
related countries: Australia

Veteran flanker George Smith is recalled to the Australia side to face the Lions in Saturday's series decider.
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Canada-Argentina mine deal scrapped

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 8:58
related countries: Canada, Argentina

Argentina scraps a major gold-mining deal with Canadian firm Osisko, after protests by environmental campaigners.
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Rudd set for Indonesia asylum talks

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 9:04
related countries: Indonesia, Aruba

New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd heads to Indonesia, with talks on asylum policy and people-smuggling set to top the agenda.
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Oil prices stable after Egypt coup

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 9:34
related countries: Egypt, United States
related places: Brent

Oil prices dipped back slightly after Egypt's army ousted President Mohammed Morsi, but the gap between US and Brent crude continues to narrow.
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Patiala maharaja dinner set for sale

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 10:22
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

An exquisite 1,400-piece dinner set made for the former Maharaja of Patiala is expected to fetch up to £1.5m ($2.3m) at auction in London.
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BA's first A380 arrives at Heathrow

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 10:32
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Heathrow

BA becomes the first UK airline to take delivery of an Airbus A380 superjumbo, the world's largest passenger aircraft.
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England fall to 15th in rankings

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 10:42
related countries: United Kingdom

England slip to 15th in the latest Fifa rankings, their lowest position since they failed to qualify for Euro 2008.
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Ecuador consults UK on embassy bug

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 10:46
related countries: Ecuador, United Kingdom
related places: London

Ecuador asks the UK to help investigate alleged spying at its embassy in London where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is living.
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Benicassim promoter sells his shares

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 11:18
related countries: Spain

Promoter Vince Power sells his majority share in Spain's Benicassim Festival with organisers saying this year's event is "unaffected".
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UK 'will work with new Egypt rulers'

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 11:33
related countries: Egypt

William Hague tells the BBC the UK "will work with the people in authority in Egypt" but condemns the ousting of its president as "a dangerous thing".
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No extra pressure, says Lions' Davies

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 12:05
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

British and Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies insists he feels no extra pressure being chosen ahead of Brian O'Driscoll.
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Top Afghanistan policewoman killed

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 12:12
related countries: Afghanistan

A top female police officer, Lt Islam Bibi, is shot dead in Afghanistan's Helmand province, officials say.
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Leak reveals Somali-Kenya rift

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 12:21
related countries: Kenya, Somalia

Somalia's UN-backed government has accused Kenyan troops - its supposed allies - of causing factional fighting in the key port of Kismayo, an accidentally leaked letter reveals.
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Move to fix EU carbon market praised

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 12:33
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK and green groups welcome a move to rescue the EU's carbon trading scheme, but urge deeper reforms.
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Pound falls as Bank warns over rates

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 13:20
related countries: United Kingdom

The pound falls sharply and shares rally after the Bank of England warns that markets are wrong in expecting interest rates to rise soon.
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Rare Australian night parrot filmed

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 13:49
related countries: Aruba

An Australian naturalist produces evidence that a rare night parrot - one of the world's most mysterious birds - is still alive and living in the outback.
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Malta plea after migrant arrival

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 14:04
related countries: Malta

Malta calls for EU assistance after rescuing 291 migrants from a drifting boat.
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France 'has vast data surveillance'

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 14:11
related countries: France, United States

France secretly stores computer and telephone data on a vast scale, like the US with its Prism programme, Le Monde reports.
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Egypt swears in new interim leader

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 14:22
related countries: Egypt

Top judge Adly Mahmud Mansour is sworn in as interim Egyptian leader after the army ousted and detained President Mohammed Morsi.
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VIDEO: Planes abandoned at Athens ghost airport

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 14:29
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

As Greece struggles to cut public sector jobs and raise cash to meet its bailout payments, the pressure is on to sell more state assets as fast as possible.
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Chan guilty of faking Nina Wang will

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 15:06
related countries: Hong Kong

A court in Hong Kong finds a Feng Shui master guilty of forging the will of the late billionaire tycoon Nina Wang, once Asia's richest woman.
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Pakistan agrees $5.3bn IMF loan

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 15:22
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's newly elected government agrees a $5.3bn three-year loan with the International Monetary Fund.
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VIDEO: Baby girl freed from collapsed house

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 15:28
related countries: China

A woman, who was killed in a landslide in China, has been hailed as "a hero" for saving her granddaughter's life when their family home collapsed.
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VIDEO: Chinese beach engulfed by algae

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 15:43
related countries: China
related places: Qingdao

Swimmers are being driven away from a popular coastal resort in Qingdao in north-east China after it was engulfed by algae.
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Lisicki to face Bartoli in final

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 16:03
related countries: Belgium, France

Germany's Sabine Lisicki will play Marion Bartoli of France in Saturday's Wimbledon final after the pair win their semi-finals.
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Egypt's stocks jump on Morsi ousting

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 16:33
related countries: Egypt

Share prices in Egypt have leapt higher after the ousting of Mohammed Morsi as the country's president.
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Zimbabwe court rejects poll delay

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 16:39
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rejects delaying elections set for 31 July, despite an appeal by President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
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Nelson Mandela family feud deepens

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 17:02
related countries: South Africa

Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla accuses his relatives of seeking to control the ex-president's legacy, as three of his children are reburied.
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UK police pursue new Madeleine leads

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 17:09
related countries: United Kingdom

Scotland Yard says it has "new evidence and new witnesses" in the Madeleine McCann case as it opens a formal investigation into her disappearance.
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Bolivia demands plane incident probe

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 17:56
related countries: Austria, Bolivia

Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca says those responsible for landing the presidential plane in Austria this week must be punished.
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VIDEO: Mandela grave row shocks S Africa

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 18:21
related countries: South Africa

Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla has accused his relatives of being vengeful and seeking to control the former South African president's legacy.
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Clarke stars as Australia dominate

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 18:23
related countries: Australia

Captain Michael Clarke smashes 124 from 98 balls as Australia dominate day three of their final Ashes warm-up game at Worcester.
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F1 drivers threaten German GP boycott

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 18:27
related countries: Germany

Formula 1 drivers threaten to withdraw from the German Grand Prix if tyre explosions reoccur this weekend.
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Portugal battles to defuse crisis

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 19:54
related countries: Portugal

Portugal's prime minister fights to patch up his fragile coalition, as markets spooked by the latest eurozone crisis watch nervously.
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Greipel grabs stage victory in Tour

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 20:40
related countries: France

Germany's Andre Greipel wins a sprint finish as Mark Cavendish comes home fourth on stage six of the Tour de France.
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Egypt army moves against Brotherhood

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 21:55
related countries: Egypt

Key figures in the Muslim Brotherhood are rounded up, a day after the army deposes Egypt's first democratically elected leader, Mohammed Morsi.
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US man eats record 69 hot dogs

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 23:13
related countries: United States

A US man devours 69 hot dogs, beating his own world record and retaining his title as reigning champion for a seventh year in a row.
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Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms?

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 23:21
related countries: Japan

Why are thousands of Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms?
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Egypt army allows 'peaceful protest'

Thursday 4th of July 2013, 23:45
related countries: Egypt

Egypt's army says it will guarantee the right to peaceful protest amid calls for rallies by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
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