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UN monitors reach Haffa in Syria

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
UN monitors in Syria enter the western town of Haffa - where it was feared a massacre might take place - days after violent clashes kept them out.
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Russian reporter 'not threatened'

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
Russia's top investigator denies threatening the life of a journalist, who is said to have fled the country in response.
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GM crops 'aid plant neighbours'

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
GM crops that produce their own insecticide may also deliver benefits for neighbouring plants, a study concludes.
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Myanmar conflict spurs hatred for Asia's outcasts

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
BANGKOK (AP) -- They have been called ogres and animals, terrorists and much worse - when their existence is even acknowledged....

Bahrain cuts medics' sentences

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
Bahrain's appeal court acquits nine medics and reduces the sentences of another nine - all convicted last year for taking part in protests.
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Laudrup named new Swansea manager

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
Former Barcelona star Michael Laudrup is appointed the new Swansea City manager on a two-year deal.
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Double prize for Monster novel

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
Patrick Ness's children's novel A Monster Calls wins both the prestigious Carnegie Medal and its sister prize for illustration for the first time in the awards' history.
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Internet Explorer 7 'tax' a first

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
The Australian online retailer Kogan.com has introduced the world's first "tax" on use of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) browser.
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Watch BBC Sport video on the go

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
Mobile phone users can now watch BBC Sport video - including Euro 2012 matches and highlights - on their mobile devices.
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US Congressmen demand justification for drone strikes

TruthNews.US - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
Express Tribune News | Twenty-six US Congressmen have sent a letter to President Barack Obama “demanding a legal justification from the White House for signature drone strikes.”

Texas man in stand-your-ground case could get life

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
HOUSTON (AP) -- A retired Houston-area firefighter faces up to life in prison after a jury convicted him of murder for gunning down his unarmed neighbor during a dispute over a noisy house party....
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Texas man in stand-your-ground case could get life

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
HOUSTON (AP) -- A retired Houston-area firefighter faces up to life in prison after a jury convicted him of murder for gunning down his unarmed neighbor during a dispute over a noisy house party....
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Iraq pilgrimage security tight after bombs kill 72

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi authorities banned motorcycles from Baghdad's streets and dispatched tens of thousands of security forces to guard a Shiite pilgrimage Thursday after coordinated car bombings targeted processions across the country the day before, killing 72 people in one of the worst attacks since the U.S. troops withdrawal....

Suu Kyi urges care as world reaches out to Myanmar

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
GENEVA (AP) -- Foreign investment must help - not hurt - Myanmar's goal of moving toward full democracy, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday as she welcomed efforts to reach out to her country as it emerges from decades of isolation under military rule....

Motoring fines set to rise to £90

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
Fines for motoring offences such as speeding should be increased from £60 to £90, the government suggests.
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Why does a cabbage cost $28 in Canada?

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 04:52
Residents of Nunavut, in Canada, have been protesting at the high cost of basic foodstuffs. Why does a cabbage cost so much there?
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