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Merkel firmly behind euro, but will she act?

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted repeatedly that "if the euro fails, Europe fails."...

VIDEO: Veterans on Falklands War at 30

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
Simon Weston and Tony Banks served during the Falklands conflict and spoke to BBC Breakfast about their experiences of the war, and gave their views on the future of the islands.
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Suu Kyi: Nobel Peace Prize shattered my isolation

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared Saturday that the Nobel Peace Prize she won while under house arrest 21 years ago helped to shatter her sense of isolation and ensured that the world would demand democracy in her military-controlled homeland....

England restore Flood to fly-half

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
Toby Flood will replace Owen Farrell at fly-half in England's starting line-up for the second Test against South Africa.
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Peru 'protest-call' mayor freed

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
A Peruvian mayor, Oscar Mollohuanca, who faced five months in preventative custody over anti-mining protests is released after 11 days.
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Milk fat link to bowel disease

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
The rise of inflammatory bowel diseases could be down to our shifting diets promoting "bad bacteria", according to US researchers.
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Federal charges dropped against John Edwards

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A relieved John Edwards said after his mistrial on campaign corruption charges that he believed good things were still in store for him, though image makers and his friends agree that does not include politics....
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Federal charges dropped against John Edwards

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A relieved John Edwards said after his mistrial on campaign corruption charges that he believed good things were still in store for him, though image makers and his friends agree that does not include politics....
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Federal charges dropped against John Edwards

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A relieved John Edwards said after his mistrial on campaign corruption charges that he believed good things were still in store for him, though image makers and his friends agree that does not include politics....
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Michaela died in violent struggle

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
The doctor who carried out a post mortem examination on the body of the County Tyrone teacher tells her murder trial she was involved in a violent struggle before her death.
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VIDEO: Green man 'too fast for elderly'

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
Pedestrian crossings do not allow older people enough time to cross the road, a report warns.
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Your pictures: Heritage

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
Readers' photos on the theme heritage
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APNewsBreak: Rock risk forces Yosemite closures

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- Falling boulders are the single biggest force shaping Yosemite Valley, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the national park system. Now swaths of some popular haunts are closing for good after geologists confirmed that unsuspecting tourists and employees are being lodged in harm's way....
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5 reasons gay marriage losing streak may be over

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes....
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5 reasons gay marriage losing streak may be over

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes....
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5 reasons gay marriage losing streak may be over

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes....
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Galloping Geese ride again at Colo railroad museum

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- Seven contraptions known as the Galloping Geese may be the most motley-looking machines - and the most endearing - ever to rattle down American railroad tracks....
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Galloping Geese ride again at Colo railroad museum

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- Seven contraptions known as the Galloping Geese may be the most motley-looking machines - and the most endearing - ever to rattle down American railroad tracks....
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Soldier killed on Afghan patrol

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
A soldier from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards is killed on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
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Dueling speeches, big day: Obama, Romney in Ohio

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 05:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sharpening the choice for the nation, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney are offering dueling visions of how to fix the economy, framing in their most direct terms the fierce debate that will decide the November election. In a flash of campaign drama, the two are giving major speeches at nearly the same time Thursday from the same state, battleground Ohio....
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