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Haiti earthquake death toll rises
The estimated death toll from the earthquake in Haiti has risen to 230,000 - on a par with the 2004 Asian tsunami
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White Stripes blast 'war' advert
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
The White Stripes have said the US Air Force Reserve made unauthorised use of their song Fell In Love With A Girl during an advert that ran during Sunday's American football Super Bowl.
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Hollywood asked to save its famous sign
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
When they gaze up at their famous hills this morning, the people of Hollywood
will be rubbing their designer sunglasses and spluttering on their non-fat
lattes in disbelief: the Hollywood Sign is being rebranded.
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Iran nuclear stand-off reaches crisis point
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Tomorrow marks 31 years since the overthrow of the Western-backed monarchy by
the world's first Islamic revolution and in Tehran the preparations are
underway.
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Karaoke fans in fear after 'My Way' killings
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
After a series of killings in the Phillippines connected with renditions of
the Frank Sinatra song 'My Way', most karaoke fans will not now allow
themselves to croon "And now, the end is near, And so I face, the final
curtain" – for fear the lines might come true.
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Toyota's steering in spotlight
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Car giant Toyota was last night facing yet more safety problems after
announcing a series of recalls for some of its models.
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Briton dies in 'bungled robbery'
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
A British man has died in Tenerife, the Foreign Office said, in what may have been a bungled robbery.
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US Army launches Afghan offensive
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
The US Army has launched a major operation in support of a planned US-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.
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Fire at orphanage kills 13 children
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
A South African official has said 13 children are dead after a fire tore through an orphanage.
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British soldiers quizzed over brawl
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Six British soldiers are being questioned by police after reports of a brawl in a Lanzarote bar.
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Supply nuclear fuel, Iran asks West
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
The head of Iran's atomic agency said the Islamic Republic would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for a research reactor in Tehran.
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Senate vote targets Nigerian crisis
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Nigeria's Senate has passed a resolution that would empower the vice president to take over for the nation's ill president.
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28 die, 1,500 missing in avalanches
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
At least 28 people are dead and another 1,500 are stranded following multiple avalanches in Afghanistan.
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Six die in retirement home blaze
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
A fire at a retirement home in the southern Spanish city of Seville has killed six people and injured 12, according to a regional government official.
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Pitt and Jolie sue over split claim
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing over a report that their marriage has hit the rocks.
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Move to save Hollywood sign land
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
A US nature conservation group said it has reached a deal that would protect land above the world-famous Hollywood sign from being developed into luxury homes.
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Tymoshenko 'will not concede poll'
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, according to news reports.
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Afghans 'partners' in offensive
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Afghan troops trained by British soldiers will take part in a major offensive against insurgents in central Helmand as an "equal partner", a UK officer has said.
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Activists clash with whaling ship
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Anti-whaling activists and Japanese whalers have exchanged water cannon fire in the Antarctic Ocean as two boats tailed the whaling fleet in an attempt to prevent the killing of any whales.
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Toyota in worldwide Prius recall
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Toyota is to recall about 400,000 Prius and other gas-electric hybrid cars worldwide for brake problems.
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Hollywood star for ex-Beatle Ringo
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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