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| Wednesday, 21 October, 2009, 8:00 GMT 13:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi |
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 | Swine flu vaccination under way The first of 14m people classed as priority cases are to be given a swine flu jab as the UK-wide vaccination programme begins. |
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| BAA agrees Gatwick airport sale BAA agrees to sell Gatwick, the UK's second busiest airport, to Global Infrastructure Partners for £1.5bn. | |
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| IVF couples warned over drinking IVF couples could significantly harm their chances of success if both partners drink the equivalent of six units a week, warn experts. | |
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| Final attempt to halt post strike Talks between Royal Mail and postal workers are to resume in a last-ditch attempt to avert two planned 24-hour strikes. | |
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| Sack Afghan poll officials - UN The UN is seeking to get half the officials involved in the flawed Afghan elections replaced ahead of a run-off. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Sack Afghan poll officials - UN The UN is seeking to get half the officials involved in the flawed Afghan elections replaced ahead of a run-off. |
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| Many 'missing' after China riots Dozens of ethnic Uighurs have disappeared in the wake of the riots in China's Xinjiang region, a human rights group says. | |
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| Swiss 'tipped off US' on Polanski Newly released documents shed light on how director Roman Polanski came to be arrested in Switzerland last month. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Swiss 'tipped off US' on Polanski Newly released documents shed light on how director Roman Polanski came to be arrested in Switzerland last month. |
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| No jail request for French ex-PM French prosecutors demand an 18-month suspended sentence for former PM Dominique de Villepin, but no jail time. | |
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| Fury at Berlusconi 'sexist' jibe Nearly 100,000 Italian women sign a petition over a remark by Silvio Berlusconi to a female politician on live television. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran nuclear talks 'going slowly' Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers are making slower-than-expected progress, the head of the IAEA says. |
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| Goldstone rejects Israel protests UN human rights investigator Richard Goldstone dismisses Israeli claims his Gaza war crimes report could harm the peace process. | |
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| Yemeni rebels get death penalty Ten Shia insurgents are sentenced to death in Yemen for involvement in deadly clashes with the army in 2008. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Sack Afghan poll officials - UN The UN is seeking to get half the officials involved in the flawed Afghan elections replaced ahead of a run-off. |
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| India train collision kills nine Two passengers trains collide near the city of Mathura in northern India, killing at least nine people. | |
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| Attack shuts all Pakistan schools All schools and universities are closed across Pakistan a day after a suicide attack at an Islamic university in Islamabad. | |
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| UK | |
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| Swine flu vaccination under way The first of 14m people classed as priority cases are to be given a swine flu jab as the UK-wide vaccination programme begins. |
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| BAA agrees Gatwick airport sale BAA agrees to sell Gatwick, the UK's second busiest airport, to Global Infrastructure Partners for £1.5bn. | |
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| Governor warns bank split needed The Bank of England governor says some banks may have to split their core business from riskier practices. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Robbie beats comeback gig nerves A confident Robbie Williams overcomes stage fright and an unsteady X Factor appearance at his first full gig for three years. |
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| Swiss 'tipped off US' on Polanski Newly released documents shed light on how director Roman Polanski came to be arrested in Switzerland last month. | |
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| Cole set for singles chart record X Factor judge Cheryl Cole's first solo single is on course to become the year's biggest-selling single, the Official Charts Company says. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | UK urged to lead on future food The UK should plough £2bn into food research to help stave off world hunger, says the Royal Society. |
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| 'Giant' orb web spider discovered Scientists identify a new species of "giant" golden orb-weaving spider - the biggest of its group. | |
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| Nasa's rocket roll-out complete The US space agency rolls out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft unleashes new Windows Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7 is about to go on sale. |
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| Big names support net neutrality Google, Ebay and Skype are among the big names to pledge support for a proposal to treat all internet traffic equally. | |
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| Job cuts help Yahoo profits surge Internet giant Yahoo sees its third quarter profits more than treble - despite sales falling by about 12% - as it slashed costs. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Swine flu vaccination under way The first of 14m people classed as priority cases are to be given a swine flu jab as the UK-wide vaccination programme begins. |
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| IVF couples warned over drinking IVF couples could significantly harm their chances of success if both partners drink the equivalent of six units a week, warn experts. | |
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| White wines 'bad for the teeth' Enjoying a glass of white wine on a frequent basis can damage the teeth by eroding the enamel, German researchers warn. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | 'Hoodies down' call for colleges Further education colleges are to be given guidance on making students safer from knife and gang crime. |
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| Truancy rate reaches record level The level of unauthorised absences in schools in England rises sharply to the highest recorded level. | |
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| Mandelson backs consumer students Lord Mandelson calls for students to adopt a more consumer-led approach to their university education. | |
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| 1966: Coal tip buries children in Aberfan Tragedy hits the Welsh village of Aberfan as a coal slag tip engulfs a school burying at least 130 people and injuring many more. | |||
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| 1952: Kenyatta arrested in security raid The President of the Kenya African Union, Jomo Kenyatta, is arrested following the declaration of a state of emergency in the British colony of Kenya. | |||
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| 2001: Anthrax claims third victim in US A post office worker in Washington becomes the third person to be diagnosed with anthrax. | |||
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