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US tornado rescue effort nears end
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| The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39:24 GMT |
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Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim
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| Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:09 GMT |
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Suicide inside Notre-Dame de Paris
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| A far-right historian shoots himself dead inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in the French capital, police say, causing its evacuation. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:16 GMT |
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Key pair barred from Iran election
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| Two prominent figures in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, are barred from standing in next month's presidential election. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:24 GMT |
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Record closing high for US shares
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| Shares on Wall Street race to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank will continue supporting the economy. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:16 GMT |
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Commons votes to back gay marriage
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| The House of Commons votes to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, despite 161 MPs opposing the government's plans. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:53 GMT |
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Syria and Israel in exchange of fire
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| Israeli and Syrian forces trade fire across the ceasefire line in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:05 GMT |
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Spanish couple kidnapped in Colombia
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| Two Spanish tourists are kidnapped in north-western Colombia while driving to a tourist attraction in La Guajira, near the Venezuelan border. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 22:46:02 GMT |
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Afghan women 'jailed over morals'
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| The number of women in Afghanistan jailed for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the past 18 months, says Human Rights Watch. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:42 GMT |
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Oscar Pistorius' brother acquitted
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| The brother of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius, Carl, is acquitted of culpable homicide over the death of a motorcyclist in 2008. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:51 GMT |
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Wi-fi shut down in Guantanamo alert
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| The US military's wireless internet service inside Guantanamo Bay has been shut down following threats by Anonymous hackers |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 11:35:14 GMT |
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Microsoft unveils Xbox One console
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| Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:39 GMT |
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Pacy pigeon Bolt sets world record
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| A Belgian racing pigeon called Bolt is sold to a Chinese businessman for a world record price of 310,000 euros (£260,000; $400,000). |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 14:52:06 GMT |
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Russia: Eurovision snub 'outrageous'
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| Russia's foreign minister calls Azerbaijan's failure to award any Eurovision points to Russia "outrageous" and promises a response. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:39 GMT |
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VIDEO: Apple 'avoided $1m tax per hour'
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| A Senate committee has accused Apple of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 14:56:27 GMT |
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VIDEO: Royals' call to save wild animals
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| Prince Charles and Prince William have called for global action to save wild animals from poachers. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:58 GMT |
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AUDIO: Ray Manzarek 'a stellar musician'
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| Former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres pays tribute to his friend, The Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, who has died aged 74 after a long battle with cancer. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:50 GMT |
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VIDEO: One-minute World News
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| Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39:04 GMT |
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VIDEO: Burmese President visits White House
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| President Obama has welcomed Burma's president, Thein Sein, to the White House. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 05:32:36 GMT |
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VIDEO: All mod cons in Ghana's building boom
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| Ghana's fast growing economy is experiencing a building boom - the BBC's George Alagiah takes a tour of a new luxury apartment in Accra. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:08 GMT |
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VIDEO: Afghans discouraged from inter-marrying
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| Afghan authorities want to discourage the practice of inter-family marriages as the children of such couplings can sometimes have serious health issues. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 19:41:41 GMT |
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VIDEO: Will Israel bomb Iran?
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| Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen explores what might happen if Iran continues with its nuclear programme. |
| Date Posted : Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:31 GMT |
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Former Saab cars chiefs arrested
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| Three former top executives from car maker Saab Automobile have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of accounting fraud charges. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 10:31:56 GMT |
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VIDEO: BBC World News business headlines
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| The latest international business headlines from BBC World News. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:21 GMT |
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Flickr revamp revealed by Yahoo
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| Yahoo revamps its Flickr photo-sharing service, offering users up to 1TB of storage if they accept adverts. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:30 GMT |
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VIDEO: Apple chief hits back in tax row
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| CEO Tim Cook has spoken out in defence of Apple, after a Senate committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:10 GMT |
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Eric and Ernie's writer Braben dies
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| Eddie Braben, the writer credited with contributing to the huge success of comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, dies aged 82. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:22 GMT |
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Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies
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| Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the 1960s rock band The Doors, dies aged 74 in Germany after a long battle with cancer. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 09:28:37 GMT |
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Ant abilities could aid robot design
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| A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 06:49:23 GMT |
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Vaccine developed for farm disease
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| A vaccine to protect sheep and cattle from a livestock virus spread by midges has been approved by government vets. |
| Date Posted : Mon, 20 May 2013 23:08:26 GMT |
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Deadly virus kills Tunisian man
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| A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:16 GMT |
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Bed-sharing 'raises cot death risk'
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| Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47:16 GMT |
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Murray withdraws from French Open
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| Andy Murray withdraws from the French Open because of the back injury that forced him out of the Italian Open. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:36 GMT |
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Intxausti wins 16th stage of Giro
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| Spain's Benat Intxausti wins stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia as Vincenzo Nibali maintains overall control of the race. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:53 GMT |
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The curious story of how the lie detector came to be
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| The science behind the lie detector test has been disputed since its creation 90 years ago, so is there any reliable way to tell if someone is lying? |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:33 GMT |
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The rise of food swapping
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| The food swapping movement is taking off the UK with anything from sushi to strawberries on offer. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:11 GMT |
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Nigeria to free 'terror' women
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| Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan orders the release of all women held over "terrorist activity" - a Boko Haram condition for holding peace talks. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:18 GMT |
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Muslims jailed over Burma clashes
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| Seven Muslims are jailed for their involvement in religious clashes in the Burmese town of Meiktila that left more than 40 people dead. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 11:03:40 GMT |
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Barroso urges full tax data exchange
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| The head of the European Commission tells the European Parliament he will argue for EU-wide exchange of income data to battle tax evasion. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:11 GMT |
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Rios Montt's conviction annulled
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| Guatemala's top court throws out the genocide conviction of ex-leader Efrain Rios, whose trial will now be restarted from the middle of proceedings. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:50 GMT |
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Fresh bombings in Iraq 'kill 23'
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| At least 23 people are killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left at least 70 people dead. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:26 GMT |
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US tax officials deny foul play
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| US tax officials tells a congressional hearing they did not know their agency had targeted conservative groups. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:30 GMT |
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Scotland 'can afford independence'
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| Scotland can "more than afford" to be a successful independent country, its first minister says as he launches a paper outlining the nation's economic strength. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:09 GMT |
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'Sugar daddy' serial conman jailed
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| A conman who fleeced more than £170,000 out of women he met on a website for "sugar daddies" is jailed for seven years. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:48 GMT |
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Three jailed over fake £1 coin plot
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| Three fraudsters are jailed for making 50,000 fake £1 coins in what police describe as the biggest plot of its kind. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:07 GMT |
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Bowie bassist Bolder dies aged 62
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| Trevor Bolder, the bassist in David Bowie's legendary 1970s backing band Spiders From Mars, has died from cancer at the age of 62. |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:01 GMT |
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In pictures: India's fading trams
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| India's last remaining tramcars |
| Date Posted : Mon, 20 May 2013 23:19:20 GMT |
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In pictures: Monster tornado hits Oklahoma
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| Gigantic tornado rips through Oklahoma City |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:59 GMT |
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Eurovision Song Contest in pictures
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| 58th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo |
| Date Posted : Sat, 18 May 2013 23:31:10 GMT |
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Day in pictures: 20 May 2013
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| Twenty-four hours of news photos: 20 May |
| Date Posted : Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:58 GMT |
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In pictures: English ritual year
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| Idiosyncratic English rituals on camera |
| Date Posted : Sat, 18 May 2013 08:29:31 GMT |
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Week in pictures: 11-17 May 2013
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| Some of the best news photos this week |
| Date Posted : Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:43 GMT |
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In pictures: Things come apart
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| Inside everyday objects and design classics |
| Date Posted : Fri, 17 May 2013 07:26:07 GMT |
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In pictures: Raw power of the Sun
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| Best pictures of our parent star |
| Date Posted : Fri, 17 May 2013 06:17:41 GMT |
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Readers' music to banish the blues
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| The songs readers most enjoy when they are feeling low |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 16:07:58 GMT |
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How religions change their mind
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| How does a religion change what it believes? |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 02:22:29 GMT |
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The Indian doctor revered in China
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| Why does every Chinese leader want to salute this Indian? |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:18 GMT |
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Rios Montt trial: Fight goes on
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| Fights goes on in Guatemala as genocide verdict overturned |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:15 GMT |
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South Africa rising? A country of contradictions
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| The country's economy still caught in contradictions |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 20:18:36 GMT |
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Clock ticks on Swiss banking secrecy
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| Swiss banks creak under pressure to end trademark secrecy |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 08:43:26 GMT |
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Day in pictures: 21 May 2013
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| Twenty-four hours of news photos from around the world |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:23 GMT |
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Bahrain digs unveil one of oldest civilisations
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| Digs shed light on one of world's oldest civilisations |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:07 GMT |
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Echoes of Egypt's revolution far from Cairo
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| How the shake-up in Egypt is being felt far from Cairo |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 01:19:40 GMT |
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New Xbox readies for video games war
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| Will Microsoft's new games machine win next console war? |
| Date Posted : Mon, 20 May 2013 23:28:53 GMT |
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Is Apple's tax avoidance rational?
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| Is Apple's tax avoidance rational? |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 07:55:00 GMT |
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Your questions to George Alagiah
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| George Alagiah answered your questions |
| Date Posted : Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:51 GMT |
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