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Lessons for Mumbai tiffin workers

Mon, 2010-09-06 05:29
Tiffin carriers in the Indian city of Mumbai learn English and basic computer skills to improve their business prospects.
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Mozambique arrests for food riots

Mon, 2010-09-06 05:22
Police in Mozambique arrest 142 people over last week's riots which led to 10 deaths in the capital, Maputo.
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Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'

Mon, 2010-09-06 05:18
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
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Former head jailed for sex abuse

Mon, 2010-09-06 05:14
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
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Brit Awards to move to O2 Arena

Mon, 2010-09-06 05:12
The Brit Awards are to move to the O2 Arena in east London from Earl's Court in the west of the city.
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Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb'

Mon, 2010-09-06 05:08
The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.
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Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods

Mon, 2010-09-06 05:04
Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.
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Vicar jailed for sham marriages

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:56
A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
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Chinese pilots lied about records

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:55
China is checking the qualifications of all its commercial pilots, after it emerged that more than 200 of them lied about their experience.
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Rooney flies with England squad

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:43
England striker Wayne Rooney joined the rest of the squad on a flight from Luton Airport.
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Bookie cuts Weller Mercury odds

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:43
The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize are slashed after a bookmaker takes an "unprecedented" rush of bets backing him.
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Bill Clinton due in NI next month

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:41
The former US president Bill Clinton is to make a brief visit to NI ahead of an economic summit next month.
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The 60s, but not as we know it

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:35
US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.
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Rare colour footage of the Blitz

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:34
Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show.
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Papal travel plans 'left in pub'

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:27
A package of confidential documents relating to the Pope's visit are handed in to police.
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'Disgust' over killer's sentence

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:22
A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter.
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Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:11
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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Insect brains to fight MRSA

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:08
Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.
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Junior medics 'leaving training'

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:08
Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show.
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Israel settlement ban 'will end'

Mon, 2010-09-06 04:06
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman vows his party will block any attempt to extend the partial freeze on settlements in the West Bank.
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