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The day I (nearly) met Bob Dylan | John Harris
Ten years ago, John Harris was within seconds of a meeting Bob Dylan – until Eric Clapton stole him away. Now he talks to those who have been granted an audience with rock's greatest enigmaImagine...
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Israeli forces fire on Palestinians approaching Gaza-Israeli border
At least 15 youths wounded by bullets and shrapnel as Palestinians across Gaza and West Bank mark the founding of the Israeli stateIsraeli forces fired two tank shells and several rounds from machine...
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn: who could succeed him?
IMF chief's arrest means organisation now risks being rudderless as it enters delicate talks on a new loan package for GreeceWith the global economy still fragile after the worst downturn since the...
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Thousands of homes sacrificed to save New Orleans from Mississippi floods
Opening of floodgate should also spare Louisiana's capital but leaves farms, oil refinery and wildlife refuge in path of delugeUS army engineers have opened a key floodgate to allow the swollen...
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Eight killed as Israeli troops open fire on Nakba Day border protests
Many more wounded in clashes at Israel's borders with Syria, Gaza and Lebanon, as UN appeals for 'maximum restraint'Israeli troops opened fire on pro-Palestinian demonstrators attempting to breach its...
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Swiss voters reject ban on assisted suicide for foreigners
Early projections in Zurich referendums show 80% are against proposals to outlaw 'suicide tourism'Voters in Zurich have rejected proposed bans on assisted suicide and "suicide tourism", or foreigners...
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Cannes 2011: Neil LaBute turns his macabre hand to Agatha Christie
American director promises 'a good romp and a cracking yarn' in film version of The Crooked HouseNeil LaBute has carved a career from seriously disturbing plays and films – In the Company of Men, The...
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Vast Mongolian shantytown now home to quarter of country's population
More than 700,000 people, many of them ex-herders and their families, now crowd the gers sprawling north of Ulan BatorIt is a supreme irony in a country once known as the land without fences....
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Rival bid for Toronto exchange may leave LSE open to takeover
• Merger plans thrown into disarray by Canadian offer• Nasdaq/ICE drop challenge to Deutsche Börse/NYSE dealA global bid battle among the world's biggest stock exchanges was in disarray on Monday,...
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Abdullah Senussi: Libyan 'executioner' blamed for repression of Benghazi
Gaddafi's brother-in-law and intelligence chief reportedly played key role in attempt to crush rebels, but is more than a henchmanAbdullah Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi's brother-in-law and intelligence...
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Glencore narrows price range of its £39bn initial public offering
Commodity trader insists investor demand will be strong as it moves to counter scepticism over flotationGlencore, the commodity trading company, has countered scepticism over its imminent flotation by...
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Syrian soldiers who defected to Lebanon are arrested
Three soldiers who defected after protecting refugees risk being returned to face summary justice in Syria, say activistsThree Syrian soldiers who defected to Lebanon after protecting refugees from the...
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Sammy Wanjiru, the Olympic marathon champion killed in fall from balcony
Kenya mourns 'running phenomenon' amid mystery surrounding final moments and rumours of domestic disputeKenyans are coming to terms with the loss of the country's "running phenomenon", Sammy Wanjiru,...
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France questions itself over Dominique Strauss-Kahn's 'open secret'
Media taboo shielding political elite had kept IMF chief's record in realms of gossip until the alleged sex assault in New YorkLess than three weeks ago, Dominique Strauss-Kahn sat down in a Paris...
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Ali Dizaei vows to rejoin Scotland Yard after corruption charges are quashed
Court of appeal rules new evidence 'significantly discredits' principal witness in former police chief's trial last yearAli Dizaei, the former police chief whose convictions for corruption were quashed...
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Chris Huhne welcomes police inquiry into speeding claim
Energy secretary hopes referral to Essex police will draw line under controversy, but David Cameron offers qualified supportChris Huhne, the energy secretary, has said he would welcome an inquiry by...
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Ignore his denials: Cameron, like Blair, wants to turn 'NHS' into a kitemark...
Tony Blair would heartily approve of this prime minister's plans to carve up health. But tactically they are miles apartThe difference between David Cameron and Tony Blair is that Blair was better at...
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Marines chief says Royal Navy will suffer in cuts
Royal Marines commandant Major General Buster Howes has openly criticised the government for its damaging defence cutsOne of the Royal Navy's most senior officers has launched a staunch defence of the...
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Libyan government asks why ICC isn't also seeking to prosecute Syria
Request for arrest warrants against Gaddafi is irrelevant and reveals 'double standard', say officialsLibyan officials have described the international criminal court's move to seek an arrest warrant...
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Imogen Thomas 'blackmailed' superinjunction footballer, judge says
Details emerge as Welsh model and the Sun attempt to lift court judgment being called 'death of the kiss and tell'The model Imogen Thomas's legal fight to name the married footballer with whom she had...
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