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Mexican mass grave toll rises to 116
Police find 28 more bodies near Texas border in one of the worst mass killings in Mexico's drug warsMexican detectives investigating a mass grave near the US border have found 28 more bodies, bringing...
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Fukushima evacuees demand compensation
Residents and business owners forced to leave areas near the Fukushima Daiichi plant protest outside Tepco headquartersResidents and business owners in Japan who have been forced to leave their homes...
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France may make it illegal to pay for sex
MPs have recommended criminalising clients of sex workers, saying 80% of prostitutes are victims of slavery and traffickingFrance is to consider making it illegal to pay for sex, in a rethink of...
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Belarus police arrest two people after Minsk metro blast
President said suspects admitted attack which killed 12 commuters and injured 150Police in Belarus have arrested two people accused of organising the bombing in a Minsk metro station on Monday, which...
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Birthplace of the NHS, Trafford general hospital, up for sale
No longer financially viable, Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust seeks bids from neighbouring trusts or private healthcareOn July 5 1948, the then health secretary, Nye Bevan, visited Trafford's Park...
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Two teenagers found shot dead in Cairngorms cottage
Pair named locally as Sophie Taylor, 16, and Calum Murray, 18, and police say they are not looking for other suspectsDetectives are investigating the deaths of two teenagers found with fatal shotgun...
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Liam Burns: a leader 'with fire in his belly'
New NUS president came from behind to win overwhelming support from students looking for a confident and experienced leaderWith his round face topped with light brown hair gelled into spikes, the new...
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Eric Buchanan obituary
Eric Buchanan, who has died aged 81, did not become a Salvation Army officer until his mid-40s, but he soon proved to be a remarkable one. He had risen to a well-paid position in a printing firm but...
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Chris Bintcliffe obituary
Chris Bintcliffe, my friend and physics teacher, who has died aged 93, taught at Varndean grammar school for boys (now Varndean college), in Brighton, from 1949 to 1989. The school had a difficult brew...
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Molly Tuby obituary
My friend and colleague Molly Tuby, who has died aged 94, was one of the last Jungian analysts in the UK to have known Carl Jung personally, having attended the CG Jung Institute in Zurich in the...
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Murdoch Mitchison obituary
Zoologist who did key work in cell divisionMurdoch Mitchison, who has died aged 88, was the co-professor of zoology at Edinburgh University between 1963 and 1988. His work concentrated on how the...
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Martin Horton obituary
Sturdy all-rounder for Worcestershire and EnglandMartin Horton, who has died aged 76, was captivated by cricket from the day he was taken to New Road, Worcester, his local ground, to see the county...
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Craig Thomas obituary
Best-selling author of techno-thrillers whose 1977 blockbuster was made into a filmCraig Thomas, who has died from pneumonia aged 68, was at the forefront of the spy/adventure genre known as the...
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Philharmonia/Maazel – review
Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterLast year, to mark the centenary of Mahler's birth, the Hallé and the BBC Philharmonic shared a complete cycle of the composer's symphonies. This year, for the centenary of...
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New York mob boss testifies in murder trial
Joseph Massino, one-time chef and longtime boss of the Bonanno family, is bringing a taste of mafia life to the trial of a former associateNew York TimesIt was a straightforward question, but not one...
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JP Morgan's first-quarter profits rise 67%
Good performance from JP Morgan's credit card and investment banking divisions offset continuing losses in housing marketA bounce-back in its credit card and investment banking business has helped JP...
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Yemen violence intensifies as military skirmish leaves six dead
Showdown looms in Sana'a after troops loyal to General Ali Mohsin clash with forces devoted to President SalehA showdown is looming in Yemen after six people were killed in a skirmish between rival...
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Silvio Berlusconi names justice minister Angelino Alfano as likely successor
Angelino Alfano is steering through parliament a bill that could halt Silvio Berlusconi's trial for alleged briberySilvio Berlusconi has named as his likely successor a Sicilian minister who is poised...
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Medvedev guards splash out on £6,500 bathtub
Federal Protective Service requests a German Burg Crono 2.0 tub costing more than Russian average annual wageIt's sweaty work being a bodyguard to Dmitry Medvedev – or so it seems after members of the...
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Libyan defector Moussa Koussa keeps low profile at Doha conference
Gaddafi's ex-foreign minister plans to meet Libya's rebel national council privately in Qatari capitalMoussa Koussa, Muammar Gaddafi's former foreign minister and spy chief and the most senior defector...
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