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China awards rival prize before Nobel rewards dissident
The day before the Nobel Peace Prize is due to be given to a jailed Chinese dissident, an alternative award ceremony has been held in Beijing.…
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London demos as MPs debate tuition fee rise
Up to 20,000 demonstrators are marching on the Houses of Parliament in London as MPs debate whether to triple university fees in England. It is…
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Top Chinese diplomat visits North Korea
China's most senior diplomat has travelled to North Korea in what some see as a further strong show of support for Beijing's ally, Pyongyang. But…
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Club Med cuts losses
French holiday operator Club Med is predicting a strong improvement in profit next year after reducing its losses for the financial year just ended.…
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Nobel Committee says Peace Prize not anti-China
The Nobel Committee says the award of its Peace Prize to a leading Chinese dissident is founded on global human rights, and is not an attempt to…
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Defence cuts prompt job cuts
Europe's biggest defence contractor, BAE Systems, is to lay off 1,300 people in Britain because of defence cuts. The UK government has scrapped…
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EU defence cooperation to multiply austerity-strapped force
European defence ministers have agreed to reinforce European military cooperation - what they call "a force multiplier". A projected "sharing of…
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Genetically modified food petition not yet receivable
One million people who have signed a petition to suspend the authorisation of genetically modified organisms in Europe have found the petition put on…
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Internet experts warn of cyberwar over WikiLeaks
Amid more demonstrations against the detention of the WikiLeaks founder on sex allegations, experts are warning of an internet data war.…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo: A profile
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo will be 55 years old in a few days time. Considered by the Chinese Communist party as a constant thorn…
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UK government wins vote on tuition fees
The British parliament has approved the controversial increase in university student tuition fees, but the government saw its 84-strong majority…
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Jail for former Parmalat boss
The man behind what was in 2003 Europe's biggest ever corporate bankruptcy, Calisto Tanzi, has been jailed for 18 years by an Italian court.…
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Protesters clash with police over tuition fee hike
Protesters fought running battles with police in central London on Thursday in violent clashes over plans to make students pay more to go to…
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Morrison gets posthumous pardon
Forty one years after the event a court in Florida has pardoned 60s rock legends The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison for alleged indecent exposure…
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Chile jail fire poses questions over safety
One day after a fire killed 81 prisoners in Chile, questions are being raised about safety in the country's prisons. The fire at the San Miguel…
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Iran denies reports of Astiani's release
Iranian state television has denied reports that Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani has been freed. It follows the release of a number of new photos of…
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Nobel Prize to honour jailed Chinese dissident
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo at a ceremony in Oslo on Friday. Dignitaries will gather around an…
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Cruise liner docks after storm ordeal
Passengers and crew of a stricken Antarctic cruise liner have arrived in Argentina after a harrowing few days in stormy waters. The 290-foot…
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China closes ranks over Nobel Peace Prize
The international war of words over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident will be a one-sided affair in China. National…
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