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9:51 pm May 22, 2012
On ABC Radio National’s ‘The World Today’, interviewed by Eleanor Hall
MayThis morning I visited the ABC’s Ultimo studio for three interviews on (what else?) Greece and the eurozone.
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10:57 pm May 22, 2012
Eurovision Song Contest
Mark the first Semi Final acts with this REGULAR scorecard.
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7:25 pm May 22, 2012
Queen Victoria and Britain's first Diamond Jubilee
The Queen's Jubilee procession was accompanied by a considerable display of imperial mightAs the nation prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II, we look at the last time we had a Diamond Jubilee …
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4:00 am May 21, 2012
Nato leaders discuss Afghanistan withdrawal
Nato leaders are meeting in Chicago in a summit dominated by the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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10:13 pm May 19, 2012
Behind the scenes at Bayern: The stadium where Chelsea hope their European dreams will come true
Bayern Munich will become the fourth club to play in their own stadium in the European Cup final, the first in the Champions League era.
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4:30 am May 18, 2012
One Direction 2012: Niall Horan wants a car like Harry Styles’ but definitely NOT feet like Louis Tomlinson! (VIDEO)
The Irish singer is 19 years old and desperate to buy himself a speedy little sports car, like the curly haired cutie.
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11:56 am May 17, 2012
Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant to build new Astra
There were fears that Ellesmere Port would be closedVauxhall's Ellesmere Port car factory will build at least 160,000 Astra vehicles a year in a deal that secures the future of the plant and protects thousands of jobs.
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9:40 pm May 18, 2012
Exclusive - Drugmakers weigh emergency supply plan for Greece
International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country crashes out of the euro.
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9:53 pm May 18, 2012
Queen Sofia to snub Diamond Jubilee lunch over Gibraltar row
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4:29 pm May 16, 2012
Euro hits four-month low on heightened Greek fears
The euro has hit a fresh four month low against the dollar as political uncertainty in Greece fuels speculation the country could be forced to leave the single currency.
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7:23 pm May 15, 2012
Hollande Sworn In Ahead Of Berlin Visit
According to French tradition, he was welcomed to the Elysee Palace by outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy.
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12:19 pm May 15, 2012
Francois Hollande becomes France's new president
Francois Hollande has been sworn in as president of France, becoming the first Socialist leader in 17 years to occupy the Elysee Palace.
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1:11 pm May 15, 2012
Talk of Greece's eurozone future damaging, says Osborne
Mr Osborne said the eurozone must stand behind its currencyOpen speculation about whether Greece can remain a member of the eurozone is "damaging" for the whole of Europe, Chancellor George Osborne has said.
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10:21 pm May 15, 2012
LFC pray for Lewis Mighty
Liverpool Football Club today sent their thoughts and prayers to young Reds fan Lewis Mighty and his family.
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8:03 pm May 15, 2012
French President Hollande's plane 'hit by lightning'
A quick shout out for my colleague Andrew Sparrow, who will soon be interviewing Robert Chote, head of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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4:30 am May 12, 2012
The CW Cancels Ringer and Secret Circle, Renews Hart of Dixie For Season 2
The CW has renewed rookie charmer Hart of Dixie while canceling TheSecret Circle and Ringer.
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10:56 am May 12, 2012
RIP Carroll Shelby
Editor's note: We've just 11 May 2012 - Carroll Shelby has passed away at the age of 89 after being hospitalised for pneumonia.
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3:01 pm May 11, 2012
VIDEO: One Direction's Zayn Malik gets out his bad boy swagger in Sweden
Many floral tributes were left outside the Valley Parade stadium after the disasterA service to mark the 27th anniversary of the Bradford City football stadium fire is due to take place later.
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7:37 pm May 10, 2012
Michael Hastings & Glenn Greenwald on how media hype about ‘melodramatic’ terrorist plots helps sustain the U.S. ‘War on Terror’
Michael Shure, Michael Hastings from Rolling Stone and Salon.com’s Glenn Greenwald talk about media reporting and hype about terrorist bomb plots.
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5:42 pm May 10, 2012
London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay: The lighting ceremony in Olympia on May 10 live
The London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (OTR) will last 70 days and will travel for approximately 8,000 miles around the UK, passing within 10 miles of 95 per cent of the people in the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey.
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9:45 am May 10, 2012
London 2012: Olympic Games flame lit in Greece
The flame which will be used for the London 2012 torch relay and Olympic Games has been lit during a ceremony in Olympia, Greece.
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3:55 am May 10, 2012
Biggest Crocodile Found—Fossil Species Ate Humans Whole?
The biggest known crocodile has been found and the 27-foot-long (8.3-meter-long) predator likely swallowed early humans whole, a new study says.
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3:31 am May 11, 2012
Obama Backs Same-Sex Marriage
SHEARPresident Obama declared for the first time on Wednesday that he supports same sex marriage, putting the moral power of his presidency behind a social issue that continues to divide the country.
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10:47 pm May 9, 2012
Obama Backs Gay Marriage
In a nod to a dramatic shift in public opinion, Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting president to announce his support for same sex marriage.
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2:40 pm May 9, 2012
Skinner's 'recession' heckle angers Tory MPs
Labour MP Dennis Skinner has used the State Opening of Parliament to draw attention to the country's economic situation, much to the annoyance of some other MPs.
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3:34 pm May 9, 2012
Coalition to unveil family-friendly agenda in Queen's speech
A package of measures to help families and children will be unveiled in the Queen's speech as the coalition attempts to offer a full legislative programme while maintaining its focus on rebuilding the economy.
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8:39 pm May 9, 2012
Amendment One, North Carolina Gay Marriage Ban, Passes Vote
North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, becoming the latest state to effectively slam the door shut on same sex marriages.
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3:30 am May 9, 2012
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg defends $1bn Instagram purchase
Beginning the social network’s investor roadshow, ahead of its highly anticipated initial public offering, Zuckerberg fielded questions about, which the 27 year old founder is understood to have decided to go ahead with very little involvement from board…
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10:58 pm May 8, 2012
Maurice Sendak: 'I refuse to lie to children'
Maurice Sendak looks like one of his own creations: beady eyes, pointy eyebrows, the odd monsterish tuft of hair and a reputation for fierceness that makes you tip toe up the path of his beautiful house in Connecticut like a child in a fairytale.
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7:18 pm May 9, 2012
Syriza's Tsipras to meet Greece's pro-bailout parties
Operation Self Deceit: New Documents Shine Light on Euro Birth Defects By Sven Böll, Christian Reiermann, Michael Sauga and Klaus Wiegrefe Newly revealed German government documents reveal that many in Helmut Kohl's Chancellery had deep doubts about a…
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1:50 am May 8, 2012
'Wired To Run': Runner's High May Have Been Evolutionary Advantage
Endurance athletes sometimes say they're "addicted" to exercise, and research suggests that may not be an overstatement.
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11:29 pm May 6, 2012
Serbia elections: Tadic and Nikolic 'to face run-off'
Mr Tadic (L) and Mr Nikolic are now likely to face each other on 20 MayThe rivals for Serbia's presidency, liberal incumbent Boris Tadic and ex nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, are heading for a run-off, exit polls say.
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7:55 pm May 6, 2012
Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency
He got about 52% of votes in Sunday's run off, according to early projections, against 48% for centre-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.
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8:06 am May 8, 2012
David Cameron and Nick Clegg to 'relaunch coalition'
THE Greek neo Nazi Golden Dawn party will enter parliament for the first time in nearly 40 years, exit polls showed as ballots closed in an early election that could derail the country's reforms.
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1:53 pm May 6, 2012
TORY SNEERS AT DISABLED
In a tirade campaigners later branded unbelievable arrogance, he stormed: Is it a kindness to stick people in some factory where they are not doing any work at all?
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2:12 am May 5, 2012
Full List Of ALEC’s Corporate Members
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been under fire lately after the 15 major corporations and organizations pulled their support for the conservative organization, which helps quietly implement corporate backed legislation in statehouses…
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3:12 pm May 4, 2012
Time to take on the trade union militants
If you are travelling through Heathrow next week, be sure to take a good book.
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1:20 am May 4, 2012
E-Mail Confused Osama, and 5 Other Revelations From the Bin Laden Files
Osama bin Laden may have been the evil mastermind behind the world’s most successful terrorist group.
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2:11 am May 4, 2012
Iain Duncan Smith warns of Hollande 'shockwave'
The economic policies of Francois Hollande will "have a shockwave effect on Europe" if he becomes president of France, Iain Duncan Smith has warned.
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9:28 pm May 1, 2012
Obama in Afghanistan on anniversary of bin Laden's death
President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday to conclude an agreement charting future relations with the country, making the unannounced trip in darkness on the first anniversary of the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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7:44 pm May 1, 2012
The only thing the 1% fear
A graph showing trade union membership versus the percentage of UK income taken by the one percent illustrates perfectly what the 1% have to fear.
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3:58 pm Apr 30, 2012
Jeremy Hunt and NewsCorp: all the emails
Evidence provided by Rupert Murdoch to the Leveson inquiry shows that Conservative minister Jeremy Hunt maintained close contact with News Corporation while the company attempted take full ownership of Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has responded to…
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3:58 pm Apr 30, 2012
Tymoshenko case: Germany in Ukraine boycott threat
Several images of Ms Tymoshenko show bruising on her bodyPressure is mounting on the German government to boycott Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine this summer because of alleged mistreatment of the jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.
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4:37 pm Apr 30, 2012
London rooftops to carry missiles during Olympic Games
Residents in east London are due to have missiles placed on their roofs this week to protect the Olympic Games from airborne terrorist attacks.
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8:47 pm Apr 27, 2012
Ferryflight Status Center
Welcome to Spaceflight Now's live coverage of the shuttle Discovery's delivery to the Smithsonian.
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1:12 pm Apr 27, 2012
Blasts injure 14 in east Ukraine city of Dnipropetrovsk
Germany's justice minister calls for an investigation into the state use of controversial computer software that spies on people.
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5:18 pm Apr 27, 2012
Tottenham Court Road Offices Evacuated Over 'Bomb Threat'
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1:45 am Apr 27, 2012
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3:39 pm Apr 26, 2012
Charles Taylor war crimes trial - live coverage of the verdict
Global attention on LRA leader Joseph Kony has also shone a light on the 11 other suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide including Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (pictured).
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9:22 pm Apr 25, 2012
Waterloo Road moves to Greenock, Scotland
Greenock, Scotland Relocation It was announced during 2011 that the show will be relocating to Scotland for its eighth series.
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9:41 pm Apr 25, 2012
The night I saw Jeremy Hunt hide behind a tree before dinner with James Murdoch
There are moments writing about politics when one thinks: could this actually get any sillier?
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1:16 pm Apr 24, 2012
London 2012: Tough football draws for Team GB
How they qualified: Finished top of Asian Olympic qualifying Group B.
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3:52 pm Apr 23, 2012
Dutch government falls in budget crisis
The government was plunged into crisis when Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) quit talks aimed at slicing 16bn euros (£13.1bn) from the budget.
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9:32 pm Apr 22, 2012
Secret Service prostitution scandal: more sackings expected
He said he expected that in the "near future, several other" members of the Secret Service will leave.
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11:47 pm Apr 21, 2012
'Hunger strike a signal to world's oppressed'
When Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan called his mother at 11:30pm on Tuesday night, she burst into tears.
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5:36 am Apr 21, 2012
Uganda speaks in response to Kony 2012
Invisible Children's Kony2012 video has brought infamy to Central Africa's rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and its leader, Joseph Kony.
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10:20 pm Apr 20, 2012
Suge Knight: 'Tupac's not really dead'
Former Death Row Records label boss Suge Knight has suggested that rapper Tupac Shakur could still be alive.
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12:46 am Apr 21, 2012
Profile: Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
Abdulhadi al Khawaja, an imprisoned human rights and political activist, is said to be in critical condition in a military hospital in Bahrain after being on hunger strike since January.
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12:18 pm Apr 22, 2012
Plane crash in Rawalpindi: Live updates
The Bhoja airliner was flying from the southern seaport city of Karachi and crashed just before touching down after its 3½ hour flight.
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6:09 am Apr 21, 2012
Airliner crashes near Islamabad airport
A plane carrying up to 127 people has crashed in a residential area near Islamabad international airport.
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8:11 pm Apr 20, 2012
UK offers £10bn loan to the IMF
The UK has offered just under £10bn ($15bn) in loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help economies in trouble.
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8:43 pm Apr 20, 2012
Anders Breivik describes Norway island massacre
Anders Behring Breivik has described how he shot people who were "begging for their lives" during his island rampage in which dozens died last July.
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7:58 pm Apr 19, 2012
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11:11 pm Apr 18, 2012
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11:28 am Apr 18, 2012
Thieves steal Ben Hollioake's England cricket kit
In a later tweet, Adam revealed that Western Australia Police had recovered half a bag of kit, but that his playing shirts and other items were still missing.
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11:29 pm Apr 19, 2012
In Facebook Deal, Board Was All But Out of Picture
After Instagram released a version of its app for phones powered by Google Inc.'s Android software on April 3, the user base shot up again, to around 35 million at the time of the Facebook deal.
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7:36 pm Apr 18, 2012
Daily protests in Bahrain amid human rights abuse claims
HelpWith preparations well underway for Sunday's Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, a leading human rights group has said torture and ill treatment are continuing in the Gulf kingdom.
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6:23 pm Apr 20, 2012
Former Nigeria governor James Ibori jailed for 13 years
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7:31 pm Apr 17, 2012
Shuttle Discovery makes Washington flypast
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6:29 pm Apr 17, 2012
BAHRAIN – News
Since February 2011, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s regime has been doing everything possible to crush the pro-democracy protest movement in Bahrain.
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9:06 pm Apr 16, 2012
English Defence League Leader Tommy Robinson Inadvertently Starts Comedy Twitter Hash Tag
The Twitter fun comes a day after the more staid publication of a report by campaign group Hope not Hate, which highlighted the growing reach and influence of an international network of right wing "counter jihadist" groups, which it suggests may have…
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1:44 pm Apr 15, 2012
Bahrain Grand Prix: Formula One demeans itself with this event | Observer editorial
The kingdom of Bahrain is a repressive regime that has jailed and killed citizens who campaign for the reform of its monarchy.
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2:34 pm Apr 15, 2012
Taliban launch raids on Kabul and other Afghan targets
Reuters said a number of MPs had joined the fight against insurgents, quoting Kandahar lawmaker Naeem Hameedzai Lalai as saying: "I'm the representative of my people and I have to defend them."Rockets were reportedly fired at the Russian embassy and smoke…
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6:17 am Apr 15, 2012
Ship with Iranian arms seized at sea
A German vessel carrying Iranian weapons was stopped in the Mediterranean while en route to Syria, Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
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1:10 am Apr 14, 2012
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11:19 pm Apr 13, 2012
F1 news: Amnesty International says Bahrain crisis no better than when 2011 Formula 1 grand prix was cancelled
Amnesty International claims the situation in Bahrain has not improved since t and says Formula 1 risks being used as a political tool by allowing next weekend's race to go ahead Human rights activists fear further…
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12:45 am Apr 13, 2012
North Korea rocket appears to have broken up
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7:22 pm Apr 12, 2012
Religious groups respond to Stonewall with ‘Ex-Gay, Get Over It’ London bus adverts
One of Britain's most influential gay journalists has launched an outspoken attack against the Church by saying it should beg for forgiveness for ruining the lives of gay people.
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12:57 pm Apr 12, 2012
Word of the Week: Leap-frog
Hiems: The personification of Winter Used twice by Shakespeare, in Love’s Labour’s Lost : ”This side is Hiems, Winter, this Ver, the Spring
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1:26 am Apr 12, 2012
George Zimmerman Charged With Second Degree Murder (DETAILS)
Florida state prosecutor Angela Corey has charged George Zimmerman with second degree murder in the shooting of , the Associated Press is reporting.
