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George Bush, the US president, and finance officials from the the Group of Seven industrialised countries (G7) have met in Washington for talks aimed at stemming the worst financial crisis in more than 50 years.
11/10/2008
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A US judge has ordered the release of 17 Chinese Muslim detainees from the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in what has been seen as a rebuke to the Bush administration.
08/10/2008
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Australian investigators have said that a faulty stabilisation system was behind a Qantas jet losing altitude on Tuesday, causing scores of people to be injured.
08/10/2008
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Gulf states' stock markets have dropped sharply due to uncertainty surrounding the current global financial crisis.
05/10/2008
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A rescue plan for Germany's second largest mortgage lender has collapsed, even as leaders of four European nations met to discuss how to assist troubled financial institutions.
05/10/2008
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Former Gurkha soldiers from Nepal have won their legal bid to secure the right to retire in Britain.
01/10/2008
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Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie took advantage of nearly perfect conditions on his favorite course to smash his own marathon world record in Berlin.
29/09/2008
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Iceland striker Eidur Gudjohnsen came off the bench to hit a late winner as Barcelona beat Real Betis 3-2 at home in the Primera Liga for their second win of the season.
25/09/2008
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Georgian officials have said that an unmanned Russian reconnaissance drone has been shot down just south of the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
23/09/2008
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The world's largest particle collider, situated on the Swiss-French border, will be down for at least two months after a helium leak into the tunnel, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has said.
21/09/2008
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Robert Gates has expressed regret over the deaths of Afghan civilians in US air raids.
18/09/2008
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Except for the freckles and playful grin, it's a wonder anyone recognises Sergio Garcia at the Ryder Cup.
17/09/2008
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Former Gurkha soldiers from Nepal have demonstrated outside the London high court before the latest round of their legal bid to win the right to retire in Britain.
16/09/2008
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Nato members gathering in Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have unanimously demanded Russia's immediate withdrawal from Georgia in compliance with a ceasefire that requires troop presence to be at levels before fighting erupted on August 7.
16/09/2008
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Internet search giant Google has released a new browser called Chrome in a bid to expand its huge lead in the search engine market and reduce its rival's dominance over personal computers.
03/09/2008
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