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From a translucent giant octopus to a fish bearing barbed fangs, a team of international scientists say they have discovered hundreds of new species living in total darkness at least 5km beneath the surface of the world's oceans.
23/11/2009
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Oprah Winfrey has announced that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air.
21/11/2009
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The US president has wrapped up his Asia tour in Seoul by calling on North Korea to take "serious steps" to end its nuclear programme.
19/11/2009
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Asia and the United States are pulling the world out of the global economic downturn with surprising if "modest" speed, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said in a report.
19/11/2009
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China's prime minister has told the US president that his country wishes to balance the flow of trade with Washington, while steering clear of the issue of the yuan's low value against the dollar.
18/11/2009
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The US president has begun a three-day visit to China, aimed at addressing conflicting issues with the Asian powerhouse that is the largest holder of US foreign debt and its second-largest trading partner.
16/11/2009
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Barack Obama, the US president, has told Myanmar's military government to free Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's jailed pro-democracy leader.
15/11/2009
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The United States president has arrived in Singapore to join a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
14/11/2009
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Ethnic Ogaden fighters in Ethiopia have launched an offensive in the southeastern Somali region and claim to have recaptured seven towns from government forces.
14/11/2009
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Barack Obama has arrived in Japan, kicking off his first visit to Asia as US president as he seeks to soothe relations with Tokyo strained by a row over a US military base.
13/11/2009
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Barack Obama, the US president, has paid tribute to the US military at a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day.
12/11/2009
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The US president has honoured the memory of 13 people killed in a shooting attack at the Fort Hood military base in Texas and said their killer "will be met with justice".
11/11/2009
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The latest attempt by the US president to salvage the Middle East peace talks appears to have come to nothing after his meeting with Israel's prime minister ended with only a brief statement from the White House.
10/11/2009
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Barack Obama, the US president, has called on the US senate to push forward with a sweeping healthcare reform bill, a day after the country's lower house of congress narrowly approved the measure.
09/11/2009
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The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has said that he has a "strong case" against a number of people for crimes committed during post-election violence in Kenya in 2007.
07/11/2009
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