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Wall Street Journal 'also hacked'

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 14:56
The Wall Street Journal says it has become the second major US newspaper after the New York Times to have been infiltrated by Chinese hackers.
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VIDEO: Struggle to save birds from mystery oil

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 14:43
The birds, which are mostly guillemots, have been discovered on beaches from Hampshire to Cornwall.
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Anger over Saudi child death case

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 14:36
The case of a five-year-old Saudi girl who died after allegedly being beaten by her father sparks an online campaign in the kingdom.
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US warns Syria over 'arms supply'

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 14:21
The US warns Syria not to transfer weapons to Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon, amid an international row over an Israeli strike in Syria.
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Hijab for a day: Non-Muslim women who try the headscarf

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 14:00
Non-Muslim women who try the headscarf
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Mali's militants 'in disarray'

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 13:54
Three weeks of French targeted air strikes in northern Mali have left Islamist militants "in disarray", France's defence minister says.
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VIDEO: Margarine used to clean rescued birds

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 13:50
Scientists have been unable to identify the substance coating hundreds of seabirds found washed up on the south coast of England.
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Congress extends US debt limit

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 13:31
The US Congress extends the nation's borrowing limit until the middle of May, setting the stage for yet another fiscal fight in the spring.
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Pentagon nominee in testy hearing

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 13:16
Defence Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel seeks to allay concerns that he is anti-Israel and soft on Iran, as he is questioned at a confirmation hearing.
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Mickelson just misses PGA record

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 13:14
Phil Mickelson shoots an 11-under-par 60 in the Phoenix Open first round to miss equalling the PGA Tour record by one shot.
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Actor Hurt takes chancellor post

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 13:07
Hollywood star John Hurt speaks of his new role as the first Chancellor of the Norwich University of the Arts (NUA).
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Deadly clashes before Farc talks

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 12:44
Fighting between Farc rebels and Colombia's government leaves at least nine people dead, as the latest round of peace talks start in Cuba.
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Bali Briton loses legal funding bid

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 12:43
A grandmother sentenced to death in Bali for drug trafficking loses her High Court challenge to a UK government refusal to fund a lawyer for her appeal.
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US warns Iran on nuclear upgrade

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 12:16
Iran's reported plans to upgrade its uranium enrichment centrifuges would be a "further escalation" in the nuclear stand-off, the US warns.
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Hoaxer loved US sports star Te'o

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 12:06
The man who admitted creating and killing off a fake online girlfriend in a hoax targeting US football star Manti Te'o says he was in love with him.
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Hospital cuts over neighbour debt

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 11:57
The A&E department at Lewisham Hospital is to be downgraded after a neighbouring trust ran up debts of £150m.
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Jessops brand sold to Peter Jones

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 11:39
Administrators PwC confirm that they have sold the brand of High Street photographic firm Jessops to entrepreneur Peter Jones.
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US hostage standoff in third day

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 11:32
A standoff between Alabama police and a man who has taken a five-year-old boy hostage enters a third day.
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Nigeria 'plane graveyard' cleared

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 11:09
At least 65 planes abandoned at airports across Nigeria are being dismantled as part of efforts to improve air safety, an aviation official says.
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Dog hunt woman remortgages home

BBC - Thu, 2013-01-31 10:58
A desperate dog owner re-mortgages her South Yorkshire home to put up a £10,000 reward for her stolen pet.
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