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Malaysia troops launch Borneo attack
Malaysian soldiers launch an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead on Borneo island.
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Top GAA man in MLAs abortion appeal
A senior GAA figure urges all MLAs to back a plan to prevent private clinics from carrying out abortions.
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Auditor in warning to health trusts
The auditor general tells the health sector that striving to meet targets must not have a detrimental impact on the overall care of patients.
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Papers ponder Britain's health check
Papers ponder Britain's public health failures
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UK retail sales show faster growth
UK retail sales grew at their fastest rate in more than three years in February, as the drier weather coaxed shoppers back out onto the High Street.
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Forest elephants in serious decline
Forest elephant numbers have decreased by 62% across central Africa over the last decade, according to the largest study of its kind.
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China keeps growth target at 7.5%
China leaves its economic growth target for the year unchanged at 7.5%, as it looks to expand at a steady pace and maintain social stability.
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'Whitehall role' in NHS pay-offs
The Department of Health (DoH) plays a key role in vetting severance payments to NHS staff, including money offered to whistle-blowers, it emerges.
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VIDEO: China village clash over land grab
Residents in a south China village clash with authorities and demand democratic polls amid claims local officials and businessmen are stealing their land.
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Scottish firms optimistic for 2013
Confidence has risen among Scottish businesses, but it is still below that of their UK counterparts, according to a recent survey.
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Short-termism 'damaging UK growth'
Business leader Sir George Cox says short-termism has become an "entrenched feature" of British business and it is damaging economic growth.
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VIDEO: Should museums display video games?
Fourteen video games have entered the collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art. But do they belong in the same building as Munch and Monet?
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Venezuela probes indigenous killing
Venezuela probes the killing of indigenous leader Sabino Romero, a well-known campaigner on Yukpa ancestral land.
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Springsteen to play Hard Rock again
Bruce Springsteen agrees to return as a headline act to London's Hard Rock Calling festival despite organisers pulling the plug on his show last year after it over-ran.
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School entry appeals 'may be unfair'
Parents whose children fail to get into academies or faith schools in England may not get a fair right of appeal, says an official legal watchdog.
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VIDEO: Ministers 'should not attack judges'
Lord Neuberger, the new President of the UK's Supreme Court, has criticised government ministers who attack judges publicly.
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Inside Pakistan's only ski school
The people teaching skiing in Taliban territory
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Prison cuts 'may boost reoffending'
Cuts to prison management services could lead to a rise in reoffending, an influential group of MPs says.
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Woman dies after nurse refuses CPR
Police in California launch an inquiry into the death of an elderly woman after a nurse at her senior living facility refused to administer CPR.
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Why tiny cameras are big business
The rise of small high-definition cameras
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