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Obama signs financial reform law
President Obama signs into law the biggest overhaul of US financial regulation in decades - a major political victory for the Democrats.
Whale 'lands on yacht off Cape Town'
UK PM's 21st Century gift to Barack ObamaSport
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Pakistan dominate against Aussies
Pakistan bowl out Australia for 88 and close 60 runs ahead on 148-3 in reply after day one of the final Test at Headingley.
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India reeling as Murali closes in
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Arsenal sell Eduardo to Shakhtar
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Villeneuve confirms Durango link
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Champions League to add officials
Special reports
Afghanistan - the critical year
Background and analysis as a major Kabul conference examines a country at the crossroads
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Business
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Morgan Stanley sees profit surge
Morgan Stanley sees a better than expected profit between April and June, despite weakness in the wider banking sector.
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Durex firm backs £2.5bn takeover
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Coca-Cola reveals bubbly profits
Technology
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Google images top 1bn page views
For Google a picture is worth more than a thousand words - it is worth one billion page views a day, claims the firm.
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Apple profits ahead of forecasts
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Blogs closed over terror threats
Entertainment/Arts
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Schiele row costs museum $19m
An Austrian museum agrees to pay a Jewish woman's estate $19m (£12m) for a painting that the Nazis stole from her during World War II.
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Clooney to get humanitarian Emmy
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Aniston granted 'stalker' order
Sci/Environment
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Divers find ancient monkey fossil
Scuba divers find the fossilised bones of an ancient, tiny monkey in a cave in the Caribbean, revealing clues about the origin of primates in the region.
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Call for next major space mission
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EU calls time on old coal mines
Health
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HIV rate rises among over-50s
There has been a rise in the number of older people in the UK catching HIV, latest figures reveal.
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Vaginal gel 'slashes HIV risks'
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Voice analysis 'clue to autism'
Have Your Say
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What is the future for UK-US relations?
Mr Cameron is making his first visit to the US as UK prime minister. What will the visit achieve?
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What will the Kabul conference achieve?
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How important is philanthropy?
Magazine
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Who has time to change the world?
David Cameron wants citizens to build a "big society", but how do those with busy lives find time to volunteer?
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How thieves target rare books
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7 questions on famous inmates
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Oiled pelican rescued from Gulf slick
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Gay Indians fuel 'pink rupee' boom
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Life for refugees in Iraq's tented villages
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Nearest thing to hell? Living in a dump
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Asbestos industry still strong in Russia
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Clean up gives Gulf town 'shot in the arm'
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Facebook hits the 500 million mark
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Web creates window for film makers
Features & Analysis
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Global asbestos trade
Why the toxic mineral is still being sold
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'Terminator tailors'
Shape-shifting robots aim to give web shoppers the right fit
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Accidental victims
On the hunt for wildlife affected by US Gulf oil spill
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Day in pictures
Some eye-catching images from around the world
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Social behemoth
The unintended consequences of the rise of Facebook
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Into America
What became of the Somali refugees in the heart of Kansas?
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Lost in the ice
Canadian archaeologists in new hunt for Franklin expedition ships
Elsewhere on BBC News
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From crisis to flight
The turbulent journey of Boeing's new 787 - one of the main attractions at this week's Farnborough air show
Market Data
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| Market index | Current value | Trend | Variation | % variation |
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| Dow Jones | 10114.70 | Down | -115.26 | -1.13% |
| Nasdaq | 2194.98 | Down | -27.51 | -1.24% |
| S&P 500 | 1070.80 | Down | -12.68 | -1.17% |
| FTSE 100 | 5214.64 | Up | 75.18 | 1.46% |
| Dax | 5990.38 | Up | 22.89 | 0.38% |
| BBC Global 30 | 5108.60 | Down | -31.00 | -0.60% |
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World News America
Efforts to clean up the Gulf oil spill give the economy in Mobile, Alabama, a boost.
