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North Korea anger at US war games
The US and South Korea's plans to hold joint military exercises pose a major danger to the region, Pyongyang says.
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Muralitharan reaches 800 landmark
Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan reaches the landmark of 800 Test wickets on the final day of his Test career.
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Finland's Nokia profits slump 40%
Profits at Finnish mobile phone handset company Nokia slump by 40% in the second quarter compared with 2009.
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Credit Suisse profits hit $1.5bn
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Oil firms fund deepsea spill unit
Technology
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Facebook hits 500m user milestone
The social network says it now has more than half a billion registered users, after adding 100m in the last six months.
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Google pressed on wi-fi snooping
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Vibrations 'to replace batteries'
Entertainment/Arts
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Carreras making La Scala return
Tenor Jose Carreras is to perform at Milan's La Scala for the first time in 14 years at a benefit concert.
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Schools and museums vie for prize
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Schiele row costs museum $19m
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UK government axes green watchdog
The UK government is to scrap the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC), its independent watchdog and advisory body on sustainability.
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Divers find ancient monkey fossil
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'Lost' insect turns up anew in UK
Health
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'Toxic trio' triggers gut disease
Clues to what triggers coeliac disease - a digestive disorder linked to eating foods like bread, cereal and pasta - have been discovered.
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HIV rate rises among over-50s
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Vaginal gel 'slashes HIV risks'
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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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Who was Samuel Pepys?
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How thieves target rare books
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Why Russian tourists are returning to Cuba
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Fallujah children's 'genetic damage'
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Halal make-up business booming
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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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Social not-working?
In graphics: The rise and fall of social networking sites
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Teenage kicks
Can listening to certain digital beats get you high?
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Return of the tall guy
Jeff Goldblum makes his way back to the West End stage
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Accidental victims
On the hunt for wildlife affected by US Gulf oil spill
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In the firing line
Why the White House tripped up on Shirley Sherrod 'racism' row
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Into America
What became of the Somali refugees in the heart of Kansas?
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'Terminator tailors'
Shape-shifting robots aim to give web shoppers the right fit
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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
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