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Storm danger stops BP spill work
BP workers are preparing to evacuate the oil spill site if a tropical cyclone approaches and have stopped work on drilling the relief well.
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'Exceptional' discovery at historic Stonehenge site
'Naked' busker goes to court over trademarkSport
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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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Live - Tour de France stage 17
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Ajax boss Jol turns down Fulham
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Schumacher targets 2011 F1 title
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O'Neill prepared to sell Milner
Special reports
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Business
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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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US companies in surprising health
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Credit Suisse profits hit $1.5bn
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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Cracknell ill with skull fracture
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Rare Da Vinci works coming to UK
Sci/Environment
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UK mulls Earth observing service
Britain could soon have a privately financed, national Earth-observation service, if plans under consideration come to fruition.
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UK government axes green watchdog
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Climate unit's funding suspended
Health
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'Cut down on meat to lose weight'
Eating less meat may be the key to keeping a healthy weight, a study suggests.
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'Toxic trio' triggers gut disease
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HIV rate rises among over-50s
Have Your Say
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Is it important to get historical facts right?
David Cameron is criticised for mistakenly saying the UK was the "junior partner" in WWII. Should he face criticism for this?
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What is the future for UK-US relations?
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How important is philanthropy?
Magazine
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Can you copyright a joke?
Keith Chegwin has come under fire for allegedly plaigarising other comedians' routines. But does the law protect jokes?
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How thieves target rare books
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7 questions on famous inmates
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Why Russian tourists are returning to Cuba
Fallujah children's 'genetic damage'
Tutu to retire from public life
Halal make-up business booming
Oiled pelican rescued from Gulf slick
Gay Indians fuel 'pink rupee' boom
Life for refugees in Iraq's tented villagesFeatures & Analysis
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Social not-working?
In graphics: The rise and fall of social networking sites
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Day in pictures
Eye-catching images from around the world
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Pepys's magic
Fires, executions, DIY - no other diary reads like this
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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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Fresh air at Farnborough
The comfort of a private jet... in a commercial airliner
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| S&P 500 | 1094.66 | Up | 25.07 | 2.34% |
| FTSE 100 | 5314.30 | Up | 99.59 | 1.91% |
| Dax | 6143.36 | Up | 152.98 | 2.55% |
| BBC Global 30 | 5161.60 | Up | 52.24 | 1.02% |
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The Motel Kids of Orange County - exposing the tragic lives of California's working poor.
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PRI's The World
Venezuela continues to suffer rolling blackouts prompted by a shortfall of hydroelectric power.
