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Israel begins Gaza attacks lull
Israel halts military operations in Gaza for three hours in the first of planned daily suspensions, it says, as ceasefire calls mount.
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Dispute hits Europe gas supplies
Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stop altogether with both countries accusing each other of turning off the tap.
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Pietersen out as England captain
Kevin Pietersen has left his position as England captain and coach Peter Moores will follow, BBC Sport understands.
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India truck strike begins to bite
Prices of fruit and vegetables start to rise in some Indian cities as a nationwide strike by lorry drivers enters a third day.
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Germany sees higher jobless total
German unemployment levels rose for the first time in nearly three years in December, according to government figures.
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'Greenness' to drive tech market
Analysts predict that the environmental credentials of technology products will become a major factor in their success.
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M&S to close stores and cut jobs
Marks and Spencer says it plans to close 25 Simply Food stores and two of its regular stores, and cut 1,230 jobs.
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India IT boss quits over scandal
The boss of Satyam, India's fourth-biggest software firm, resigns after admitting to irregularities in its accounts.
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Dozens of Afghan 'Taleban' killed
Coalition forces kill 32 Taleban fighters in an operation east of the Afghan capital, Kabul, the US military says.
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Cambodia marks Khmer Rouge fall
Thousands of Cambodians pack a stadium to mark 30 years since the fall of the Khmer Rouge.
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Nigerian pirates free nine crew
Nine crew members of a French ship taken hostage at the weekend off the coast of Nigeria have been released.
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Skin cancer 'ups new cancer risk'
Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.
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Cases have 'cut UK terror threat'
The terrorist threat to the UK has been reduced by a series of successful criminal prosecutions, the head of MI5 says.
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Swayze 'may live only two years'
Actor Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, admits in a US TV interview he may survive only two years.
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Record high for videogaming sales
Sales of videogame software and hardware in the UK hit an all time high, figures from the industry trade body show.
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Pressure grows for Gaza ceasefire
International pressure builds for Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to accept a UN-backed truce.
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New man to take office in Ghana
Thousands of people gather in Ghana's capital to see President-elect John Atta Mills sworn in after his narrow poll win.
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France to announce justice reform
President Sarkozy plans to scrap investigative magistrates, bringing French justice closer to the English-speaking world.
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