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Meltdown alert at Japan reactor
Engineers race to cool down a third reactor at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear plant, after a second blast rocks the facility.
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- Aerial view of destruction
- Grammaticas: Nothing left
- Quake: Special report
Moment when quake struck school
Coastal town search for survivors
'Wall of water flattened town'
Tsunami sweeps away all in its path
Aerial footage of Japan devastation
Nuclear evacuation in Fukushima
The tsunami's destructive path
Nuclear blast radiation explained 
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Vettel commits future to Red Bull
World champion Sebastian Vettel extends his contract with Red Bull by a further two years until the end of 2014.
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World skating postponed in Tokyo
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Bangladesh ease past Netherlands
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Federer beats Andreev in opener
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Changing continent
How maps tell the story of Africa through the ages
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Royal flush
How Victoria's fondness for Indian servant set tongues wagging
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Nuclear fears
Japan's nuclear crisis reopens the debate in Europe and the US
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Not forgotten
Unique collection of extinct creatures goes back on show
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Puccini in a pub
How a David of opera beat the Goliaths at Olivier Awards
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Every dog has its day as Crufts marks its 120th year
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App-tastic
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| Market index | Current value | Trend | Variation | % variation |
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| Dow Jones | 11945.02 | Down | -99.38 | -0.83% |
| Nasdaq | 2695.08 | Down | -20.53 | -0.76% |
| S&P 500 | 1293.58 | Down | -10.70 | -0.82% |
| FTSE 100 | 5794.54 | Down | -34.13 | -0.59% |
| Dax | 6868.04 | Down | -113.45 | -1.63% |
| BBC Global 30 | 5602.47 | Down | -82.16 | -1.45% |
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