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- Karzai flies home after bombings
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels a trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday's deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
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- Ukraine surprise at England base
- Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister says he is "surprised" by England's decision to base themselves in Poland during the Euro 2012 finals, despite playing all three group matches in Ukraine.
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- A museum for bad art in Boston
- The 600-piece collection showcases all of the categories found in any major art museum, like landscapes, but also contains peculiar genres like “blue people” and “poor traits”.
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- Fighting the war against food decay
- A sandwich which stays fresh for up to two years has been developed for the US army. Dr George McGavin finds out how, as he investigates what happens when food rots.
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- Paper trail
- Document shredders have been an information security measure for governments and business for decades. But how easy is it to reassemble the pieces of a sensitive item?
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- Raising the curtain
- St Petersburg is home to the highly prestigious Mariinsky Theatre which in its long history has welcomed many great names in ballet. Fast Track takes a rare glimpse behind the scenes.
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- Germany's 'Frau Nein'
- Has German Chancellor Angela Merkel established a reputation as an intransigent leader, or are critics right in suggesting she is too timid?
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- One-click culture
- Facebook is not psychologically healthy, has tamed web creativity and is a subsitute for success in the real world, says pioneer of virtual reality Jaron Lanier.
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Moscow protesters defy rally ban
Russian protesters, defying a ban on rallies in Moscow after the disputed election, face off with Putin supporters as police make arrests.
Undersea peaks 'fall into abyss'
Startling new images from the depths of the Pacific Ocean reveal one of the planet's most violent processes - the destruction of underwater mountains.
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Paula Radcliffe describes the decision to double the budget for the opening and closing ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics as "frivolous".
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'Lost Da Vinci' prompts art row
About 150 art experts sign a petition to stop the drilling into a Florence fresco which may be hiding a Leonardo Da Vinci work.
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Vaccine developed against Ebola
Scientists develop a vaccine that protects mice against a deadly strain of the Ebola virus.
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Twitter reveals 2011 hot topics
This year tweeters have been most interested in Charlie Sheen, the Arab Spring and the McLobster, according to Twitter.
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UN climate talks 'ambition' call
South African President Jacob Zuma calls on governments to be more ambitious as they search for agreement at the UN climate talks in Durban.
Travel »
- Walking New York City’s High Line
- Take a breath of fresh air along the elevated urban parkway that beats a new path through the sprawl of the city.
- The king of Kuchen in Germany
- Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte, a classic chocolate, whipped cream and cherry cake, reigns supreme in southwest Germany, where the dessert was invented almost a century ago.
- Gift guide 2011: South America
- Seven ideas for travellers who dream of being on the sands of South America, including an app that calculates sun exposure and luggage with Brazilian flavour.
- Hotel lobbies are going social
- Hotels around the world are providing innovative ways for their guests to connect and transforming their lobbies into places that guests actually want to hang out.
- Top storm-chasing destinations
- Diverse and dramatic weather patterns around the globe offer spectacular natural theatre. Discover the best places to take in the show, and stay dry in the process.
- A local’s guide to Singapore
- From green corridors to hot springs, this buzzing city-state has a skyscraper-free side that even locals do not know about.
- The origins of Peru’s Nasca Lines
- In the desert of southern Peru, giant etchings of spiders, whales, people and trapezoids stretching across 450sqkm have adorned the landscape for 2,000 years.
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Brasil paró de crecer en el tercer trimestre de este año, lo que según expertos confirma una fuerte desaceleración de la mayor economía latinoamericana que tendrá consecuencias en la región.
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尽管俄国当局禁止未经批准的游行集会，反对总理普京的示威者与其支持者在莫斯科市中心发生对峙。
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وزارة الخارجية الأمريكية تعلن إعادة السفير الأمريكي روبرت فورد الى دمشق، وكلينتون تلتقي زعماء في المعارضة السورية في جنيف.
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حملات روز عاشورا در کابل، مزار شریف و قندهار از سوی جناحهای مختلف تقبیح شده است. طالبان مسئولیت این حملات را نپذیرفته‌اند، اما یک گروه افراطی موسوم به لشکرجنگوی العالمی مستقر درپاکستان، مسئولیت این حملات را به عهده گرفته است.
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