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Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Prison warning for cowboy clampers Cowboy wheelclampers could be jailed for up to five years under tough new Government regulations.
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EastEnders Xmas scripts stolen Scripts for EastEnders Christmas specials were stolen during a burglary at a writer's home, the BBC said.
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Vicks recalls nasal spray Thousands of Vicks nasal sprays are being recalled because of fears that they could be dangerous.
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Rain-lashed Britain braces for fresh deluges
AFP - 46 mins ago
COCKERMOUTH, England (AFP) - The flood-hit northwest braced Saturday for more devastation after river levels rose again and forecasters warned of more rain following unprecedented torrential deluges. More »
- Row over Remembrance Day photo-ops Press Assoc. - 56 mins ago
- Twins win Cowell's grudging praise Press Assoc. - 56 mins ago
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Presidential election pivotal for Romanian economy
Reuters - 34 mins ago
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanians vote on Sunday in a closely-fought presidential election that is key to reviving economic and justice reforms and solving a government crisis that has delayed aid from the International Monetary Fund. More »
- Rain-lashed Britain braces for fresh deluges AFP - 48 mins ago
- Israeli planes strike targets in Gaza Reuters - 50 mins ago
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28 arrests at Spanish event attended by BNP's Griffin
AFP - 2 hours 53 mins ago
MADRID (AFP) - Spanish police Saturday detained 28 members of a far-right party who tried to disrupt an event held by a rival far-right group attended by British National Party leader Nick Griffin at a Madrid hotel. More »
- Putin backs Medvedev's call for Russia modernisation AFP - 4 hours 32 mins ago
- Dutch workers protest pending retirement age rise AFP - 6 hours 49 mins ago
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Thousands of Spanish farmers protest low prices
AFP - 4 hours 30 mins ago
MADRID (AFP) - Thousands of Spanish farmers marched Saturday through the streets of Madrid, halting traffic to protest the low prices they receive for their produce which they say is leading them to financial "ruin." More »
- Putin backs Medvedev's call for Russia modernisation AFP - 4 hours 32 mins ago
- Brown says ready to respond swiftly to Walker review Reuters - 4 hours 38 mins ago
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Beckham hobbles off after training but plans to play
Reuters - 1 hour 48 mins ago
SEATTLE (Reuters) - David Beckham limped off after training for Sunday's MLS Cup final, with an icepack wrapped around his injured right ankle, but said he would still be fit to play in the title deciding game against Real Salt Lake. More »
- Henry not a cheat, says Zidane Reuters - 1 hour 52 mins ago
- Sexton's Irish debut caps remarkable turnaround Reuters - 2 hours 24 mins ago
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Hackers attack UK climate research centre
V3.co.uk - 4 hours 24 mins ago
Hackers have attacked the servers of the Climatic Research Unit at East Anglia University and published data that they say proves global warming is a hoax. More »
- Adobe refreshes Acrobat.com V3.co.uk - 10 hours 24 mins ago
- Hadron Collider back online V3.co.uk - 10 hours 54 mins ago
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Atlantis astronauts install gadgets on second spacewalk
AFP - 32 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Shuttle Atlantis astronauts on Saturday completed the second of their mission's three spacewalks to maintain and install more high-tech gadgets on the International Space Station. More »
- Central America demands billions in climate damages AFP - 4 hours 43 mins ago
- UK scientists to work on collider Press Assoc. - 5 hours 37 mins ago
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Swine flu vaccine effective despite mutations: experts
AFP - 1 hour 59 mins ago
PARIS (AFP) - Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday. More »
- Swine flu kills first hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia AFP - 4 hours 1 min ago
- Hajj pilgrims in Saudi unfazed by swine flu AFP - 4 hours 6 mins ago
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Twins win Cowell's grudging praise
Press Assoc. - 58 mins ago
Talent guru Simon Cowell has admitted that twins John and Edward have "converted a lot of people" after their latest performance on X Factor, despite being compared to the less successful half of Wham! John and Edward Grimes sang a medley of Wham!'s I'm Your Man and Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do) on a George Michael theme night on the ITV show. More »
- Kim beats Katie in bushtucker trial Press Assoc. - 2 hours 22 mins ago
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Women run in style in Paris stiletto race
AFP - 8 hours 13 mins ago
PARIS (AFP) - Dozens of shoe addicts have taken part in the National Stiletto Championship on an indoor track in the old stock exchange building in central Paris. More »
- Auction record for umbrella stand as YSL mystique inflates prices AFP - Friday, November 20 05:29 pm
- Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers Reuters - Friday, November 20 05:22 pm
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US set for healthcare test.
Reuters - 1 hour 16 mins ago
The US Senate began a session on healthcare reform on Saturday (November 21), as it prepares to vote on whether to proceed with debate on the bill. More »
- Delayed spacewalk ends successfully. Reuters - 1 hour 29 mins ago
- H1N1 mutation discovered in Norway Reuters - 5 hours 22 mins ago
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