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Argentine pension takeover passed
Argentina's Senate approves a bill to nationalise private pension schemes, a measure that has provoked controversy.
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US Lockerbie compensation paid
The families of US victims of the Lockerbie Pan Am bombing say they have received full compensation from Libya.
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French Socialists in run-off vote
France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner.
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Brazil targets illegal abortions
Brazilian police are investigating more than 1,200 women suspected of having had illegal abortions at the same clinic.
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Madonna split 'not about money'
Guy Ritchie tells a newspaper that discussion over the terms of his divorce from Madonna "was never, ever about money".
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Magnate's body stolen in Austria
Thieves have stolen the remains of a billionaire who died in 2006 from his vault in southern Austria, police say.
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US judge orders Algerians freed
Five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay for almost seven years must be freed, a US judge rules.
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Polish tests 'confirm Copernicus'
Polish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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No agreement for US car bail-out
US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out.
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Recession fears hit Wall Street
Wall Street shares fall steeply for the second day in a row, amid investors' growing fears of a protracted economic downturn.
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Wilkinson 'can play 'til he's 40'
Jonny Wilkinson's mentor Steve Black believes the England fly-half can defy his injuries and play until he is 40.
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Madonna and Ritchie begin divorce
Singer Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to be divorced in London on Friday, High Court lists show.
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US convicts Syrian arms dealer
A Syrian-born arms dealer is convicted by a US court of conspiring to sell weapons to left-wing Colombian rebels.
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Anti-mafia film 'arrives early' in the town it depicts
Pirate copies of the anti-mafia film Gomorra go on sale in the heartland of the Naples Camorra clan it depicts.
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S Africa to cut aid to Zimbabwe
South Africa's cabinet says it will withhold $28m of aid to Zimbabwe until a representative government is in place.
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US warned of China 'cyber-spying'
China has increased computer espionage attacks on US government and business interests, Congress is warned.
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'Experts' lead Saudi tanker talks
Talks between Somali pirates and owners of a Saudi tanker are being conducted by specialists, shipping sources tell the BBC.
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French Socialists vote for leader
France's opposition Socialists are voting for a new leader, amid bitter infighting and deep divisions in the party.
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Somalia 'to become pirate magnet'
Somalia must be helped by the international community to stop it becoming a "magnet for pirates," a senior Egyptian official has said.
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