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Britain's Queen Elizabeth takes to the River Thames in a special barge as part of a 1,000-boat flotilla celebrating her 60-year reign.

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Crowd in Tahrir Square, Cairo, 3 Jun 12 Egypt candidate attacks Islamist

Presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, a former PM under ex-president Mubarak, hits out at his Islamist rival amid protests at the Mubarak trial verdicts.

Undated photo of, Naoko Kikuchi, a former senior member of Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult wanted in the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack. Japan 'doomsday cult member' held

A woman who may be a Japanese cult member wanted for the 1995 gas attacks on the Tokyo subway has been arrested, Japanese media say.

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Market Name Current Value Movement Change Percentage Change
Dow Jones 12118.57 - -274.88 -2.22%
Nasdaq 2747.48 - -79.86 -2.82%
FTSE 100 5260.19 - -60.67 -1.14%
Dax 6050.29 - -214.09 -3.42%
Cac 40 2950.47 - -66.54 -2.21%

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is two sets up after battling wins for Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, but Victoria Azarenka is out.

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Richard Dawson on Family Feud TV star Richard Dawson dies at 79

Richard Dawson, the English-born actor and TV host who found fame in the US at the helm of game show Family Feud and in sitcom Hogan's Heroes, dies.

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Premature baby Early birth 'risks mental health'

Being born prematurely is linked to an increased risk of a range of mental health problems later in life, according to researchers.

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Windows 8 screenshot Microsoft previews latest Windows

Microsoft is launching the most complete preview yet of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, the biggest redesign since Windows 95.

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VLBA telescope, Hawaii 'No signal' from targeted ET hunt

Astronomers use a high-resolution radio technique for the first time to hunt for signals from potentially habitable planets - but turn up nothing.

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Thousands cheer torch relay in NI Lisa Hickson at Carrickfergus Castle

Crowds line the route of the Olympic torch relay between Belfast and Portrush.

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La pelea por los mares del Pacífico

El 60% de la Armada estadounidense estará desplegada en la región de Asia-Pacífico en 2020, mientras que China observa con recelo y otros países contribuyen a la proliferación de submarinos.

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图辑:英女王钻禧王子平民街头聚

英国举行女王钻禧庆典,BBC中文网记者立行参加伦敦街头聚餐活动时遇王储查尔斯王子。

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الأسد يقول إن سوريا تتعرض إلى حملة خارجية لإضعافها والسعودية تتهمه بـ"المماطلة"

الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد يقول إن بلاده تتعرض لحملة خارجية لإضعافها ويتعهد بمواجهة الإرهاب، والرياض تتهم الأسد بالمماطلة لكسب الوقت، وكلينتون تواصل ضغوطها على روسيا لحل الأزمة في سوريا.

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هواپیمایی در نیجریه 'با ۱۵۰ مسافر با یک ساختمان برخورد کرد'

گزارش‌ها از نیجریه حاکی از سقوط یک هواپیمای مسافربری در یک منطقه مسکونی پرجمعیت در لاگوس، بزرگترین شهر آن کشور است.

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Tourists in Tblisi Holidaying with the enemy

Four years after they first invaded South Ossetia, Georgia the Russians are back again - this time as tourists, sampling the country's wine and hospitality.

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