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Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard addresses the media at the Parliament House courtyard in Adelaide on 23 February, 2012 Australia PM calls leadership ballot

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.

African Union troops in Somalia Leaders gather for key Somalia meeting

African and Western leaders gather for a major London conference on the future of Somalia, to discuss political change, terrorism and piracy.

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Dow Jones 12938.67 - -27.09 -0.21%
Nasdaq 2933.17 - -15.40 -0.52%
FTSE 100 5916.55 - -11.65 -0.20%
Dax 6843.87 - -64.31 -0.93%
Cac 40 3447.37 - -17.87 -0.52%

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Adele with host James Corden at the Brit Awards Brit ratings 'biggest since 2005'

The average audience to have watched the Brits ceremony on ITV1 and catch-up channel ITV1+1 comes in at 6.2 million - the event's highest audience since 2005.

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Clock time being adjusted Time link to sudden cardiac death

How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.

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Man at computer with speed distortion Slow broadband 'hits many homes'

Many UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps, research suggests.

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Research cruise track (WHOI) superimposed on the Kuroshio Current (yellow and red) Cruise finds Fukushima pollution

An international research cruise off Japan detects radioactivity in sampled seawater and marine organisms, but well within safe levels.

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Cuando la autoridad decide bombardear a su propio pueblo

Las fuerzas sirias de Bashar al Asad siguen el asedio a la población civil en Homs. BBC Mundo recuerda otros casos en que los gobiernos decidieron lanzar bombas a su propia población.

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中国乔丹体育回应“侵权”事件

迈克尔·乔丹宣布起诉中国乔丹体育有限公司非法使用他的名字。乔丹体育回应称,乔丹体育的商标和一切经营活动在中国都是合法的。

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عشرات القتلى والجرحى في سلسلة هجمات في العراق

قتل 31 شخصا على الأقل وجرح العشرات في سلسلة هجمات في أنحاء متفرقة من العراق.

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۳۳ نفر در حملات جداگانه‌ای در بغداد کشته شدند

در پی چند انفجار و تیراندازی که روز پنجشنبه ۲۳ فوریه (چهارم اسفند) در بغداد رخ داده، دست کم ۳۳ نفر کشته و ده ها نفر دیگر زخمی شده اند.

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With two Mexicans nominated at the 2012 Oscars, Mexico Direct looks at the boom in the country’s film industry and hopes for further success.

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