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Dell predicts stronger sales rise
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Germany's economy 'to grow by 3%'
Technology
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Britons 'multi-task' with media
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Google boss warns on social media
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Brazil holds online poll debate
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Actor Borgnine to receive honour
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Comic Handler to front MTV VMAs
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Oil leak leaves undersea residue
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Bat and moth arms race revealed
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'Terror bird' was prize fighter
Health
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Fear 'boosts elderly's fall risk'
Being frightened of falling over is likely to increase an old person's risk of having a fall, researchers have found.
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Hope for future fight against TB
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Doctor speaks over bomber illness
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Pakistan floods: 'Cultural shock' for women in camps
An aid worker describes how women and girls are facing a cultural challenge in refugee camps in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: 'The situation leaves me lost for words'
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Pakistanis aid flooded communities
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The lexicography of Starbucks
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Churchill's 'Few'
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