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- US economy creates 200,000 jobs
- The US economy created 200,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%, official figures show.
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- Man Utd deny Rooney exit rumours
- Manchester United and Wayne Rooney issue a joint statement denying newspaper reports that the England international is to be sold in the January transfer window.
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- Open art studios in Hong Kong
- Artists in the industrial Fo Tan neighbourhood open their usually private workspaces to the public in a two-weekend festival called Fotanian Open Studios.
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- Titanic relics go under the hammer
- Almost 100 years after the sinking of the ocean liner, artefacts retrieved from the deep are about to go on auction. Laura Trevelyan reports from New York.
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- The ANC at 100
- South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, is celebrating its 100th birthday. But the anniversary is bitter-sweet, with the party more divided now than at any time in its history, professor William Gumede writes.
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- Mexico hails world's tallest bridge
- The Baluarte bridge - so lofty that the Eiffel Tower would easily fit under its central span - has been inaugurated by President Felipe Calderon.
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- The life and work of Eve Arnold
- Look back on the photographs of Eve Arnold, one of the world's greatest photojournalists, who has died at the age of 99.
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- What's in a name?
- Why was a newly discovered crab species nicknamed 'The Hoff', after Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff? Challenge yourself with this week's news quiz!
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US Navy rescues Iranian hostages
American sailors rescue 13 Iranian fishermen held hostage by pirates in the Arabian Sea for several weeks, the Pentagon says.
Eleven dead in NZ balloon crash
Eleven people have died in a hot air balloon crash near the town of Carterton in New Zealand, local officials say.
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Liverpool and Merseyside Police are investigating an incident of alleged abuse from fans towards Oldham Athletic defender Tom Adeyemi.
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Kiwanuka tops Sound of 2012 list
Soul singer Michael Kiwanuka comes top of the BBC Sound of 2012 list, which showcases the top rising music stars for the year ahead.
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Hep C vaccine trial 'promising'
An early clinical trial of a hepatitis C vaccine has shown "promising" results, according to researchers at Oxford University.
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New York mayor learning to code
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will join thousands in taking an online computer coding course.
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Africa's rainforests 'resilient'
Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, say scientists.
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- Seville goes green
- In just five years this forward-thinking Spanish city has instituted a bike-sharing scheme, electric car and tram programmes, a metro system and the first solar power plant in Europe.
- Vintage Berlin
- You could argue that no other single city in the world embodied the tortured path of the 20th Century more than the German capital.
- East Asian ports for history buffs
- Visit Vietnam War tunnels and ancient Hong Kong villages, enjoy Chinese opera and explore Tokyo by bike.
- Booking holiday rentals gets easier
- New meta-search sites aggregate listings from major rental agencies like HomeAway and Airbnb, plotting local lodging by neighbourhood, along with estimated nightly rates.
- Mini guide to Hawaii
- The Big Island is a place of superlatives where you can watch red-hot lava flow, roam through tropical rainforests and discover deserted coves.
- Lunge with locals in Buenos Aires
- High-intensity fitness classes combine cardio and body weight exercises with the picturesque setting of Bosques de Palermo, one of the city’s most gorgeous parks.
- Cruising toward conservation
- Massive ships are fun and good for tourism at ports of call, but carry a heavy environmental price tag that is starting to be reduced.
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Láseres para dispersar multitudes y pistolas para detener motores son algunas de las armas no letales incluidas en una lista de deseos supuestamente elaborada por militares de EE.UU. recientemente publicada en internet.
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中共纪检部门透露，2011年中国查处的贪腐违纪官员数量多达142,893人。
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ذكر التلفزيون السوري الرسمي أن 26 شخصا قتلوا الجمعة في هجوم نفذه انتحاري وسط العاصمة دمشق، ووزير الداخلية يقول إن بلاده " ستضرب بيد من حديد في مواجهة التصعيد الإرهابي".
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منابع مطلع در اتحادیه اروپا می‌گویند که آغاز ممنوعیت خرید نفت ایران توسط کشورهای این اتحادیه ممکن است چند ماه طول بکشد، چون بعضی از این کشورها برای آماده کردن اقتصاد خود برای این ممنوعیت نیازمند زمان هستند.
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Plagued by setbacks, Toyota has seen a sharp fall in US sales. But it hopes its drive to provide the best safety technology could bring back the customers.
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