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Following the torch through China

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After a controversial world tour, the Olympic torch is now travelling around China in the run-up to the Beijing Games in August.

How earthquakes happen

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History of Israel: Key events

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Kurds show coded support for PKK

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Amine Yigit is in her late 60s and sat in front of me surrounded by some of her extended family spanning four generations.
Profile: The PKKBBC
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Being the prime minister's wife

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When Cherie Blair, ambitious human rights lawyer, QC, part-time judge and now a mother-of-four, entered Downing Street - the political world did not know what had hit it.
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Send us your pictures of Africa

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The BBC News website wants you to send in your pictures of Africa.

US election - who's ahead?

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Hewlett fired up by laptop sales

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Booming sales of laptops, printers and servers helped Hewlett Packard (HP) beat Wall Street profit forecasts for the three months to 30 April.
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Strong profits at Hewlett-Packard

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Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reported better-than-expected quarterly results helped by strong international sales.
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Ceremony inaugurates Chinese jet

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China has held a ceremony to inaugurate its first home-grown commercial aircraft.
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World leaders offer congratulations to Bush

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BRUSSELS - News of President Bush's victory Wednesday swept across world capitals, where the reactions ranged from fence mending to flag burning.
Presidential election may have hinged on one issue: Issue 1USA Today

Washington doesn't know how to relax

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WASHINGTON (USATODAY.com) - This is one of those odd times in the nation's capital where the pace slows down and those of us used to running full tilt get a little uneasy and unsure of what to do.
Election results highlight Democrats' cultural woesUSA Today
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Rove: Bush serious about gay marriage ban

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush in his second term "absolutely" would push for a constitutional amendment that says marriage consists only of the union of a man and a woman, White House political adviser Karl Rove said.
Rove speaks out on Bush's winUSA Today

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iPod and Bluetooth lead to prizes

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The designer of Apple's iPod and one of the biggest names behind Bluetooth chip technology have received honours from the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Top UK innovation prize for IBMBBC
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Meeting the man behind Moore's Law

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In April 1965 a 36-year old electronics buff jotted down his thoughts on the future of the juvenile silicon chip industry.
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Google bets on Android future

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Google has made no secret of its ambitions in the mobile space. There are mobile versions of all its key services, such as search, e-mail and calendar.
Nokia morphs itself from withinBBC
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MMR research timeline

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BBC News Online traces the history of research into the controversial combined vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
Q&A: The MMR debateBBC
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Pregnancy timeline

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Fertilisation occurs and a ball of quickly multiplying cells embeds itself in the lining of the uterus.

Cancer: The facts

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One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life.

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World Snooker 2008

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Ronnie O'Sullivan was his own harshest critic despite trouncing Ali Carter 18-8 to win his third world title.

Golf leaderboards

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Premier League finale

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You can decide who the heroes and villains are in the Premier League matches and Football League play-offs by trying out BBC Sport's Player Rater.
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Mills awarded £24.3m settlement

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Heather Mills has been awarded £24.3m in her divorce settlement with estranged husband Sir Paul McCartney.
Mills loses divorce ruling appealBBC
Mills gave 'inaccurate' evidenceBBC
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Downey Jr 'to write his memoirs'

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Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr has signed a deal to write his memoirs.
Iron Man role for actor Downey JrBBC
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Mayor gets Sex and the City role

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has landed a role in the film version of Sex and the City, starring actress Sarah Jessica Parker.

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