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History of Israel: Key events

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Israel has experienced a tumultuous and often violent existence over its 60 years as a nation. Click on the links below to watch and read key events in its history since its creation in 1948.

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For three decades Malawi's destiny was tied to the whims of its totalitarian president-for-life, Kamuzu Banda, who enjoyed being surrounded by dancing women and who encouraged people to betray relatives who criticised his rule.

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Profile: Bingu wa Mutharika

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Bingu wa Mutharika has nursed ambitions of ruling Malawi since the Hastings Kamuzu Banda dictatorship began to unravel in 1993.

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Q&A: Rising world food prices

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The price of wheat has doubled in the past year - and it is not the only foodstuff trading at a high price on the international commodity market.

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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 1 — USA 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 woes — USA 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 win — USA Today

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Nokia morphs itself from within

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Nokia is the world's largest mobile phone maker and with more than one billion handsets shipped is by extension the world's largest computing platform.
Google bets on Android future — BBC

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Getting more from Moore's Law

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For more than 40 years the silicon industry has delivered ever faster, cheaper chips.
Meeting the man behind Moore's Law — BBC

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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 IBM — BBC

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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 debate — BBC

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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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