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| Jan.3 |
England |
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Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64
| Jan.4 |
Jerusalem |
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Blair: Time is key for Mideast peace talks If substantial talks don't begin soon, all parties will face 'profound trouble,' the Middle East Quartet's special representative warned
| Jan.5 |
England |
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Retracted autism study elaborate fraud A now-retracted study by Dr. Andrew Wakefield that linked autism to childhood vaccines has done long-lasting damage to public health
| Jan.6 |
Sydney |
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England snags Ashes trophy For the first time in 24 years, England has beaten Australia on Aussie home turf in a series of matches for cricket's historic Ashes trophy
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London |
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Security threat level for London 'severe' New information has emerged from an intelligence operation about the possibility of an attack being planned in or near London
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London |
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Osborne urges EU change banking system George Osborne, Britain's chancellor, urged Europe to 'put its own house in order', calling on eurozone countries to decisively underpin the euro
| Jan.8 |
Northern England |
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Liverpool sacks Hodgson, appoints Dalglish Roy Hodgson's miserable six-month reign as Liverpool manager was ended and Kenny Dalglish given the task of revitalizing the team
| Jan.14 |
London |
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BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal  BP has signed a joint venture with energy firm Rosneft to exploit potentially huge deposits of oil and gas in Russia's Arctic shelf | |
| Jan.15 |
Northern Ireland |
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Body of slain newlywed returned The body of Michaela Harte-McAreavey, a newlywed killed on her honeymoon in Mauritius, has been returned to her home in Northern Ireland
| Jan.19 |
London |
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Britain bans controversial U.S. pastor Britain has denied entry to Terry Jones who said last year that he was 'praying about' whether to burn Qurans to protest the 9/11 attacks | |
| Jan.20 |
London |
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Blair returning to Iraq inquiry Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is to be questioned for a second time by the Iraq inquiry about his role in the lead-up to the 2003 war | |
| Jan.22 |
Italy |
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Amanda Knox 'murder knife' tests Map of Perugia Italy An Italian court has appointed two independent experts to review crucial DNA evidence found on the knife allegedly used to murder British student
| Jan.23 |
Iraq |
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British security contractor on trial in Iraq Daniel Fitzsimons, the first Westerner to stand trial in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq for killing two colleagues said he is 'not guilty of murder'
| Jan.25 |
Los Angeles |
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King's Speech leads Oscars field British movie leads the nominations for this year's Academy Awards with 12 nods, including best film and best actor for Colin Firth | |
| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
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Murray tames Ferrer, advances to final Andy Murray is beating Spain's David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (2)
| Jan.29 |
London |
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Anti-Mubarak protests around the world Egyptians and activists took to the streets in various cities to show their support for the protests currently underway in Egypt | |
| Jan.31 |
London |
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Chelsea sign Torres, Luiz Fernando Torres' anticipated switch from Liverpool was completed just before transfer window closed in a deal that had broken the British re...
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