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Big Issue Energy crisis hitting home
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Scientists Virginia sharks pup a virgin birth
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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NASA presses ahead for Mars rover launch in 2009
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Bodies, perhaps of migrants, wash ashore in Yemen
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Oil, soy, copper all go bust in Latin America
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Swedish couple hacked to death in Tobago 1 arrest
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near
Southern Ledger - October 10, 2008
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Global News Archive for March 2008:
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Mortgage firm needs to raise $1bn
Thornburg Mortgage says it is trying to raise $1bn (£500m) to keep its lenders at bay and avoid filing for bankruptcy...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Man, 20, charged over city murder
A man is charged with the murder of Francis McGreevy who died after being beaten at his home in west Belfast...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Minister vows statement on Foye
The justice secretary is to make a statement about a prisoner who raped a girl while on the run from an open jail...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Removed Ghana cancer woman dies
A Ghanaian woman who was removed from a UK hospital and flown home after her visa expired, has died...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Zimbabwe rejects free poll fears
Zimbabwe's government dismisses accusations it is failing to meet democratic obligations ahead of polls...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Mexico gang had 'James Bond' car
One gang in Mexico has customised a vehicle with James Bond-style, anti-pursuit gadgets, police say...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Kuwait emir calls fresh elections
Kuwait's ruler dissolves parliament in a continuing political crisis between MPs and the cabinet...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Methane found on distant world
A carbon-containing molecule has been detected for the first time on a planet outside our Solar System...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Spurs and Chelsea in 4-4 thriller
Robbie Keane's late strike earns Spurs a point against Chelsea in a thrilling clash at White Hart Lane...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Rugby U: Ireland coach quits
Eddie O'Sullivan's reign as Ireland coach ends after a disappointing Six Nations campaign...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Football: Man Utd beat Bolton
Stand-in skipper Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Man Utd move three points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Post vote slashes Labour majority
The government's majority is cut to 19 after the Tories lose a bid to halt the closure of 2,500 sub-post offices...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Dalai Lama urges Tibet dialogue
The Dalai Lama urges world leaders to press for dialogue on Tibet as the UK says China may be open to talks...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
July 7 inquests 'could be secret'
Relatives of people who died in the July 2005 bombings in London fear inquests could be held in secret...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
New 'bin Laden tape' threatens EU
A new audio message purportedly from Osama bin Laden threatens the EU over cartoons offensive to Muslims...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Brown planning to meet Dalai Lama
Gordon Brown tells MPs he will meet Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama when he visits the UK...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Nurse graduates fail to find jobs
Hundreds of newly-qualified nurses and midwives are struggling to find work in the NHS months after graduating...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Teachers tick off school minister
An education minister endures low-level jeering from teachers as he justifies class sizes of 38 pupils and more...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Vietnam 'hub for illegal timber'
Vietnam has become a major South-East Asian hub for processing illegally logged timber, a report says...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Next Bond film gets early release
Quantum of Solace, the next James Bond film, is to be released earlier than expected, at Hallowe'en...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Girl's death caused by gas main
A fractured gas main led to the explosion which killed a nine-year-old girl as she walked to school...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Justice move key to royal visit
The Irish president says a royal visit will only happen once NI policing and justice powers are devolved...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Inquiry begins into bakery death
A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a lorry driver crushed at a bread factory begins in Glasgow...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Bluebirds saved from loan crisis
A High Court judge rules Cardiff City FC will not have to pay back £24m of loans immediately...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Indonesia 'needs bird flu help'
The UN expresses concerns that Indonesia is failing to cope with its rising bird flu death toll...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Greece gripped by pensions strike
Greece's civil servants hold a general strike against pension reforms, paralysing transport and closing public offices...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Bangladeshi writer 'exiled again'
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen reportedly arrives in Europe after protests in India forced her into hiding...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Oil shares drag down Wall Street
Wall Street's main share indexes go into reverse, dragged down by weaker US oil stocks...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Hoax caller 'put lives at risk'
Cheshire fire chiefs appeal for help in identifying a hoax caller who claimed people were dying in a burning house...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Coroner's suicide strategy call
Calls for a national strategy to prevent young suicides are made by a coroner hearing inquests into five people...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Rugby: Cipriani backs Ashton
England fly-half Danny Cipriani says coach Brian Ashton should keep his job after a mixed Six Nations campaign...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
FSA probes 'false' share rumours
UK's financial watchdog looks into whether rumours have been spread to undermine bank shares...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Suffolk killer makes appeal bid
A man found guilty of the murders of five women seeks permission to appeal against his convictions...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Tories seek to save post offices
John Hutton could be "one of the most popular ministers" if he halts post office closures, the Tories say...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory'
President George W Bush marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion with a speech hailing its success...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Robots fly into Antarctic skies
A pair of lightweight, robotic planes have made the first unmanned flights over Antarctica's icy expanses...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Sterling falls on rate cut hopes
The pound falls against the euro and dollar after expectations are raised of an imminent UK interest rate cut...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Mayor gets boost from Greens
Green mayoral candidate Sian Berry urges her backers to use second preference votes for Ken Livingstone...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Parents are 'baffled by Diplomas'
A survey says that four out of five parents do not feel able to give their children advice about the Diploma...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Yemen pushes Palestinian dialogue
Yemen holds separate talks with Fatah and Hamas in an effort to foster Palestinian national reconciliation...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Afghan civilians killed in raid
US-led forces in Afghanistan say a woman and boy have died in a raid, locals say four more killed were also civilians...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Hammer killer 'attacked others'
Police investigate claims that a man who killed his former girlfriend and her two children, attacked others...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Queen set to meet Irish president
The Queen is expected to meet the Irish President Mary McAleese in Belfast later during her visit to NI...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Green power station opened
First Minister Alex Salmond is to officially open a £90m biomass power station in the south of Scotland...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Man critical after blaze at hotel
A 45-year-old is in hospital and three others feared missing after a fire at a disused hotel...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Football: Strachan rues misses
Manager Gordon Strachan is left to rue a number of missed chances as Aberdeen dump Celtic out of the Scottish Cup...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Zimbabwe election run-up 'flawed'
Zimbabwe is failing to meet its democratic obligations ahead of elections next week, says a human rights group...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Japan fails to choose bank chief
The Japanese government's latest nominee to be governor of the Bank of Japan is vetoed by the opposition...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Greece braced for pension strike
Greece is expected to grind to a halt as public workers hold a general strike against proposed pension reforms...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Quad bike film MP called to court
An MP has been summoned to court over footage allegedly showing him riding a quad bike on a public road...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
'Healthier hearts' for cat owners
Cat owners have a lower risk of a fatal heart attack than feline-spurning counterparts, a study suggests...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Cricket: Pakistan block for Hair
The International Cricket Council will act to prevent reinstated umpire Darrell Hair from standing in matches involving Pakistan...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Shares reverse over bank worries
Europe's stock market indexes fall after bank shares plunge, as worries continue about the worldwide credit crunch...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Brown unveils security strategy
Gordon Brown is to set out plans to deal with national emergencies such as terror, disease and flooding...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Serbia neighbours accept Kosovo
Three of Serbia's neighbours - Bulgaria, Croatia and Hungary - have announced they will recognise Kosovo...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
McCanns welcome papers' apology
Madeleine McCann's parents accept £550,000 damages over false newspaper claims about her disappearance...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Toxic gas 'helps lung patients'
A toxic gas could improve the lives of patients with serious lung conditions, say scientists...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Student wanted over death
Police want to talk to a student in connection with the death of 23-year-old Martine Vik Magnussen...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Warning over house prices plunge
House prices could plunge in the run up to the launch of the single survey this year, a property expert warns...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Panel alleges Nigeria corruption
The government of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo paid millions to non-existent firms, says panel...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Vote fraud controls 'not working'
Safeguards to combat voting fraud are 'easily bypassed' because of weaknesses in the registration system, it was claimed...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
UN envoy disappointed on Burma
The UN's envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, says that his recent visit there yielded no concrete results...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Four appear on dissident charges
Four men appear in court in Dublin charged in connection with dissident republican activity...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Asian markets lift after Fed cut
Asian markets bounce back after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates to ease ongoing economic turmoil...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Protesters 'surrender in Tibet'
More than 100 people involved in anti-China rioting in Tibet hand themselves in, Chinese state media says...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Tories press post office rethink
The Conservatives are hoping to put controversial plans to close 2,500 post offices to the vote in Parliament...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Gurkha vets seek equal rights
Gurkha veterans are protesting at Parliament calling for the right to remain in the UK...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
Brown unveiling security strategy
Gordon Brown is set to outline the major threats facing the UK in the first every national security strategy...
BBC News - March 19, 2008
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