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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Hungary 4 dead, 26 injured in train collision
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Iraqi lawmaker urges resolution of minority issue
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Curfew in Indian Kashmir to prevent protest rally
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Kashmir police threaten to shoot curfew violators
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Supreme Court to open new term with heavy workload
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Congress hears Lehman sought millions for execs
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Designers play it safe as economy sours
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Jimmy Kimmel returns as American Music Awards host
Southern Ledger - October 6, 2008
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Global News Archive for January 2008:
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Synthetic life 'advance' reported
A US team details how it built in the lab the entire set of genetic instructions needed to drive a bacterial cell...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Cancer man wins drug fund plea
A man with cancer overturns an NHS decision which stopped him getting funds for drugs that will prolong his life...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Woman is found dead in house fire
Firefighters have found the body of a woman following a house fire in Lurgan, County Armagh...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Deal reached on US economy
The US government and Congress Democrats agree on an economic stimulus plan focused on tax rebates...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Kosovo 'days away' from independence
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci tells reporters a declaration of independence is a matter of days away...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
'Engines running' on crash plane
The engines of a aircraft that crash-landed at Heathrow were still running when it came down, investigators say...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Historic ships handed £31m boost
Historic ships the Mary Rose and the Cutty Sark are to be given a £31m boost out of lottery funds...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Man charged over girl attack
Police in Lancashire charge a 21-year-old man with the attempted murder of a schoolgirl in a park...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Doctor denies bid to harm Diana
The doctor who treated the princess after a Paris car crash denies suggestions he delayed taking her to hospital...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Terror detention plans unveiled
The counter terror bill is published confirming, plans to push for a 42-day terror detention limit...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Prodi resigns after losing vote
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigns after losing a confidence vote in the Senate...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Maternity care faults criticised
An independent review of maternity services has highlighted huge variations in the quality of care...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
New Bond film title is confirmed
The next 007 movie will be called Quantum of Solace, producers have confirmed...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
GPs discuss quitting over hours
GPs have discussed quitting the NHS in a row over longer hours, doctors' leaders reveal...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Admissions 'free-for-all' fears
A former education adviser to Tony Blair warns school admissions policy is creating confusion for parents...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Wii and DS drive Nintendo profits
Nintendo reports booming profits as sales soar of the Wii and DS games machines...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Purnell heads reshuffle changes
James Purnell becomes work and pensions secretary in a reshuffle following Peter Hain's resignation from cabinet...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Prisoner rape case review ordered
Ministers order a review at an open prison after an inmate raped a schoolgirl while on the run...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Murphy returns as Welsh Secretary
Former Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy is to take up the post again after Peter Hain's resignation...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Motorway closed after lorry crash
Part of the M6 motorway could be closed for up to 24 hours after a gas-canister lorry crashes in Cheshire...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Appeal over 'poison pen' review
The Irish News appeals a ruling it must pay £25,000 to a restaurant owner for a 'defamatory' review...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Italy's Prodi risks Senate vote
Italian PM Romano Prodi calls for support as he faces a key Senate confidence vote that he is in danger of losing...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
India enjoy Tendulkar century
Sachin Tendulkar hits an unbeaten 124 as India close day one of the final Test with Australia in Adelaide on 309-5...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Zambia court lets satirist stay
Zambia's Supreme Court rejects an attempt to deport a British writer for allegedly insulting the president...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Burley appointed Scotland manager
George Burley says he aims to qualify for the 2010 World Cup after being named the new national manager...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Falcons right for me - Wilkinson
World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson says he spoke to other clubs before deciding to extend his stay at Newcastle...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Dad wants Winehouse sectioned
Amy Winehouse's father tells the BBC he asked for his daughter to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Police target child crime gangs
Ten youngsters are taken into care and 25 adults held in police raids targeting gangs using children to pick pockets...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Kenyan rivals meet face-to-face
Kenya's president and main rival meet for the first time since last month's disputed presidential poll...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
MPs choose sub-inflation pay rise
MPs agreed to government demands to award themselves a below-inflation pay rise of 1.9%...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Diana bodyguard 'under pressure'
Trevor Rees tells Princess Diana's inquest Mohamed Al Fayed pressured him to remember details...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Hain quits jobs 'to clear name'
Peter Hain resigns from his cabinet jobs after his deputy leader campaign donations are referred to police...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Net body issues plea for liberty
Net overseer Icann says it has completed work to become a body that can act free of government control...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
EastEnders stabbing angers fans
A scene in EastEnders featuring a character being stabbed prompts 200 complaints to the BBC...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Secrets of bird flight revealed
Scientists believe they could be a step closer to solving the mystery of how the first birds took to the air...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Livingstone defends mayor's power
Ken Livingstone defends the power given to London's mayor - saying it is the best way to get things done...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
European and Asian shares surge
Shares across Europe and Asia recover, as traders take heart from a late rally on Wall Street...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Policing resources 'inadequate'
Scotland does not have enough police resources to do to the job, a parliament inquiry says...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Planning row over language favour
An inspector says a Welsh language bias in granting planning applications is "discriminatory"...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
1,200 leads in Quinn murder probe
Detectives are following about 1,200 lines of inquiry into the murder of County Armagh man Paul Quinn...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
'Engines running' in crash plane
The engines of a jetliner that crash-landed at Heathrow were still running when it came down, investigators say...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Putin critic facing election ban
Russian officials say there are grounds to bar opposition activist Mikhail Kasyanov from the presidential race...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Iraqi police chief dies in ambush
An Iraqi police chief is killed in the northern city of Mosul as he tours the site of an earlier blast that killed 20 people...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
China growth reaches 13-year high
China's economy expanded by 11.4% in 2007 - the fastest growth rate since 1994, officials say...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Brazil Amazon deforestation soars
The rate of deforestation of the Amazon surged in the last five months of 2007, the Brazilian government says...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Kenya talks breakthrough denied
Kenya's opposition says it has not yet agreed to an official investigation into their claims of electoral fraud...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Tennis: Tsonga stuns Nadal
Unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga thrashes world number two Rafael Nadal in straight sets to reach the final of the Australian Open...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Italy's Prodi to risk Senate vote
Italian PM Romano Prodi decides to face a key Senate confidence vote he is in danger of losing, reports say...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Ledger autopsy inconclusive
The cause of 28-year-old actor Heath Ledger's death will not be known for about 10 days, authorities say...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Crime down by 9% - Home Office
Overall crime in England and Wales falls by 9%, the Home Office announces, but gun crime shows an increase...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Pressure on Gaza border mounts
Thousands of Gazans cross into Egypt via a ruined border fence for a second day, as Egyptian police gather...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Darling revises capital gains tax
The government sets out plans for a capital gains tax rate of 18%, and a lower 'entrepreneurs' relief' rate...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Rogue trader costs French bank $7bn
French bank Societe Generale loses billions of dollars through fraud by one of its Paris-based traders...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Peter Hain resigns from Cabinet
Peter Hain quits the Cabinet after his deputy leader campaign donations are referred to the Met Police...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Student bursaries 'go unclaimed'
Many low-income students are unaware that they are eligible for grants, says a university watchdog...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Transplant goal 'one step closer'
Scientists may be a step closer to transplanting a kidney without the need for long-term medication...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
UK growth rate slowing
The UK economy grew at its fastest rate in three years in 2007, but growth slowed towards the end of year...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
New waste approach to be outlined
New solutions for dealing with Scotland's waste are to be set out by the Scottish Government...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Scores killed in Pakistan clashes
Security forces kill 40 militants and capture 30 in Pakistan's South Waziristan region, the military says...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Death leap father 'not guilty'
A man who leapt from a fourth-floor balcony of a hotel in Crete with his two children is cleared of murder...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Italy's PM under pressure to quit
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is under pressure to resign ahead of a confidence vote in the Senate...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
UNDP 'exploited by North Korea'
A UN aid agency operating in North Korea left itself open to exploitation, a US Senate probe concludes...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Kenya opposition calls off rally
Kenya's opposition calls off a mass protest, as Kofi Annan is to meet President Mwai Kibaki to try to end the crisis...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Troubled train firm comes in last
Train operator First Great Western comes bottom of a passenger satisfaction league table...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
EBay chief executive steps down
Meg Whitman, the chief executive of online auction website eBay, announces she will step down on 31 March...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Terror detention plans published
The government will publish plans to hold terror suspects for 42 days before charge in its Counter Terrorism Bill later...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
US rescue plan sparks Asian rally
Shares bounce back in Japan and Hong Kong, as traders take heart from a late rally on Wall Street...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
MPs ready to decide pay increase
MPs prepare to decide whether to back Prime Minister Gordon Brown's call for a below-inflation pay rise...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Israel plays down Gaza embargo
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says he will not let his country's blockade of Gaza turn into a humanitarian crisis...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Millions lost in NHS private fees
Trusts are writing off millions of pounds in unpaid debts from private and overseas patients, a report suggests...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
Capital gains move to be unveiled
Ministers are due to unveil details of changes to capital gains tax (CGT), amid reports of concessions...
BBC News - January 24, 2008
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