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What is the meaning of the 'vampire graves' unearthed in Poland?
Decapitated skeletal remains in eastern Europe are often believed to be vampire bones, but there could be a less spooky explanationThe world's media have been getting their teeth into the story of a...
View ArticleUS Senate heads for showdown on presidential appointees – live
Senate could change the rules to allow confirmation with a simple majority, not the 60 votes needed to surpass a filibusterJim Newell
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Thousands presumed dead after India floods
Government begins compensating families of more than 5,700 people missing since floods in Uttarakhand last monthMore than 5,700 people missing since floods devastated northern India last month are...
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Horror-film blogger Spiderbaby caught up in plagiarism row
Blog by Lianne MacDougall, girlfriend of Quentin Tarantino, accused of copying work by other film writersA US horror writer has been accused of plagiarising dozens of reviews by other critics for a...
View ArticleGreek general strike over austerity job cuts - eurozone crisis live
Thousands march through Athens during fourth big walkout of 2013, as MPs and unions struggle to reach agreement over plans to cut thousands of civil service jobsGraeme Wearden
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Gay marriage bill expected to complete passage through House of Commons
MPs' debate is expected to be formality after House of Lords passed same-sex marriage bill on MondayLegislation to introduce same-sex marriage is expected to complete its passage through the House of...
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American wakes up with amnesia speaking Swedish
Man cannot remember anything of past life after being found unconscious in motel room in Palm SpringsDoctors are looking into the mystery of an American man who awoke speaking only Swedish, with no...
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Egypt's everyday problems fester as political turmoil continues
For many Egyptians concerned with unemployment, red tape, fuel shortages and harassment of women, life is getting worseWhen Egyptians ejected a head of state for the second time in little over two...
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EU takes tougher stance on Israeli settlements
'Earthquake' directive will prohibit EU states from signing deals with Israel unless settlement exclusion clause is includedFuture agreements between the European Union and Israel must include the...
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George Zimmerman trial juror says half 'initially favoured conviction'
Juror says Zimmerman was ultimately acquitted over Trayvon Martin's death after they studied law more closelyOne of the six female jurors who acquitted the Florida neighbourhood watch leader George...
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Ethiopia's rights abuses 'being ignored by US and UK aid agencies'
DfID and USAid accused of overlooking complaints of human rights abuses by Ethiopians caught up in 'villagisation' schemeThe UK Department for International Development (DfID) and USAid, the American...
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French police investigate suspected bomb attack by militant winegrowers
Attack on Socialist party office in Carcassonne follows guerrilla actions by wine producers angry at low prices and foreign importsFrench police are investigating a possible return to violence by...
View ArticleEurozone crisis as it happened: EC denies Greece faces €10bn funding gap
Commission spokesman insists there's only a small shortfall in Greece's bailout, after reports in Germany that Athens is €10bn shortGraeme WeardenNick Fletcher
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Ariel Castro pleads not guilty to 977 charges at new arraignment
Judge sets bond at $8m for Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for a decadeThe Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for over a decade pleaded...
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Google told to find new solution for European search antitrust row
Antitrust commissioner Joaquin Almunia says search giant's proposals 'are not enough to overcome our concerns', bringing legal dispute closerGoogle received another warning on Wednesday that it is...
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Down's syndrome cells 'fixed' in first step towards chromosome therapy
Researchers shut down the extra chromosome responsible for Down's syndrome, paving the way for future treatmentsScientists have corrected the genetic fault that causes Down's syndrome – albeit in...
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India's deadly problem with school meals | Kishwar Desai
The Bihar deaths are part of a national crisis: a policy meant to improve nutrition and school attendance has gone badly wrongThe death of 22 Indian children in Masrakh, a village in the north-eastern...
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In tempo: towering testament to madness of Spain's construction boom
Designed to be Europe's tallest residential building, unfinished Benidorm ziggurat is concrete example of banking recklessnessIt was to be Europe's tallest residential building, a monument to the boom...
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Nelson Mandela 'doing much better' on eve of 95th birthday
At launch of new clothing range, granddaughters give update on former president's healthTheir family has been accused of crass commercialism, exploiting their grandfather's name and tarnishing his...
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McDonald's 34,492 restaurants: where are they?
A new restaurant in Vietnam means that McDonald's will be serving up food in 116 countries around the world next year. See where they all are and find out how many restaurants there are per person in...
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