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French lead the way for noirish TV crime and mystery thrillers
The Returned has attracted more than a million viewers for C4 proving it is not only Norway, Sweden and Denmark than can offer bleakness and a half-lit landscapeThey invented the term noir. Now the...
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New sex abuse crisis in Scottish Catholic church
Priest claims he was abused by older cleric, and church is punishing him for speaking outThe Catholic church in Scotland faces a fresh sex-abuse crisis involving some of the country's senior clerics....
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Kevin Rudd and Therese Rein visit Australian troops in Afghanistan
Surprise trip to Tarin Kowt makes Rein the first spouse of a serving prime minister to visit a war zoneThe prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has made a surprise visit to Australia's troops in Afghanistan.But...
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More than 1,000 inmates escape from Libyan prison
Amid protests across the country over killing of an activist, PM blames jailbreak near Benghazi on localsMore than 1,000 inmates have escaped from a prison in Libya as protesters stormed political...
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Tunisia on the brink of conflict after Mohammed Brahmi funeral
Unrest in Egypt fuels tensions between secular and Islamist groups as police use teargas to disperse protestsTunisian police fired teargas late on Saturday to disperse violent protests in the southern...
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Pope tells Brazilian church to keep it simple and reach out to the poor
Francis implicitly criticises his predecessor and tells bishops the church looks like 'a prisoner of its own rigid formulas'Pope Francis drew an estimated 3m flag-waving faithful to Rio's Copacabana...
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Spain crash: injured Briton Mark Woodward's family saw him in photo
Robert Spencer came across picture of his injured stepson while reading reports on the Santiago de Compostela crashThe stepfather of the only Briton injured in Spain's worst train disaster for decades...
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Pakistan bomb attacks kill at least 57
Authorities believe blasts in Parachinar - in predominantly Shia Kurram tribal area – were sectarian attack by Sunni militantsTwo bomb attacks in a busy marketplace in north-west Pakistan have killed...
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Spanish crash: driver may face jail
Rail chiefs say blame for 78 deaths lies with man known to workmates for his prudenceThe driver of the train that careered off the rails on Wednesday in an accident that killed at least 78 people was...
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Egypt: scores killed as army launches offensive against Muslim Brotherhood
Over 100 supporters claimed dead as soldiers are accused of shoot-to-kill policy to clear protest urging Morsi's releaseEgyptian security forces and armed men in plain clothes killed scores of Muslim...
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Email links Lockerbie bomber's prison transfer to £400m Libyan arms deal
Document emerges from 2008 showing agreement 'ready for signature' as soon as purchase of air defence system concludedAn email has emerged suggesting a connection between the prisoner transfer deal...
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NBC Sports vague over plans to cover Russia's anti-gay laws during Olympics
Mark Lazarus says sports division will only cover new law if it becomes a problem during the Sochi games in FebruaryThe head of NBC Sports has responded to calls for the TV network to put a spotlight...
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Retailers urged to take Bangladesh safety deal further
Initiative to improve conditions should be used as blueprint for tackling similar problems elsewhere, say campaignersWorkers rights groups are calling on retailers to use a legally binding deal to...
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New York boat operator charged as second body is pulled from Hudson
Man piloting bridal party on fatal Hudson River outing charged with manslaughter after bride-to-be is thought killedA second body was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday near where a bride-to-be and...
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Two-headed turtle hatches in San Antonio
Reptile resulting from twins that did not separate is reported to be doing well and eating with both headsA two-headed turtle born last month at San Antonio zoo has become so popular that it has its...
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Dolce and Gabbana: why are they in a huff?
The tax-evading designers are 'appalled' at the allegation that they are tax evaders and shut all their shopsAge: 54 and 50 respectively, 28 altogether.Eh? Domenico Dolce is 54, Stefano Gabbana is 50....
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Zimbabwe elections loom amid signs of fragile recovery
Five years on from crash, shelves are full again – but some fear that polls could plunge economy back into instabilityCape Cookies with muesli yoghurt filling, cracked olives, Häagen-Dazs Belgian...
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Country diary: Lake District: Great Gable: Who would steal a memorial to...
Lake District: Great Gable: The bronze tablet fixed to the summit rocks had gone. Metal thieves? he wondered"Is nothing sacred?" a fell walker was heard to say on reaching Great Gable's summit last...
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Egypt must get back on the path of democratic change | Wadah Khanfar
All Egypt's political players must act to curb the deep state's attempts to reinstate the past, or face the violent consequencesThe military coup in Egypt this month and the bloody attacks since,...
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Letters: Church turns the tables on payday lenders
I have mixed feelings about the archbishop of Canterbury's initiative (Thank God we have an archbishop who views Wonga's loans as modern slavery, Giles Fraser, 27 July). If it enables credit unions to...
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