Chinese police have begun questioning writers, artists and intellectuals who dared to sign a new charter demanding political reforms. It is a move that sets the mood for the year in which the Communist Party will mark the 60th anniversary of its rule.
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Fighting intensified on the northern outskirts of Gaza City yesterday as a Hamas leader warned that the Islamists would kill Jewish children anywhere in the world in revenge for Israel’s devastating assault.
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Blog: finally, news
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Blog: finally, news
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is to halt production at its Japanese plants for 11 days in February and March as a sharp slide in U.S. sales has left dealers' lots full of unsold cars.
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Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) is to halt production at its Japanese plants for 11 days in February and March as a sharp slide in U.S. sales has left dealers' lots full of unsold cars.

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AP - The good girl gone bad has promised to be good for one night.
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AP - The good girl gone bad has promised to be good for one night.
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Israeli forces reportedly widen their ground assault in the Gaza Strip to include Khan Younis in the south, after fierce clashes around Gaza City.
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GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces pressed closer and into cities in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday despite new international calls for a ceasefire in an 11-day-old conflict in which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed.
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AFP - The ex-director of children's services at the council embroiled in the the Baby P scandal has appealed against her dismissal.

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AP - Want to hear Cameron Crowe's thoughts on winning an Oscar or see how king-sized movie posters are assembled? How about a sneak peek at some of the exclusive exhibitions held at the film academy's Beverly Hills headquarters?
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AP - Want to hear Cameron Crowe's thoughts on winning an Oscar or see how king-sized movie posters are assembled? How about a sneak peek at some of the exclusive exhibitions held at the film academy's Beverly Hills headquarters?
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The lasting legacy of John Major's much ridiculed plan
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The lasting legacy of John Major's much ridiculed plan
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Next and Debenhams see sales fall over the Christmas period, as a survey puts UK consumer confidence at a new low.
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Next and Debenhams see sales fall over the Christmas period, as a survey puts UK consumer confidence at a new low.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China faces surging protests and riots in 2009 as rising unemployment stokes discontent, a state-run magazine said in a blunt warning of the hazards to Communist Party control from a sharp economic downturn.
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A prosecutor says disgraced financier Bernard Madoff violated bail conditions by mailing about $1 million worth of jewelry and other assets to relatives. The prosecutor wants him jailed without bail.
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A prosecutor says disgraced financier Bernard Madoff violated bail conditions by mailing about $1 million worth of jewelry and other assets to relatives. The prosecutor wants him jailed without bail.
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House prices fell by 15.9% last year, according to the latest survey by the Nationwide building society.
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House prices fell by 15.9% last year, according to the latest survey by the Nationwide building society.
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House prices fell by 15.9% last year, according to the latest survey by the Nationwide building society.
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Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on a deal to resign Jermain Defoe from Portsmouth for a fee thought to be about £15 million. The England striker will have a medical today and could be registered in time to play against Burnley in the Carling Cup semi-final, first leg at White Hart Lane tonight.
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South Africa reach the close of day four on 62-1 - needing a further 314 runs to complete a clean sweep of the series.
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