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Friday, June 1, 2012 9:58 am
Stock markets fall following news that the US economy added considerably fewer jobs than had been expected in May.
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The UN Human Rights Council calls for an investigation into the killing of more than 100 civilians at Houla, and condemns Syria for the massacre.
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Voters in the Republic of Ireland back the EU fiscal pact in a referendum, with results showing 60% cast ballots in favour.
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A Chinese security ministry official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, Hong Kong media reports say.
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Astronomers use a high-resolution radio technique for the first time to hunt for signals from potentially habitable planets - but turn up nothing.
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French police are searching for a Canadian porn actor wanted over the murder and dismemberment of a man in Montreal.
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Large sums of money received by Somalia's interim government have not been accounted for, says a World Bank report being circulated at talks on the country’s future.
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Facebook suffers a series of service disruptions which leave many people unable to use the social network.
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Being born prematurely is linked to an increased risk of a range of mental health problems later in life, according to researchers.
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An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian have been killed during an exchange of fire along the Gaza border, which has been relatively calm recently.
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Microsoft is launching the most complete preview yet of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, the biggest redesign since Windows 95.
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A British woman being held in Bali over a £1.6m cocaine haul has been taken to hospital after complaining of illness.
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A Swedish chemistry professor's 10 year-old son has his name put on a research paper in a scientific journal after helping his father solve a complex chemistry problem.
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Never-before-seen royal home movies, including sequences filmed by the Queen herself, are to be shown in a BBC documentary.
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In a report published today the organisation, Anti-Slavery International allege that Indian textile firms, which supply some of Britain's biggest high street retailers, are operating near slave labour conditions. Mike Thomson has travelled to Tamil Nadu in Southern India to investigate.
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Popocatepetl sits roughly halfway between Mexico City and the city of Puebla, meaning some 25 million people live within a 60-mile radius of the volcano.
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In recent weeks, African migrants have become the target of violent attacks by people in Israel, who blame them for a rise in crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Pakistan's disaster management chief has admitted to the BBC that floods are likely again in a matter of weeks because of a lack of proper prevention measures.
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BP plans to divorce its Russian oligarch partners by selling its stake in the massively lucrative TNK-BP joint venture.
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