Herschel telescope switched off
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:58:21 GMT
Controllers sever all communications with Europe's billion-euro Herschel space telescope, formally bringing to a close the observation phase of the mission.
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'Quiet epidemic' of UK male cancer
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:08:00 GMT
Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly in men, say cancer experts.
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Baby success for new 'safer' IVF
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:19:34 GMT
In a world first, a healthy baby has been born using a "safer" new IVF method.
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Australia out of Champions Trophy
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:15:20 GMT
Sri Lanka reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals with victory over Group A rivals Australia who are knocked out.
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Hearts to enter administration
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:07:27 GMT
Hearts begin the process of entering administration with papers lodged with the court in Edinburgh.
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How Napoleon's semaphore telegraph changed the world
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:50:37 GMT
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, carrying messages across 18th Century France faster than ever before. Now a group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving the ingenious system.
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Five survivors of spectacular falls
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:18:12 GMT
A British man has survived a fall from the 15th floor of a New Zealand apartment block, according to local media. The odds may be against it, but others have lived after even more dramatic plummets.
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'Soldiers killed' in Mozambican raid
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:32:28 GMT
Several soldiers are reported to have been killed when gunmen attacked an armoury in the central Mozambican region of Dondo.
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India floods wash buildings away
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:07:08 GMT
Floods and landslides kill at least 19 people, officials say, as whole buildings are swept away after monsoon rain in northern India.
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Gagarin air crash details emerge
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:24:10 GMT
New details have emerged about the air crash that killed Yuri Gagarin - the first man in space.
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Ecuador to continue Assange asylum
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:48:23 GMT
Ecuador's foreign minister says its embassy in London will continue to provide political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
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Islamists given Egypt governorships
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:14:32 GMT
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi appoints Islamist allies as regional governors, tightening the Muslim Brotherhood's grip on power.
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Arizona voting law invalidated
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:33:07 GMT
The US Supreme Court rules that states cannot force residents to show proof of American citizenship when they register to vote.
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'Alarm' over UK spying claims
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:20:06 GMT
A diplomatic row has broken out over claims that Britain spied on foreign governments attending G20 meetings in London in 2009.
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Assault caution for Charles Saatchi
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:23:36 GMT
Art collector Charles Saatchi is cautioned for assault after images of him grasping his wife, Nigella Lawson, by the neck appeared in a newspaper.
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