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Iran hangs drug traffickers: report
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Harvard v Yale
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Why do two law schools have grip on Supreme Court?
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Dubai World reaches deal on debt
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Dubai World says it has reached an agreement “in principle” with most of its bank lenders to restructure debts worth $23.5bn.
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Mother in court over fatal fire
Thursday, May 20th, 2010A woman is due before magistrates charged with murder after two of her children died in a house fire in Derbyshire.
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Wall Street reform bill fails
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Oz sex industry upset with new customs rules
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Australian sex industry has sought an inquiry into the new powers of customs officers to
examine and search incoming travelers’ laptops and mobile phones for pornographic material.
US warns N Korea over sinking
Thursday, May 20th, 2010There will “definitely be consequences” for North Korea following the sinking of a South Korean warship, the US warns.
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Germany’s star TV weatherman charged with rape
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Germany’s best-known television weatherman was charged on Wednesday with aggravated rape and grievous bodily harm for an alleged attack on his girlfriend, prosecutors said. Joerg Kachelmann, a Swiss presenter beloved throughout the German-speaking world for his rollicking weather reports on public broadcaster ARD, stands accused of sexually assaulting his partner at knife-point.
2 passengers in cockpit before Polish plane crashed
Thursday, May 20th, 2010At least two passengers visited the cockpit of Polish President Lech Kaczynski’s plane before it crashed last month, and others may have chatted on cell phones, possibly affecting navigation as the crew battled heavy fog over challenging terrain.