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The UK "distanced itself" from talk of removing Saddam Hussein in early 2001 despite the threat he posed, the Iraq inquiry is told.

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China executes two people over a scandal involving tainted milk powder that resulted in six children dying, state media say.

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The death toll from HIV-Aids has dropped by 10% thanks to greater access to powerful drugs, latest figures show.


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