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Page last updated at 11:11 GMT, Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Athens international airport, 10 February 2010
Greeks strike over austerity plan
Public sector workers in Greece launch a nationwide strike in protest at government measures to tackle the budget deficit.
Flanders: Euro needs leadership
Fears over the eurozone
Could Greece be expelled?

Afghan avalanche toll exceeds 150
Avalanches around a mountain tunnel in Afghanistan kill at least 150 people and injure hundreds more, officials say.
Britain loses torture appeal
The UK government loses its bid to prevent the disclosure of secret information relating to the alleged torture of a UK resident.

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Angelina Jolie arrives in Haiti Angelina Jolie arrives in Haiti
Image of the Sun Solar Sun probe set for launch


Helen Skelton World record kayak on the Amazon

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Newspaper with the headline 'Mandela goes free today' Free Mandela
Personal memories of the day a hero was released
X-ray image of the sun (SPL) Trouble flares
How a more active Sun could wreak havoc for sat-nav
A camel Nice whiskers!
How judges tell a beautiful camel from an ugly one

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TECHNOLOGY
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ENTERTAINMENT

Cruise to star in fourth Mission

DeGeneres praised for Idol debut

HEALTH

First Lady tackles child obesity

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Solar observatory set for launch

Strategy to grow UK space sector

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AFRICA

New acting president for Nigeria

Rwanda leaders 'bullying critics'

AMERICAS

Eastern US hit by new snowstorm

Chile's Pinera names new cabinet

ASIA-PACIFIC

Australia in roof safety checks

Burma jails activist US citizen

EUROPE

Move to contest Ukrainian result

Finns host Baltic clean-up talks

MIDDLE EAST

Lebanon warns of Israel 'threat'

Israel jets 'strike Gaza airport'

SOUTH ASIA

India's Maoists 'ready for talks'

India defers first GM food crop

NEWS FROM THE UK

British soliders in Afghanistan War wounded 'straining' hospitals
Afghan and UK hospitals are being stretched by the number of troops wounded in Helmand, the National Audit Office says.

BBC accused over religious shows

Straw backs election night counts
child playing Parents face childcare fees rise
The Daycare Trust urges politicians to make a greater investment in childcare, as a survey suggests childcare costs continue to rise.

Call for 'Robin Hood' tax on banks

Why globalisation might mean you are less likely to be burgled

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Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie Oh, brother
Conservatives head Egypt's new-look Muslim Brotherhood

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