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Strategy to grow UK space sector

added on 2010-02-10 06:30:50 (BBC News - News Front Page)

The UK space industry could be employing thousands more highly skilled workers and turning over perhaps £40bn a year, a report claims. ...more.

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8.000 Women Raped in DR Congo

added on 2010-02-10 01:31:36 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)

The plight of the 8,000 women raped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year sums up the wider issue of the deplorable situation which many women face on a daily basis. Nearly half of the world�s women suffer some form of physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetimes, while in some countries the figure reaches 87 per cent. ...more.

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UK soldiers killed in blast named

added on 2010-02-09 21:30:48 (BBC News - News Front Page)

Two British soldiers killed by an explosion in Afghanistan on Sunday are named by the Ministry of Defence. ...more.

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Afghans 'try to flee battle zone'

added on 2010-02-09 16:01:08 (BBC News - News Front Page)

The defence secretary says explosive devices are preventing some Afghans from leaving an area where soldiers are due to begin a major operation. ...more.

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'Sham marriage' plot four jailed

added on 2010-02-09 15:31:15 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)

A 22-year-old Wiltshire man who admitted plotting to "sell" his British sister into a sham marriage with a Chinese man in Berkshire is jailed. ...more.

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Prison for casino gun attackers

added on 2010-02-09 15:00:52 (BBC News - News Front Page)

A gang who plotted the murder of a businessman at an Edinburgh casino are jailed for a total of 43 years. ...more.

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North Korean diplomacy heats up

added on 2010-02-09 10:31:19 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

North Korea tells China it is committed to a non-nuclear peninsula, say reports, as a top UN envoy heads to Pyongyang. ...more.

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In Congress, it's decision time on long-term unemployment benefits

added on 2010-02-09 09:31:18 (Washington Post - Politics)

As the Senate this week considers a "jobs bill" to reduce unemployment, lawmakers will have to decide whether to continue an unprecedented change in how the country treats people who are out of work, which was quietly approved last year. ...more.

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