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Moody's downgrades Spanish banks -
Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, as shares in struggling lender Bankia fell anot...
Facebook shares valued at $100bn -
Facebook prices its shares at $38 each ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated share flotations in recent stoc...
Tributes to Donna Summer pour in -
The music industry pays tribute to Donna Summer, famous for disco hits like I Feel Love and Love To Love You Baby, ...
US relaxes some Burma sanctions -
The US says it has relaxed some sanctions on investments in Burma and named an ambassador to the country following ...
Niger malnutrition crisis growing -
Months of warnings have failed to stop a major malnutrition crisis in Niger, affecting more than six million people...
China jails smuggler Lai for life -
Lai Changxing, extradited from Canada to China to face smuggling and bribery charges, is jailed for life in China, ...
Mbeki to pressure Sudan on talks -
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Sudan to try to restart talks between Sudan and South Sudan a...
Zimmerman found with bloody nose -
A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teenager had a bloody nose and a cut on his head,...
Vietnam bus crash leaves 34 dead -
A bus crash in central Vietnam leaves 34 people dead and at least 20 injured.Queen's monarch lunch criticised -
The King of Bahrain and Swaziland's King Mswati III are among controversial monarchs expected at a Windsor Castle l...
US strike plan on Iran 'ready' -
The US has plans in place to attack Iran if other measures fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons, Washington's...
Japan launches S Korea satellite -
Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its ent...
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