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Bangladesh pull off a shock win in the World Cup, inflicting a second defeat on England that leaves their progress to the quarter-finals in serious doubt.
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South Africa make it two wins out of two in World Cup Group B with a commanding 231-run win against the Netherlands in Mohali.
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Australian novelist Christos Tsiolkas reflects on how alongside Australia's prosperity and increased affluence lie a range of simmering social issues.
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Sri Lanka complete a commanding 210-run victory over Canada in their World Cup Group A match in Hambantota.
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50 years ago, Ruby Bridges made history as the first African-American to attend an all-white elementary school in the American South.
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Manchester United fail to fully capitalise on a defeat for Premier League leaders Chelsea as Michael Owen rescues a point for them at Bolton.
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Mark Lawrenson's predictions for the opening weekend of the Premier League season
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John Hantz is soft spoken, meticulously polite and ferociously ambitious. For his latest plan, he has to be. This multi millionaire, financial tycoon wants to turn destitute Detroit into the world's largest urban farm.
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Key facts and figures from Brazil, showing wealth and population distribution, as well as its GDP growth.
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The nomination of Elena Kagan to replace the retiring John Paul Stevens on the US Supreme Court means, if she is confirmed, all of the justices will have been at either Harvard or Yale law schools. But why should two educational bodies provide all of the
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Ken Loach is in fighting form in Cannes, as he premieres his revenge drama Route Irish
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Euro 2008 winner Marcos Senna is left out of Spain's final 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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As flights slowly begin to take off again in Europe after days of travel chaos, Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, reflects on the beauty and pain of travel - both by air and by ground.
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New rules to allow planes to fly at higher ash densities for a limited time will be introduced at midday on Tuesday, the CAA says.
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Space shuttle Atlantis launches from Florida on what is expected to be its final mission before retirement.
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Firms in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster will present conflicting claims at the first US Senate hearing, US media say.
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The fantastical story of JM Barrie's first celebrity cricket team
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Linda Pressly journeys from Lima to the Peruvian Amazon to ask if a controversial economic theory can improve the lives of slum-dwellers and indigenous Amazonian Indians alike.
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The ice cap on Uganda's highest peak has split because of global warming, the country's wildlife authority says.
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Hugh Schofield reports on a sex scandal that has been casting a shadow over several of France's top footballers.
