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Barack Obama, 20 March 2010
Obama in final health vote push
US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key House vote.
Obama urges vote for health bill
Q&A: US healthcare reform
Mark Mardell: Personal appeal

Rome rally backs Italian PM
Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, ahead of key regional elections.

Volcano erupts in south Iceland
A volcano in southern Iceland begins to erupt, leading to the evacuation of several hundred local residents.


VIDEO NEWS
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Baftas Batman takes best game at Baftas


Nowruz being celebrated in Akre Celebrating Persian New Year


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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Scene of the massacre in the South African township of Sharpeville on March 21st 1960. The police opened fired on a demonstration against apartheid laws, killing 69 people, and wounding 180. Sharpeville ghosts
Unease as South Africa remembers 1960 massacre
An elephant at Kruger Park, South Africa Hide and seek
South Africa's forest elephants keep people guessing
Nicolas Sarkozy All over?
Why France is losing its love for Nicolas Sarkozy

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BUSINESS
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Europe 'must act' on Greek debt

Pound falls on 'recession risk'
TECHNOLOGY
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US moots official data 'YouTube'

Smartphone web use abroad warning
ENTERTAINMENT

Bullock husband 'sorry for grief'

Hurt receives lifetime accolade

HEALTH

Setback for cancer test hopes

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Consortium wins big weather prize

Ice mission given lift-off date

AROUND THE WORLD NOW

AFRICA

Somali Islamist commander killed

SA students riot over star's bail

AMERICAS

Colombia rights activist killed

US renews offer of Iran dialogue

ASIA-PACIFIC

Thai protesters parade in Bangkok

Appeal over Nina Wang's fortune

EUROPE

Disabled servicemen set to trek to North Pole

Eurozone queasy at thought of Greece turning to IMF

MIDDLE EAST

UN chief says settlements illegal

Allawi urges fast Iraq poll count

SOUTH ASIA

Nepalese statesman Koirala dies

Taliban arrests halt UN contacts

NEWS FROM THE UK

Union pickets Parties claim BA strike advantage
The strike by British Airways cabin crew has entered its second day with both sides claiming the advantage.

Anti-fascist charged over clashes

Scots consider double jeopardy reform
Gernic picture of someone with depression Call for better therapy treatment
Some 65% of doctors say they can "rarely" offer therapy for depression within two months of referral, a study suggests.

Six arrested after fatal stabbing

Cameron announces bank tax plan

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
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How atmospheres create wonders of the Solar System
Herman Van Rompuy The love of haiku
How the European president got bitten by the haiku bug
dolphin Here, Flipper
People like it, but is it wrong to swim with dolphins?

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SPORT HEADLINES
France captain Thierry Dusatoir celebrates after his side win the 2010 Six Nations and complete the Grand Slam France edge England to seal Grand Slam

Live - Bangladesh v England
Arsenal beat Hammers to move top
HAVE YOUR SAY
Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, 17 March 2010 Can Church overcome child abuse scandals?


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