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Balotelli to undergo knee surgery
Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli is to undergo knee surgery that could keep him out of action for six weeks.
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Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer
A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
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Google unveils 'instant' searches
Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
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Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.
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US economic growth 'decelerating'
US economic growth showed "widespread signs of deceleration" in August, says the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.
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Merkel defends Danish cartoonist
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad caused outrage in 2006.
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Labour MPs to pick shadow cabinet
Labour MPs have rejected a move to allow the new party leader to choose who serves in the shadow cabinet.
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Obama defiant on tax cut stance
President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction.
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Fat orang-utan goes on a diet
An overweight orang-utan, who was Britain's fattest primate, has been put on a strict new diet.
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Ashes warm-up in SA for Pietersen
England batsman Kevin Pietersen hopes to play for South African franchise Kwa-Zulu Natal in two matches as a warm-up for this winter's Ashes.
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Houllier named Aston Villa boss
Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is named the new manager of Aston Villa.
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Residents of 'Lustful' street seek less sinful name
Residents of a small street called Lustful Court in the US state of Georgia are told to raise a petition if they want a less provocative street name.
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Hague: Axing embassies 'unlikely'
Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague.
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Coach Flower opposes Twitter ban
England cricket coach Andy Flower says he does not want players banned from using Twitter but says they must do so 'in the right way'.
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Dino clue to 'earliest feathers'
Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.
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Second Iraqi TV presenter killed
Gunmen in Iraq have killed an Iraqi TV journalist - the second in as many days - while four other people were killed in two attacks in the capital Baghdad.
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Pressure mounts against Koran burning
A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
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Garden-burial murder son guilty
A man is found guilty of murdering his father, whose remains were found in concrete in a garden in Buckinghamshire.
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'No guarantees' over Moray bases
The Scottish Secretary says he can give "no guarantees" about the future of two Scottish RAF bases.
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Ferrari escape further punishment
Ferrari have avoided further punishment for using banned team orders, a Formula 1 disciplinary hearing in Paris has ruled.
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