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LATEST Sri Lanka says all people displaced in recent conflict will have free movement from next month
LATEST A blast at a coal mine in China kills 31 people and leaves dozens trapped
LATEST US chocolate maker Hershey is considering a $17bn solo bid for UK firm Cadbury, say reports
LATEST Mastermind of plot to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower sentenced to more than 13 years in jail

Sri Lankan civilians in a camp in Vavuniya, 21 November 2009

Sri Lanka refugees 'to be freed' Sri Lanka says refugees held in special camps since the end of the fight against the Tamil Tigers will be free to leave next month. Return to Jaffna Life as a Sri Lankan war refugee Timeline: Sri Lanka

CMS inner tracker barrel (Cern) 'Big Bang machine' working again
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.

chromosomes Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'
Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.

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Oprah Winfrey announces the end of her series on 20 November 2009 Television queen
Is Oprah's talk show move the end of an era?

First President of the EU Herman Van Rompuy and EU Commissioner for trade British Catherine Ashton Week in Pictures
Striking images from around the world

Michaelangelo's fresco The Creation in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel Pope art
Vatican meeting reaches out to art world

NEWS FROM THE UK

Collapsed bridge in Workington Flood-hit areas braced for rain
Flooded parts of the UK are preparing for more rain after "unprecedented" rainfall swamped homes and brought down bridges.
Police urged to visit all victims
Drug-resistant swine flu hits UK

Dr Liam Fox Tories ponder Army's German role
UK troop levels in Germany could be scaled back if the Tories win power, the shadow defence secretary has said.
Banks 'are charging sneaky fees'
Bogus callers in council tax scam

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AFRICA Riot over Egypt football defeat
AMERICAS Blackwater guard charges to drop
ASIA-PACIFIC Vietnam denies blocking Facebook

EUROPE Profile: Herman van Rompuy
MIDDLE EAST UN condemns Iran on human rights
SOUTH ASIA Bodies of Mumbai gunmen unburied

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BUSINESS Hershey 'mulls $17bn Cadbury bid'
HEALTH New skin 'may help burns victims'
ENTERTAINMENT Oprah announces end of talk show

SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT UK climate unit's e-mails hacked
TECHNOLOGY YouTube gets automatic subtitles

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS

Richard Black Earth Watch
Korean model for Obama as Copenhagen looms

Judges at European Court of Justice, Luxembourg (file pic) Rights and wrongs
What impact does EU Charter have on UK law?

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Filipino villages still deluged weeks after storms hit

OTHER TOP STORIES Vatican talks over Anglican plan
China mine blast death toll rises
US couple admit spying for Cuba
US sets marker on Afghan corruption
British yacht pair plead for talks
Sears Tower plot leader is jailed
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European match-fix probe targets 200 games
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