#1 — BBC | Indonesia quake deaths pass 500
At least 529 people are now known to have died in a powerful quake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, the government says.
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CP | Second quakes terrifies Indonesians after temblor kills hundreds, fells buildings
CP | Sodden Philippines readies for another storm as toll from the last one rises
#2 — BBC | China marks Communist anniversary
China is staging mass celebrations to mark 60 years since the Communist Party came to power.
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#3 — BBC | Cancer jab girl ‘died of tumour’
A girl who was vaccinated against cervical cancer died from a malignant tumour and not from a reaction to the jab, it has been revealed.
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#4 — Fox | GM to Close Saturn as Sale to Penske Falls Through
DETROIT — General Motors Co. said Wednesday it would shut down its Saturn brand after an agreement with Penske Automotive Group Inc. to acquire it fell apart.
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#5 — News.com.au | Pre-orders make Sarah Palin’s book a best-seller before release
FORMER US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue: An American Life, has become a best-seller – more than six weeks before it’s released.
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#6 — DM | French government drops support for director Roman Polanski
The Roman Polanski saga took a dramatic twist today after the French government dropped it support for the film director, who is facing extradition to the US on child sex charges.
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#7 — Times | France and Germany unite to push Britain to EU sidelines
France and Germany are planning a new treaty of friendship and an array of other joint schemes that could push Britain to the sidelines in Europe, according to sources close to President Sarkozy.
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#8 — Times | Sacked envoy Peter Galbraith accuses UN of ‘cover-up’ on Afghan vote fraud
The top American in the UN mission in Afghanistan was fired yesterday after refusing to take part in what he called “a cover-up” of fraud in the Afghan election.
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#9 — Telegraph | West gives Iran three months to prove it does not want nuclear weapons
The West will give Iran until the end of the year to prove its nuclear programme will not be used to manufacture weapons.
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#10 — Telegraph | Tiger Woods becomes the first $1 billion sportsman
Tiger Woods has become the first billion-dollar sportsman after 13 years as a professional golfer.
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