#1 — BBC | Angolan ‘mafia targets Chinese’
The Chinese embassy in Angola has advised its nationals not to go out alone at night after a spate of violent attacks on Chinese expatriates.
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#2 — BBC | New York 9/11 trial ignites row
Senior US Republicans have condemned the Obama administration’s move to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in New York.
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NY Times | 9/11 Trial Poses Unparalleled Legal Obstacles for Both Sides
Times | Fury at plan to try September 11 mastermind near Ground Zero
#3 — BBC | ‘Significant’ water found on Moon
Nasa’s experiment last month to find water on the Moon was a major success, US scientists have announced.
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#4 — CNN | Obama vows renewed ties with Asia
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Touting himself as America’s “first Pacific president,” Barack Obama called on his own connections with Asia Saturday as he pledged a renewed engagement with Asia Pacific nations based on “an enduring and revitalized alliance between the United States and Japan.”
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#5 — Fox | Conservative Regrets Conceding Race for House Seat
The Conservative candidate in a New York congressional race that drew national attention said Friday that he regrets conceding the election, after a review of the votes revealed the race is too close to call.
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#6 — NY Times | Ohio Is First to Change to One Drug in Executions
Breaking ranks with the 35 other states that use lethal injections to execute prisoners, Ohio on Friday became the first state to say it would switch to a single drug, rather than a three-drug cocktail, in its death penalty procedure.
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#7 — Times | Global warming is not our fault, say most voters in Times poll
Less than half the population believes that human activity is to blame for global warming, according to an exclusive poll for The Times.
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Times | Widespread scepticism on climate change undermines Copenhagen summit
#8 — Times | Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa ‘feared coup’ after defeat of Tamil Tigers
President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka was so afraid of a military coup after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers that he warned India to place its troops on high alert as recently as last month, according to the former head of the Sri Lankan Army. General Sarath Fonseka, who led the victorious campaign against the Tigers only to be sidelined two months later, made the allegation in a bitter resignation letter, seen by The Times yesterday.
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#9 — Telegraph | The household pets that are ‘half wolf’
Move over Rover – a new “hybrid wolf” closely descended from wild animals is displacing more traditional dog breeds as family pets.
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#10 — Telegraph | Elderly and disabled could be ‘forced to commit suicide’
Increasing numbers of elderly and infirm people will be pressured into killing themselves under changes to assisted suicide rules, it has been claimed.
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