#1 — BBC | New South Korea exercises to test border tension
South Korea has said it will hold new large-scale military drills involving ground and air live fire on Thursday.
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#2 — BBC | UN restores gay clause to killings resolution
UN member states have voted to restore a controversial reference to sexual orientation in a resolution against the unjustified killing of minority groups.
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#3 — BBC | Europe airports battle snow backlog
European airports are struggling to help thousands of passengers stranded after severe wintry weather paralysed parts of Europe's transport network.
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#4 — CNN | Governor declares state of emergency as storms pound California
Los Angeles (CNN) — Half a dozen southern California counties are under an emergency declaration Wednesday as another powerful storm from the Pacific pummels the region.
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#5 — Fox | U.S. Poised to Approve Nuclear Arms Pact With Russia
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate was poised to approve a nuclear arms pact with Russia on Wednesday, handing President Barack Obama a huge victory on his top foreign policy priority.
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NY Times | Political Divide Undermines Obama’s Nuclear Goals
#6 — NY Times | In a Sign of Foreclosure Flaws, Suits Claim Break-Ins by Banks
TRUCKEE, Calif. — When Mimi Ash arrived at her mountain chalet here for a weekend ski trip, she discovered that someone had broken into the home and changed the locks.
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The economy has suffered a £1.5billion ‘big freeze’ shock from travel chaos, lost production and savaged High Street sales.
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Telegraph | UK snow: passengers face further misery as more snow sweeps Britain
#8 — Independent | Hundreds expected at Stonehenge for Winter Solstice
Hundreds of people are expected at Stonehenge in Wiltshire to see the sun rise on the winter solstice.
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Vince Cable has been stripped of his responsibilities for overseeing media, telecom and broadcasting companies after being secretly recorded by The Daily Telegraph boasting that he had “declared war” on Rupert Murdoch, the media tycoon.
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#10 — Telegraph | Swine flu: senior doctor warns of NHS being inundated
The NHS risks being inundated with swine flu victims because of a ''shockingly low'' vaccine uptake, according to the senior doctor Prof Steve Field.
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