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22/11/2008

Children 'risking liver disease'

Excessive drinking by children is causing a health time bomb, with record levels of liver disease in the under-30s, a charity warns.

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22/11/2008

Darling fine-tunes recovery plan

The chancellor is spending the weekend putting the final touches to a package of tax cuts and increases in public spending.

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22/11/2008

UK militant 'killed in Pakistan'

A fugitive British militant linked to an alleged UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners is killed in Pakistan, reports say.

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22/11/2008

Ukraine to honour Welsh reporter

A Welsh journalist who exposed Stalin's cruelty to Ukrainians in the 1930s is to be honoured by the Ukraine government.

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22/11/2008

Three people killed in accidents

Two men and a woman die following three separate road accidents in Northern Ireland on Friday night.

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22/11/2008

Blaze at former psychiatric unit

Fire crews are called to deal with a fire at a former psychiatric hospital.

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22/11/2008

IRA council 'has gone away' - DUP

First Minister Peter Robinson says republicans have given private assurances the IRA army council is out of business.

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22/11/2008

MP criticises energy firm charges

A senior MP says he believes energy companies are increasing customers' direct debit payments by more than is needed.

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22/11/2008

Sidebottom to undergoback scan

England send seamer Ryan Sidebottom for a new scan on his lower back as India look to wrap up victory in the ODI series.

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21/11/2008

Papers bash BBC over prank calls

Many of Saturday's newspapers say the way prank calls to Andrew Sachs were broadcast shows a BBC culture of no accountability.

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21/11/2008

Blears sounds warning about BNP

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears says some voters turn to the BNP because they feel ignored by mainstream parties.

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21/11/2008

Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit

US President George W Bush meets China's Hu Jintao, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit dominated by the financial crisis.

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21/11/2008

Health Tip: Signs That a Child May Be Autistic(HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Autism is a childhood developmental disorderthat has no cure. Autistic children have problems with social interaction,communication, and may engage in repetitive behaviors.

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21/11/2008

Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer(HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer-fighting pill Iressaworks as well as chemotherapy as a second-line treatment for lung cancer,researchers report.

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21/11/2008

Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 21, 2008(HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof CenterWatch:

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21/11/2008

Steam from beer

How the rock'n'roll generation rallied round a locomotive

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21/11/2008

Shetland top for quality of life

Shetland Islanders benefit from the highest quality of life in Scotland, according to a new survey.

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21/11/2008

Now in the News

Your quick and complete hourly news update.

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21/11/2008

Young People Who Rock

CNN.com's Nicole Lapin profiles Una Kim, whose company creates shoes, clothing and accessories for women.

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21/11/2008

Inner space

Making the space station just a bit more like home

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21/11/2008

Anti-U.S. protest in Iraq

Iraqis protest against a proposed security pact between Iraq and the United States. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.

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21/11/2008

Holding out for Black Friday

For many U.S. retailers, a lot is riding on after-Thanksgiving sales. CNN's Stephanie Elam reports.

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21/11/2008

Clinton as Secy. of State

CNN's Paul Steinhauser discusses the New York Times reports that Sen. Hillary Clinton accepted the call to be secretary of state.

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21/11/2008

Sea eagles could be reintroduced

Conservationists plan to bring the sea eagle, the UK's largest bird of prey, back to the skies above England.

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21/11/2008

Obama's transition to power

As President-elect Barack Obama forms his Cabinet, the economic turmoil in the U.S. builds. CNN's Jessica Yellin reports.

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21/11/2008

World News Now

Your immediate world news headlines.

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21/11/2008

A look at 'Bolt'

CNN takes a look at the making of the new animated movie "Bolt".

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21/11/2008

Battling back

'My mum's breast cancer experiences helped me to cope'

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21/11/2008

CNN Heroes: Blue Ribbon Panel

A distinguished group of people took on the daunting job of deciding which CNN Heroes would make the final cut

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21/11/2008

Hebron flashpoint

CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on a property dispute in the West Bank that threatens to flare into violence.

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21/11/2008

Florida boy's suicide live on web

A Florida teenager commits suicide in front of a webcam streaming live video

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21/11/2008

Cafferty: Automakers get aid?

Jack asks: What should the automakers agree to do in order to secure government aid?

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21/11/2008

Solana hopes EU Kosovo mission deployed early December(Reuters)

Reuters - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday he hoped a new EU justice and police mission would be deployed in Kosovo by early December.

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21/11/2008

Memo to the President: Russia

CNN's Zain Verjee looks at how U.S.-Russia relations are an international policy challenge for the new administration.

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21/11/2008

Madonna's civil split

Madonna and Guy Ritchie may have set a new precedent for celebrity divorce proceedings. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.

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21/11/2008

Al Qaeda criticizes Obama

A top al Qaeda leader warns U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on troops in Afghanistan. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.

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21/11/2008

Vetting Hillary Clinton

CNN's Brian Todd reports on the vetting of Sen. Hillary Clinton for secretary of state.

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21/11/2008

Emanuel meets with GOP

Rahm Emanuel meets with Republican leadership to hear their ideas as Obama's team starts formulating policy.

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21/11/2008

Big 3 bailout: Scorn and satire

CNN's Errol Barnett reviews iReport submissions relating to the propsed bailout of U.S. automakers.

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21/11/2008

'It tests my family's faith'

Laurel Steele reacts after prosecutors say they will not press charges in the death of her brother, missing since 1977.

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21/11/2008

US shares up on 'Treasury choice'

US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.

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21/11/2008

Mexico: Ex-drug czar allegedly took cartel money(AP)

AP - Mexico accused its former drug czar Friday of taking$450,000 from a cartel he was supposed to destroy, going public with a scandal that deals a serious blow to the country's U.S.-backed drug war.

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21/11/2008

The risk of gift cards

Gift cards may not be your best bet as you shop for presents this holiday season. CNN's Christine Romans reports.

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21/11/2008

US defense chief: More forces for Afghanistan vote(AP)

AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are"far too pessimistic."

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21/11/2008

Weight-Alzheimer link different for men and women(Reuters)

Reuters - Women who are heavy in their middle years are at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, especially if they have large waists. However, for men, being underweight during that period of life actually increases the likelihood of developing the degenerative brain disease, researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

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21/11/2008

Sources: Geithner 'on track' to be Treasury pick

Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is a serious contender for commerce secretary, but he could be tapped for another senior post, two sources close to the transition told CNN Friday.

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21/11/2008

Niklas Schnake letter

Niklas Schnake reads his letter to President-Elect Obama about the bailout.

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21/11/2008

Man charged over student killing

A man is charged with manslaughter after the death of a 16-year-old Qatari student in Sussex.

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21/11/2008

AP Interview: Libya wants to invest billions in US(AP)

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, poses during an interview in New York, Friday Nov. 21, 2008.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Libya wants to open a new chapter in relations with the United States by investing some of its$100 billion sovereign wealth fund in U.S. companies and sending thousands of students to study in America, the son of Libya's leader said Friday.


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21/11/2008

Johnson ponders immigrant amnesty

The Mayor of London is to commission a study of a potential amnesty for illegal immigrants in the capital.

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21/11/2008

Hatton&Malignaggi make weight

Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi both make the weight ahead of their light-welterweight contest in Las Vegas on Saturday.

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21/11/2008

Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy in anti-US protest(AP)

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr burn the American flag as thousands converge at Firdous Square incentral Baghdad, Iraq for a mass prayer to protest a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Chanting"no to America,"supporters of a radical Shiite cleric burned an effigy of President George W. Bush Friday in a protest demanding parliament scuttle a U.S.-Iraqi security pact and American troops begin withdrawing from Iraq immediately.


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21/11/2008

'7 days of sex' challenge

Pastor Ed Young explains why he challenged his married church members to have sex seven days in a row.

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21/11/2008

Workers fired over Obama cell phone breach

Verizon Wireless has fired employees connected to a breach of records from a cell phone used by President-elect Barack Obama earlier this year, a Verizon source told CNN on Friday.

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21/11/2008

Palin pardons Thanksgiving turkey - as slaughtering goes on behind

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin "pardons" a turkey for Thanksgiving - with birds being slaughtered in the background.

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21/11/2008

Kids help teacher with cancer

Teacher Jewely Del Duca and her fourth grade students talk to Kyra Philips about her battle with stage 4 colon cancer.

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21/11/2008

Stars' faux pas of fashion hits?

Showbiz Tonight wants to know: Are Beyonce's glove, Justin's tights&Brad's mustache a hit or miss?

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21/11/2008

World News Now

Your immediate world news headlines.

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21/11/2008

Citigroup plunges on uncertainty

Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fell on Friday amid uncertainty about the firm's future.

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21/11/2008

Stars need to bury the hatchet

Showbiz Tonight wants some of Hollywood's biggest stars to bury the hatchet.

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