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US loses bid to hold 2022 World Cup
The United States loses out to Qatar in the bidding to host the 2022 Fifa World Cup, with Russia picked to host the 2018 tournament. Sport
Forty guards die in Israel fire
About 40 prison guards are killed in an overturned bus during a huge forest fire in northern Israel, police say.
Sport
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England miss out in 2018 Cup vote
England miss out on the right to host the 2018 World Cup after football's governing body Fifa picks Russia to stage the event for the first time.
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Live - World Cup decision day
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England look to build on Brisbane
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Steaua Bucharest v Liverpool
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FA to probe St Andrew's clashes
Business
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Pepsi buys stake in Russian firm
Soft drinks maker PepsiCo says it is buying a 66% stake in Russian dairy and fruit juice maker Wimm-Bill-Dann for $3.8bn.
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Brazil changes oil drilling rules
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Fed details banks' emergency aid
Technology
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Open internet set for US showdown
US regulators are set for a showdown later this month over so-called "net neutrality" rules intended to ensure an open internet.
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GCHQ technology 'could be sold'
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Virgin debuts iPad-only magazine
Entertainment/Arts
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Wesley Snipes ordered to prison
Wesley Snipes is ordered to surrender at a federal prison in Pennsylvania next week to begin a three-year sentence for tax evasion.
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Jackson father refiles death case
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US poet wins Dylan Thomas prize
Sci/Environment
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'New form of life' loves arsenic
A bacterium that uses arsenic in place of phosphorus breaks a golden rule of life on Earth, widening the scope of a hunt for biology on other planets.
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'Super-Earth' atmosphere measured
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First coca chewed 8,000 years ago
Health
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Prostate cancer clue in fingers
The length of a man's fingers can provide clues to his risk of prostate cancer, according to new research.
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Bruni praises Pope over condoms
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Botswana mulls legalised sex work
Have Your Say
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Englad lose 2018 World Cup bid: Your reaction
England has lost out to Russia in the bid to host the 2018 World Cup, with Qatar winning the bid to host the 2022 tournament. Do you agree with Fifa’s decision?
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The big freeze: Your pictures
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Is Wikileaks right to release documents?
Magazine
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Is the UK uniquely bad at coping with snow?
For the third year running the UK is suffering snow-induced chaos, so are we any closer to answering the perennial question of why we can't cope?
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Who grows a moustache nowadays? Err, me
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Why do schools shut when it snows?
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Europe's contrasting weather patterns
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More walls collapse at ancient Pompeii
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Shark attacks hit tourism in Red Sea
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Rat fur controversy: Would you wear it?
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Christmas tree workers 'paid too little'
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The village 'sacrificed' for economic growth
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Is Kenya sabotaging its broadband future?
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Wonder announces Grammy nominations
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Connected world
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Guilt-free fur?
Would you wear clothes made from swamp rat fur?
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Day in pictures
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Rocking back Brazil style
Os Mutantes on life during Brazil's dictatorship and their music today World News America
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Survival secrets
Wikileaks founder in hiding keeps his show on the road
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Pitfalls galore
Ahmed Rashid on how to get the Taliban talking
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Love under fire
Can a young couple's love survive a triple amputation?
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Start-up city
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