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July 2008 |
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BBC News
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IMF in global 'meltdown' warning
The world is facing financial "meltdown", the International Monetary Fund warns, as it offers help to credit-starved countries.
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N Korea taken off US terror list
The US removes North Korea from its state terror list after the North agrees to nuclear inspection demands, the US says.
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Hurricane batters Western Mexico
Hurricane Norbert strikes Mexico's Baja California peninsula, blowing down roofs and causing residents to flee to shelters.
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Mugabe 'gives Zanu-PF key posts'
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gives key ministries to his own party - in defiance of a power-sharing deal, reports say.
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Peru's president appoints new PM
Peru's President Alan Garcia appoints a leftist regional governor, Yehude Simon, as his prime minister.
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'US missiles' hit Pakistan town
At least four people die in a missile attack on a town in a Pakistani tribal region near Afghanistan, officials say.
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Deadly earthquake hits Chechnya
An earthquake kills at least 13 people and injured 100 more near the Chechen capital Gozny, officials say.
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Rocksteady star Ellis dies at 70
Reggae star Alton Ellis, known as "the Godfather of rocksteady", dies at the age of 70.
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US space tourist set for launch
US space tourist Richard Garriott will follow in the footsteps of his astronaut father when he blasts off into space on Sunday.
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Blind Belgian tops 300km/h to break speed record
Belgian Luc Costermans breaks the world blind road speed record, reaching 308km/h on an airstrip in France.
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