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Spin around Google's decade

BBC - Fri Sep 5, 1:04 PM ET

A trip via Google Earth around the high and low points of the world's most popular search engine.

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Every nine years: Cork harvest BBC - Fri Sep 5, 12:57 PM ET
Portuguese land-owner Antonio Ferreira has shown how cork bark is taken off a tree about 80 years old.
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Latest electronics at IFA expo BBC - Fri Sep 5, 11:37 AM ET
Spencer Kelly looks at some of the latest electronic goods on show at IFA tech expo.
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Haiti flooding crisis BBC - Fri Sep 5, 10:07 AM ET
Three storms in less than 21 days have killed more than 200 people in Haiti.
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Angolans queue at the polls BBC - Fri Sep 5, 9:58 AM ET
Angolans are voting in their first election in 16 years.
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Dramatic end for US car chase BBC - Fri Sep 5, 9:18 AM ET
A high-speed car chase in Houston, Texas, ended dramatically after the fleeing driver lost control of his car.
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Australia's first woman governor BBC - Fri Sep 5, 5:43 AM ET
Australia has sworn in its first female governor general.
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Rice to meet Libya's Gaddafi BBC - Fri Sep 5, 3:55 AM ET
US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to meet the Libyan leader as relations improve between the nations.
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Haiti's Hanna death toll rises BBC - Fri Sep 5, 3:37 AM ET
More than 200 people were killed by Tropical Storm Hanna with a third of the deaths in Gonaives.
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Art lovers like it small BBC - Fri Sep 5, 12:19 AM ET
Tiny street installations - or urban art - are impressing and amusing art-lovers at a gallery in London with artist Slinkachu.
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Sarkozy joins Middle East talks BBC - Thu Sep 4, 12:08 PM ET
Nicolas Sarkozy is meeting the leaders of Syria, Turkey and Qatar in a bid to boost efforts towards Middle East peace.
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Major ice-shelf loss for Canada BBC - Thu Sep 4, 11:44 AM ET
The ice shelves in Canada's High Arctic have lost a colossal area this year, scientists report.
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Germany's 'clean coal' plant BBC - Thu Sep 4, 9:10 AM ET
A German coal-fired plant will be the first in the world to capture and store its own CO2 emissions.
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Tourists head for Siberian sun BBC - Thu Sep 4, 5:04 AM ET
The Siberian shores of the world's largest body of freshwater are the holiday destination for some Russians.
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Syria urged to hold Israel talks BBC - Thu Sep 4, 5:00 AM ET
Syria is being urged to hold new peace talks with Israel by the French president on a trip to Damascus.
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Obelisk back home in Ethiopia BBC - Thu Sep 4, 4:56 AM ET
An Ethiopian great obelisk has been restored in its original home after being returned from Italy.
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Cheney visits Georgia BBC - Thu Sep 4, 4:32 AM ET
US vice president Dick Cheney is visiting Georgia after a $1bn aid package following its Russian conflict.
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Pakistan PM's motorcade attacked BBC - Wed Sep 3, 1:32 PM ET
Shots have been fired at the motorcade of Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
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Thai capital stand-off continues BBC - Wed Sep 3, 10:35 AM ET
A strike called in support of anti-government protesters has failed to take hold in Thailand.
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Six dead in US gun rampage BBC - Wed Sep 3, 10:15 AM ET
Six people have been killed and two injured when a gunman went on the rampage in the US state of Washington.
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Convention view from Wisconsin BBC - Wed Sep 3, 9:20 AM ET
The convention is aimed to appeal to US TV viewers - and this is what Wisconson voters made of it all.
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Pakistani PM 'survives attack' BBC - Wed Sep 3, 8:35 AM ET
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has survived an assassination attempt, officials say.
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New call for Thai PM to quit BBC - Wed Sep 3, 6:44 AM ET
Thailand's opposition leader Sondhi Limthongkul has told the BBC that the elected Prime Minister is being 'unreasonable'.
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Rebuilding Basra economy BBC - Wed Sep 3, 6:43 AM ET
Security has improved in Basra but rebuilding the economy is proving a huge challenge.
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Thai PM: It's my job to carry on BBC - Wed Sep 3, 5:42 AM ET
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has denied the army commander general suggested he resign.
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German citizen test 'too hard' BBC - Wed Sep 3, 4:57 AM ET
A new multiple-choice test to qualify for German citizenship tests knowledge on customs and culture.
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Talks to help reunite Cyprus BBC - Wed Sep 3, 4:53 AM ET
Talks aimed at reuniting the two parts of the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus are set to start.
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UN's new appeal for Ethiopia BBC - Wed Sep 3, 4:45 AM ET
The UN has renewed its appeal for donations to help the victims of drought and conflict in Ethiopia.
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Ban forces UK cow slaughters BBC - Tue Sep 2, 10:58 PM ET
Farmers are slaughtering newborn bull calves following an export ban by Dutch and Belgian veal producers.
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India flood stranded still wait BBC - Tue Sep 2, 7:11 PM ET
Aid workers in the Indian state of Bihar say up to 500,000 people are still stranded by flood waters.
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Little Ramadan cheer in Gaza BBC - Tue Sep 2, 5:51 PM ET
Muslims in Gaza are braced for the holy month of Ramadan with Israel having sealed it off from all but basic goods.
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Death row for Afghan downloader BBC - Tue Sep 2, 11:22 AM ET
A 23-year-old student is on death row in Afghanistan after being found guilty of blasphemy.
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Russia talks tough to the EU BBC - Tue Sep 2, 9:38 AM ET
The EU may feel it is too dependent on Russia's oil and gas to impose sanctions.
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Thai PM declares emergency BBC - Tue Sep 2, 9:38 AM ET
A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok after days of peaceful protests flared into violence.
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UK troops deliver Afghan turbine BBC - Tue Sep 2, 9:37 AM ET
British forces have transported a huge hydro electric power turbine more than 100 miles through Taleban territory.
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Caution urged as Gustav weakens BBC - Tue Sep 2, 9:30 AM ET
Two million people who fled Hurricane Gustav are waiting to find out when they can return to New Orleans.
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Stiletto sprinters' record dash BBC - Tue Sep 2, 9:28 AM ET
The world record for the number of high-heeled sprinters in a race has been smashed by a group of women in Australia.
Hurricane Gustav losing strength BBC - Tue Sep 2, 4:22 AM ET
New Orleans appears to have escaped the worst predictions of disaster in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.
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More help needed in Bihar BBC - Mon Sep 1, 7:37 PM ET
The Indian government is under pressure to provide more help for the flood victims in the state of Bihar.
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US hands over Anbar province BBC - Mon Sep 1, 6:12 PM ET
US forces have handed over control of Iraq's western Anbar province, once the centre of Iraq's Sunni insurgency, to the Iraqi government.