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Daily News Roundup – 16 October 2012

  Europe McKinnon extradition blocked by UK government British Home Secretary Theresa May has announced today that hacker Gary McKinnon, who admits accessing US government computers, will not be extradited to the United States...
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Daily News Roundup – 15 October 2012

  Europe Pakistani girl shot by Taliban travels to UK for treatment Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban last week for her pro-education campaigning, is being flown to the UK for medical tre...
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Daily News Roundup – 10 October 2012

  Europe German law to explicitly legalise circumcision The German government is to present new legislation intended to end a legal dispute over the religious tradition of circumcision.  In June this year, a regional cour...
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Daily News Roundup – 9 October 2012

  North America US scientists aim to make human sperm from stem cells US researchers say they will redouble their efforts to create human  sperm from stem cells following the success of a Japanese study involving mice.  ...
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Daily News Roundup – 8 October 2012

  Europe Eurozone rescue fund to be launched The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the eurozone’s new permanent fund to bail out struggling economies and banks, will be launched later today at a meeting of finance mini...
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Daily News Roundup – 3 October 2012

  Europe Anti-EU protester scales St Peter’s Basilica A man has scaled the dome of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, apparently in protest against EU measures which he alleges penalise small businesses.  He is stan...
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Daily News Roundup – 2 October 2012

  Europe British Labour party planning new qualifications Ed Miliband, leader of the UK’s Labour party and main opposition, will use his speech at his party’s annual conference in Manchester today to announce a new qualifi...
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Daily News Roundup – 1 October 2012

   Europe Eurozone unemployment reaches new heights Unemployment in the eurozone hit a fresh high of 18.2 million in August, according to the EU statistics agency.  The number of people out of work rose by 49,000, but re...
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Daily News Roundup – 26 September 2012

  Europe New Archbishop of Canterbury to be chosen Church officials are preparing for a three-day meeting to decide who will be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, with current Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams to step down in De...
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