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Charity warning on child rights

A charity report says the number of children separated from their families or without parents has increased to 24 million worldwide. The BBC's Richard Galpin meets an affected family in St Petersburg.

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Kevin McCarra: Fifa happy as big names qualify

There will be no complaints from Fifa, TV broadcasters or fans that the best nations qualified for South Africa Most of the leading countries have made their way to the 2010 World Cup finals, even if some took a devious route....

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WHO reports 525,000 swine flu cases worldwide

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - The total number of officially confirmed swine flu cases has exceeded 525,000 worldwide, with about 6,750 fatalities, the World Health Organization reported on Friday. Swine flu cases have...

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Child mortality rates drop in Russia - UNICEF report

UNITED NATIONS, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - The number of children dying before they reach the age of five in Russia fell by just over 50% between 1990 and 2008, a UNICEF report said. The State of the World's Children report...

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Why Yes Minister is as true as ever

Yes, Minister, the classic BBC comedy series, has just been sold to the Ukraine. Yes Minister, starring (from left) Derek Fowlds as Bernard Woolley , Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby and Paul Eddington as minister Jim...

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Facebook's value rises to 9.5bn

Social networking website Facebook's purported value has increased to $9.5bn (£5.8bn). By James Quinn, US Business Editor This is a near-50pc rise on its valuation in July when Russia's Digital Sky took a $100m stake. At that...

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Norilsk Nickel acknowledges pollution, says measures taken

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's metals giant Norilsk Nickel acknowledged on Friday Norway's accusations over pollution caused by the company, but said it has been tackling the problem. NorNickel said it has been...

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Global reaction to Lady Ashton's appointment as EU foreign minister

British peer Cathy Ashton receives cautious welcome to EU role from international relations experts in China, Russia and Israel Professor Feng Zhongping, director of the Institute of European Relations at the Chinese Institutes...

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Kokoity 'anticipates' Belarus to recognize South Ossetia

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity said the former Georgian republic "anticipates" its recognition by Belarus, but "do not insist" on an immediate decision. "We are tied by a long...

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Greece team at World Cup 2010

The organisation instilled by coach Otto Rehhagel means that his Greece team will be hard to beat if not always good to watch at World Cup 2010. King Otto: Greece players rejoice with their coach, Otto Rehhagel, after defeating...

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