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A relative weeps at the funeral of cholera victims in Harare, 6 November 2008
Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe
The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.
Hospital death throes
Starving as despair grows
Medical notes: Cholera

US aircraft carrier USS Stennis - 6/2/2007 US dominance 'set to wane'
US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says.

Citigroup Citigroup plunges on uncertainty
Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fell sharply on Friday amid ongoing uncertainty over its future.


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US flag, file pic Fragmented world
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Behind the scenes of Brazil's biofuel revolution
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AFRICA
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AMERICAS
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ASIA-PACIFIC
Burma comic jailed for 45 years

EUROPE
French Socialists in run-off vote
MIDDLE EAST
Security increase in tense Hebron
SOUTH ASIA
India 'to step up piracy battle'

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ENTERTAINMENT
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TECHNOLOGY
Google unveils customised search


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
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Belarus in image makeover to woo the West
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THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY
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Green ally to head US energy panel

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