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1. BBC NEWS | Americas | Chavez effect creates bestseller

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   no1eftbehind 20-Apr-2009
   

   A b ook which the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez presented to US President Barack Obama at the Americas summit has become a bestseller in just two days. ^{link »}

   The book, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent, was ranked 54,295 on the sales charts of bookseller Amazon.com. Now, it has risen to number two. Written by Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano, the book looks at the impact of foreign intervention in Latin America in the past five centuries. It covers the continent's conquest by the Spanish nearly 500 years ago right up to the present day. ^{link »}

   tags: apr 09, news.bbc.co.uk

   news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8007472.stm · Original page

2. BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | New rival to world's tallest man

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   no1eftbehind 18-Apr-2009
   

   A new contender for world's tallest man has been discovered in China, after he attended hospital for surgery. Zhao Liang was measured at 2.46m (just under 8ft 1in) by doctors in Tianjin, where the ex-basketball player was being treated for a foot injury. ^{link »}

   tags: apr 09, news.bbc.co.uk, world, tallest, men, record, guinness

   news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8004338.stm · Original page

3. BBC NEWS | Programmes | World News America | Matt Frei's diary: Japan's recession

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   no1eftbehind 19-Mar-2009
   

   Japan, by contrast, suffers quietly, stoically. ^{link »}

   tags: mar 09, news.bbc.co.uk, Japan, recession

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4. Actress Richardson dies aged 45

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   no1eftbehind 19-Mar-2009
   

   British actress Natasha Richardson has died from injuries sustained in a skiing accident, her husband Liam Neeson's publicist has said. ^{link »}

   tags: mar 09, news.bbc.co.uk, RIP, actress

   news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7949195.stm · Original page

5. BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Fonda returns to Broadway stage

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   no1eftbehind 11-Mar-2009
   

   Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda has returned to the Broadway stage after a 46-year absence. ^{link »}

   About 33 Variations:
   http://www.33variations.com/about_the_show.html ^{link »}

   tags: mar 09, news.bbc.co.uk, 33Variations, broadway, NY, Jane, Fonda, play

   news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_cultur · Original page

6. BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | India seeks rupee status symbol

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   no1eftbehind 11-Mar-2009
   

   It has billionaires and big ambitions. Now India wants something that no global economic powerhouse should be without: an international symbol for its currency. ^{link »}

   tags: mar 09, news.bbc.co.uk

   news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7923825.stm · Original page

7. Zoo chimp 'planned' stone attacks

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   no1eftbehind 10-Mar-2009
   

   A male chimpanzee in a Swedish zoo planned hundreds of stone-throwing attacks on zoo visitors, according to researchers. ^{link »}

   tags: mar 09, news.bbc.co.uk, chimp, zoo

   news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7928996.stm · Original page

8. BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | What would a real life Barbie look like?

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   no1eftbehind 07-Mar-2009
   

   For a woman celebrating her half-century Barbie is remarkably unchanged from the young, fresh-faced Wisconsin girl who first came into the world on 9 March, 1959. And that's the problem. ^{link »}

   tags: mar 09, news.bbc.co.uk, real-life, Barbie

   news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7920962.stm · Original page

9. BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Obama hails special relationship

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   no1eftbehind 04-Mar-2009
   

   President Barack Obama has said the US-UK "special relationship" will "only get stronger", after holding talks with prime minister Gordon Brown. ^{link »}

   tags: mar 09, news.bbc.co.uk, presidentobama, uk, brown, prime, minister

   news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7918345.stm · Original page

10. Toyota arm seeks government loan

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    no1eftbehind 03-Mar-2009
    

    Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, has said it is seeking a state loan to help its car financing unit. ^{link »}

    Aljazeera also posted that Toyota asks for a loan:
    http://english.aljazeera.net//business/2009/03/20093393113452846.html ^{link »}

    tags: mar 09, news.bbc.co.uk, car, loan, government, economy

    news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7920379.stm · Original page

11. Final Potter to get 2011 release

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    no1eftbehind 27-Feb-2009
    

    The final instalment of the Harry Potter film franchise is to be released in 2011, it has been announced. ^{link »}

    tags: feb 09, news.bbc.co.uk, Harry, Potter, movie

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12. BBC NEWS | Americas | Crisis in the US newspaper industry

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    no1eftbehind 27-Feb-2009
    

    If the economic crisis goes on much longer, will there be any newspapers left in the US to write about it? ^{link »}

    or for a matter of fact North America? ^{link »}

    tags: feb 09, news.bbc.co.uk, newspaper, recession, cuts, economic, advertising

    news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7913400.stm · Original page