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Shoppers in the US state of Pennsylvania are given the chance to buy wine from vending machines in a supermarket instead of a state-owned shop.

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Birmingham scheme continues to spark outrage

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South Africa recalls its ambassador to Rwanda in a diplomatic row over the shooting of an exiled Rwandan general in Johannesburg.

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US scientists produce new evidence that genetically modified plants can establish widespread self-sustaining populations outside farmers’ fields.

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Women who have had a miscarriage do not need to wait before trying to get pregnant again, say doctors.

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How can we know when a dying prisoner should be released?

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Professor Karol Sikora, who examined Abdelbaset al-Megrahi in jail, insists the Libyan could not have “faked” his terminal cancer.

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Hip hop star Wyclef Jean has officially registered to stand for president of his native Haiti ahead of the presidential election due to be held on 28 November.

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The Pentagon demands that Wikileaks remove secret US documents on the Afghan war from its website and cancel plans to publish any more it holds.

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A disease known as white-nose syndrome is likely to wipe out a once-common species of bat in the north-eastern US, according to scientists.

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Preventing diabetes and depression as well as boosting education could have a dramatic impact on cutting cases of dementia, a study suggests.

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A ban on the use of Blackberry phones to send and receive messages is due to come into effect in Saudi Arabia.

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A controversial database of children’s records designed to aid child protection in England is being switched off.

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An employers group urges the coalition to consider banning strikes by essential services, as a response to the expected action against cuts.

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Italy on the brink of new nuclear era

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