LIVE8 - JULY 2

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London, Paris, Rome, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Johannesburg join to make music and fight poverty. It's billed as a true defining moment for this generation. [david @ bangkok]

AFRICAN UNITY

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African leaders agree position ahead of G8 summit

NARCO-STATE

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Following the "liberation" of Afghanistan, this country now accounts for 87% of the world's illicit heroin trade. G8 acknowledges failure.

TAKE OFF

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Nasa prepares to launch the shuttle Discovery, the first such launch since the Columbia accident on February 1st, 2003.

F1 DRAMA

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McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen won a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix to breathe life back into the world championship.

DEBT RELIEF

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The worlds wealthiest nations formally agreed to cancel at least $40 billion worth of debt owed by the world's poorest nations.

PUFFINS

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Seabirds in the North Sea have worst breeding season on record as a ban on fishing for sandeels comes too late.

SADDAM ON TRIAL

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Hussein's legal team say they have not yet been given any details of the charges against him. Guilty until proven innocent?

SYRIA

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Syria's ruling Baath party votes to ease a state of emergency that has been in force for more than 40 years.

WHALING

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SAFE, BUT FROM WHO?

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Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights has criticised the way in which the UK treats terror suspects.

BEAUTY AT WHAT PRICE?

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A recent study has linked the user of hair dies to increased risk of cancer.

MESA

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Bolivias president forced to resign amid massive civil unrest across the nation protesting his government.

APPLE

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Apple Computers to switch to Intel processor hearlding an end to over a decade of collaboration with IBM. Does IBM care, probably not a lot.

EBOLA VACCINE

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Trials of an Ebola/Marburg vaccine are a success. In monkeys at least.

THE REDEEMER

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Christ looking down from Corcovado overlooking Pao de Azucar and Botafogo Bay in Rio de Janeiro. [Brasil]

KUWAIT

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The government of Kuwait has named two women as members of its municipal council, for the first time in the history of the Gulf emirate. [Kuwait]

tiananmen

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The 16th anniversary of the Beijing protests and subsequent government clampdown. Hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators died.

TEXTILES

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Textiles trade war looms as EU/US puts pressure on China.

STOLEN GENERATION

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Sorry day or at least demand appology day [Mark @ Sydney]

Hardship in the Congo

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A new gold rush increases strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Israel

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Israel starts to release prisioners in a further move to engender goodwill.

XXX

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Porn sites get their own home on the net.

Dutch Vote NO

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Euro value plummits after Dutch vote NO on new EU constitution.

Beauty

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Canadian becomes Miss Univierse 2005. Pretty aliens none too happy.

iWitness: DARFUR

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Looming humanitarian crisis in Darfur and little International intervention likely any time soon.

iWitness: NON

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New EU constitution in jeopardy as France votes a resounding No.