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Falling Levels
Thursday, August 30, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Education
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The latest figures depict the falling of writing standards among seven year olds in UK. 80% children reach Level 2 in school writing tests. Maths, science or reading this year have not undergone a major change, with some 90% achieving the required level in maths, 89% in science and 84% in reading.
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Could Virginia Tech save lives
Thursday, August 30, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Crime
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Lives could be saved if Virginia Tech officials had acted sooner after student Cho Seung-hui's first attempt, as per the state report with regard to the shootings."Warning students, faculty and staff might have made a difference," it says.The panel also admitted that though Cho had shown signs of mental instability earlier, college staff had not taken effective action
Cho killed 32 people and h
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Virginia-Tech
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Indian farmers to recive World Bank aid
Thursday, June 28, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Nations
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A 600m (£300m) loan aimed at helping millions of poor Indian farmers, has been approved by the World Bank. In the last few years thousands of Indian farmers have committed suicide,unable to repay their loans.
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World-Bank
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Coffee 'could prevent eye tremor'
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Health
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Italian researchers looked at the coffee drinking and smoking habits of 166 people with blepharospasm. Sufferers have uncontrollable twitching of the eyelid which, in extreme cases, stops them being able to see. One or two cups of coffee a day seemed to reduce the risk of the condition, the team reported in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
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Coffee-Drinking
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Widow urges new euthanasia laws
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Social Issues
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Michelle Bennett's husband Paul, whose Motor Neurone Disease left him paralysed and in constant pain, decided to die in a Swiss clinic.In May 2006 Mr Bennett, of Morriston, Swansea, travelled to the Dignitas clinic in Zurich with his family. However, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and British Medical Association (BMA) remain opposed to euthanasia.
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Euthanasia
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Arthritis 'hope' over new drugs
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Health
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A new generation of drugs could revolutionise treatment for people with rheumatoid arthritis, experts believe. Austrian researchers said trials show MabThera, Tocilizumab and Orencia slowed progression of the disease and reduced symptoms, the Lancet reported.
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Rheumatoid-Arthritis
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Cod liver oil 'treats depression'
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Health
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Scientists in Norway suggest that taking a spoonful of cod liver oil each day could stave off depression. In a study of almost 22,000 people aged over 40, those who regularly took the oil were less likely to suffer depression than those who did not.
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Depression
Cod-Liver-Oil
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Jail term for Khaleda Zia adviser
Monday, May 21, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Politics , Nations
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One of the most important figures in the government of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been given a three year jail sentence.Harris Chowdhury was found guilty by a special anti-corruption court set up by Bangladesh's interim government.
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Khaleda-Zia
Bangladesh
Harris-Chowdhury
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Federer thrilled to end Nadal run
Monday, May 21, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Entertainment
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Roger Federer said he had finally "cracked the code" needed to overcome Rafael Nadal on clay after beating the Spaniard in the Hamburg Masters final. The Swiss won 2-6 6-2 6-0 to take his fourth Hamburg title and end Nadal's record run of 81 straight wins on clay.
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US troops kill Iraq raid 'leader'
Monday, May 21, 2007 news.bbc.co.uk
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Foreign Affairs , Nations
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US forces in Iraq have killed the alleged mastermind of a guerrilla attack in which five US troops died, according to military officials.
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US
Iraq
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