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Cyclists may get headstart on cars at busy junctions

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Transport for London to examine safety of 500 junctions for cyclists, with new traffic light system under considerationCyclists in London could be given a headstart at traffic lights on particularly busy junctions, under a review into how to cut the toll of cycling deaths and injuries...(more) 



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Maldives president resigns

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Nasheed resigns after weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judgeThe president of the Maldives has resigned after three weeks of opposition-led protests ended in a police mutiny. Mohammed Nasheed, a 44-year-old former political prisoner widely credited with ushering in a...(more) 



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Snow cuts off hundreds of villages in eastern Europe

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SOFIA (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall and strong winds across eastern Europe cut off hundreds of villages on Tuesday and rescue teams struggled to evacuate people in southern Bulgaria where rain and melting snow caused a dam wall to break, flooding an entire village.  




Advice for O'Brien: How to succeed a legend

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EVEN BEFORE the scandal broke at Penn State and led to his ouster, it was inevitable that the day would come when Joe Paterno would be gone and someone else would be running the Nittany Lions football program. No one could foresee the circumstances of how...(more) 




Futures fall with eyes on Greece talks

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, indicating equities may fall for a second straight session, as talks to secure a new bailout for Greece and avoid an unruly default had yet to bear fruit.  



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Hearts face action over tax bill

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Heart of Midlothian Football Club is given eight days by tax officials to pay an outstanding bill or face liquidation. 

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Indonesia pilot grounded in pre-takeoff crystal meth check

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Reuters - Lion Air's slogan "We make you fly" came a bit too close to home this weekend when one of the Indonesian airline's pilots tested positive for crystal meth after being arrested just hours before he was due to take off. 




Critical Shopper: Critical Shopper at the New Stella McCartney SoHo Store

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Stella McCartney’s airy, vivid new shop is an electric prod in the bland flank of SoHo.  



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Spanish painter and sculptor Tapies dead at 88

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MADRID (AP) -- Spain on Tuesday mourned the death of Catalan painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies, one of the world's top contemporary art figures. He was 88.... 



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Afghan child labor fears grow as aid dries up

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KABUL (Reuters) - Dwindling development aid as the war winds down in Afghanistan means child labor in the impoverished country is at risk of becoming more widespread, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) warned on Tuesday.  



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Vandals attack Jerusalem monastery, school

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AP - Vandals attacked a monastery in Jerusalem and a prominent school with a mixed Jewish-Arab student body on Tuesday, and police said they suspected Jewish extremists were behind the violence. 




Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle

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AP - Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends concerts and tours schools. 



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