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London |
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HSBC to axe 30,000 global jobs
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| Aug.4 |
Ohio |
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McCartney voices phone-hack fears
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| Aug.5 |
 Norway |
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Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4  Map of Svalbard Norway| A 17-year-old British boy is dead and four others are severely injured after a bear attacked their tents as they took part in a school trip | |
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| Aug.6 |
Ohio |
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McCartney to contact police over hacking
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London |
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Riots over fatal police shooting
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| Aug.8 |
 London |
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Violence hits new parts of London  Fires have been burning in parts of London after a third day of violence and looting on the city's streets
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London |
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Further riots spreads across England | Rioting has spread across London on a third night of violence, with unrest flaring up in other English cities | |
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| Aug.9 |
London |
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'No evidence' man fired on police An independent police body reported that there was no evidence that the man who was fatally shot in Tottenham had opened fire at officers
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London |
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British parliament recalled over riots Some 16,000 police officers will be on London's streets later in a bid to prevent a fourth night of rioting
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London |
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UK police swell ranks to stem riots Sporadic violence has broken out around England, although London remained largely quiet with a heavy police presence on the streets
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London |
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After 4 nights of violence, tentative calm Hours before, police reported outbreaks of violence in Wolverhampton and West Bromwich, about 100 miles north of London
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| Aug.10 |
London |
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 Cameron: 'Fightback is under way' | In Britain a massive police presence backed by strong words from the prime minister | |
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| Aug.11 |
London |
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PM: Police waited too long to act British Prime Minster David Cameron told lawmakers Thursday that the police in London had initially waited too long to arrest rioters
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London |
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UK unveils new measures on riots
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| Aug.12 |
London |
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More than 1,900 arrested in Britain| Britain's accused rioters are facing the courts in growing numbers, as the streets remain quiet and the police continue their efforts | |
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| Aug.13 |
London |
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Ex-NYC top cop to advise UK on gangs Bill Bratton will advise the British government on tackling the street gangs blamed for the violence that raged nationwide
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Scotland |
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Leak at North Sea oil platform A Shell-operated oil drilling platform in the North Sea has been shut down while authorities work to fix a leak in a storage pipe
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England |
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England thrash India to reach summit
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| Aug.14 |
England |
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2 face murder charges in British riots Two men appeared briefly in court, police in Birmingham said, charged with murder over the hit-and-run deaths of three men during riots
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| Aug.15 |
Scotland |
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North Sea leak not expected on land The flow of oil leaking from a North Sea oil platform east of Aberdeen, has been 'greatly reduced,' and no oil is expected to reach land
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 Bermuda |
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Tropical Storm Gert nears Bermuda Gert has turned northward and is predicted to bring rain and tropical storm force wind to Bermuda before heading for the open Atlantic Ocean
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| Aug.16 |
London |
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Hacking 'discussed' at News of the World MPs have released a letter from a journalist jailed for phone hacking, alleging senior News of the World figures knew what was going on
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| Aug.17 |
 Somalia |
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UK minister visits Mogadishu International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has become the first British cabinet minister to visit war-torn capital in 18 years
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| Aug.18 |
London |
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Riot sentences stir backlash in Britain So far, police have arrested more than 1,700 suspects. About 1,000 of those have been charged
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 Kabul |
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Double explosions near British compound | Two explosions have hit the Afghan capital, Kabul, near a compound run by the British government; sporadic gunfire was also heard | |
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| Aug.20 |
England |
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Footage shows rioters firing at UK police A dramatic security camera footage shows masked and hooded rioters firing shots at unarmed officers and a police helicopter
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| Aug.21 |
England |
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Red Arrows pilot died at show A special tribute has been held at the Bournemouth Air Festival for the pilot killed when one of the RAF's Red Arrows crashed following a di...
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Ohio |
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Murray beats injured Djokovic
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| Aug.23 |
Lesser Antilles |
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Fire destroys private home of Branson Map of Necker Island British Virgin Islands Caribbean A lightning strike sparked a fire that destroyed the Caribbean island home of Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson
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| Aug.26 |
 Libya |
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  UK jets target Gaddafi bastion Map of Sirte Libya British Tornado jets fired precision-guided missiles at a large bunker in Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte
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