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world news
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 'waterboarded 183 times'
Number of times September 11 mastermind subjected to simulated drowning raises questions about its effectiveness -
Mandela electrifies South Africa at ANC rally
Party almost certain to win elections later this week and show from former president adds to the celebratory atmosphere -
Gordon Brown told to end 'venomous' smears
Unison, the giant public sector union, tells the Prime Minister that its patience is running out over the e-mail scandal
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'Worst of recession over,' says CBI
Business group says recovery from the downturn will begin in spring 2010 but will be a slow and fragile process -
De La Rue confirms plan to sell Camelot stake
The banknote printer that owns one fifth of the National Lottery operator is reviewing its shareholding in company -
Building societies in talks with Bank
Several building societies scheduled to meet with Bank of England officials after bleak diagnosis on future
sport news
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Vettel reigns supreme in the Chinese wet
Talented young German driver overcomes the treacherous conditions to lead Red Bull to an historic one-two in Shanghai -
Tottenham pile pressure on Shearer
Tottenham 1 Newcastle 0: Darren Bent scores the only goal of the game as Newcastle slip further into the relegation mire -
Pietersen vs Flintoff should give IPL kickstart
After a haphazard start, a meeting between the two most costly players in the IPL should ignite the tournament