"A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face... one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy."
—Charles Langbridge Morgan
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Deadly virus kills Tunisian man
Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:16 GMT
A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.
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Jockey Ahern banned for 10 years
Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:54 GMT
Jockey Eddie Ahern is banned for 10 years by the BHA for corruption, while Neil Clement receives a 15-year ban.
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Rose revels in Wentworth pressure
Wed, 22 May 2013 16:32:13 GMT
Justin Rose says he enjoys the pressure of the PGA Championship at Wentworth, close to where he grew up.
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Is fussball coming home?
Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:19 GMT
Thousands of football fans are heading to Wembley for Saturday's all-German Champions League final. Is it the home of German football - as well as English?
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Is the English language conquering France?
Wed, 22 May 2013 09:30:02 GMT
French universities could teach in English. For some, this amounts to a betrayal of the national language - for others it's just accepting the inevitable.
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UN chief begins DR Congo visit
Thu, 23 May 2013 03:58:50 GMT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon begins a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo as fighting continues near the eastern city of Goma.
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Malaysia student on sedition charge
Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:20 GMT
A Malaysian student is charged with sedition after calling for street protests against alleged fraud in the 5 May polls.
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Costa Concordia charges announced
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:59:10 GMT
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner which ran aground off Italy will face trial on 9 July on multiple manslaughter charges, a judge rules.
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Farc deny kidnapping Spanish couple
Wed, 22 May 2013 19:15:16 GMT
The Colombian rebel group Farc denies taking part in the kidnapping of two Spanish tourists in the north-east of the country last Friday.
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Ahmadinejad to contest bar on ally
Wed, 22 May 2013 11:38:32 GMT
Iran's President Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month's presidential poll.
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US 'faith healers' 'killed' own baby
Thu, 23 May 2013 01:10:05 GMT
A US couple who reject medicine in favour of faith healing are charged with murder in their infant son's death, four years after another son's death.
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GPs 'will not shore up unsafe NHS'
Thu, 23 May 2013 01:31:30 GMT
Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency health care system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP leader is to warn in a speech.
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Edward VIII was bugged, files show
Thu, 23 May 2013 03:28:01 GMT
King Edward VIII was bugged by the government at the height of the 1936 abdication crisis, files released by the National Archives show.
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Community nursing service under fire
Thu, 23 May 2013 01:09:40 GMT
Health unions say the state of NHS services for people who can't get to a GP in many parts of England is "lamentable".
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Chimney dismantled to rescue boy, 14
Thu, 23 May 2013 04:17:21 GMT
Firefighters in South Lanarkshire dismantle a 20ft chimney stack, brick by brick, to rescue a boy, 14, who got wedged inside.
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