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Defiant Gaddafi son vows to fight: One of the sons of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vows to fight to the end and warns against an assault on his father's birthplace, Sirte.

Sportsday Live - Transfer Deadline Day: The transfer window closes on a day that saw Mikel Arteta join Arsenal and Raul Meireles sign for Chelsea in two of a spate…

Saying ‘I do’ overseas: From the Greek islands to Vietnam, tying the knot at one of these top destination wedding spots is not only picturesque -- it is possible.

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US President Barack Obama declares a "major disaster" in North Carolina and New York state, as cresting rivers threaten new flooding.

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US telecoms giant AT&T's bid to buy rival T-Mobile USA could face collapse after the US government sued to block the $39bn (£24bn) deal.

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Market Data Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:58 BST

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Market Name	Current Value	Movement	Change	Percentage Change
Dow Jones	11613.53	+	53.58	0.46%
Nasdaq	2579.46	+	3.35	0.13%
FTSE 100	5394.53	+	125.87	2.39%
Dax	5784.85	+	140.93	2.50%
Cac 40	3256.76	+	97.02	3.07%

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Arsenal sign Arteta and Benayoun

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The Venice Film Festival gets underway later with the world premiere of The Ides of March, a political thriller directed by and starring George Clooney.

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'Anti-cancer virus' shows promise

A virus has been engineered to selectively target cancer cells, which researchers say could one day "truly transform" therapies.

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Mobile internet use nearing 50%

Almost half of UK internet users are going online via mobile phone data connections, according to the Office of National Statistics.

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Healthy Thames 'attracts salmon'

Salmon in the Thames are more likely to be fish that have "strayed" from nearby rivers rather than a result of a multi-million pound restocking effort, a study suggests.

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Sydney by the sea: The staggeringly scenic Bondi-to-Coogee Clifftop Trail is a 5km, three-hour stroll that goes a long way towards explaining the city’s love affair with the shoreline.

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Arizona’s healing powers: Once known as a land “where rain seldom falls and there is no cold”, and an ideal place to treat tuberculosis, the southwestern US state has a rich history of therapeutic…

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