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News – South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun has proposed amending his country's constitution to allow future heads of state to seek a second term in office. He suggested cutting the presidential term from five to four years, and allowing incumbents to seek re-election to serve a maximum of eight years.
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Science – Scientists believe they have found a way to block the supply of nutrients to cancer tumours. Researchers mimicked the action of blood cells known as platelets by creating tiny nanoparticles to create clots to stop blood getting to tumours.
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Gadgets & Tech – The high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared, technology watchers have heard. Blu-ray and HD-DVD are battling to become the pre-eminent hi-def format to replace the slowing DVD market.
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Sports – Florida 41, Ohio State 14
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Sports – GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The No. 2 Florida Gators beat top-ranked Ohio State in commanding fashion with a 41-14 victory
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Sports – Leak, Gators respond to Ginn's game-opening TD kickoff return, lead 41-14
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Sports – Kenyan authorities say they will not give their nationality back to a top athlete who defected to Bahrain, before being stripped of his new citizenship. Mushir Salem Jawher, born Leonard Mucheru, is now stateless after running a marathon in Israel, which Bahrain does not recognise.
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News – A U.S. nuclear submarine and a Japanese tanker have collided in the Arabian Sea, a Japanese defense ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Voted for on January 08, 2007 09:58pm
Science – Astronomers have found the first example of a triple quasar, the American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle has heard. Quasars are powerful sources of energy, thought to be powered by "supermassive" black holes.
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News – The United Nations' refugee body has appealed for $60m (Ã;£30.8m, 45m euros) in emergency aid for those fleeing violence in Iraq. One in eight of Iraqis have now left their homes, with up to 50,000 people leaving each month, the UNHCR said.
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News – Japan's PM Shinzo Abe says his country cannot tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea and wants closer international co-operation to stop such an outcome. In a BBC interview, Mr Abe also defended his plans for Japan to develop a more assertive foreign policy.
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Sports – NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. will fall short of becoming the first unanimous Hall of Fame picks, and Mark McGwire doesn't figure to be anywhere close to the necessary 75 percent when 2007 voting is released Tuesday. Paul Ladewski of the Daily Southtown in suburban Chicago wrote in a column Monday that he submitted a blank ballot
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Money – RESTON, Va. (AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. reported Monday that its cell phone business suffered a net loss of 300,000 monthly subscribers in the fourth quarter and that the struggling wireless company will cut 5,000 jobs. The company's stock plunged more than 8 percent after the financial update, which included a 2007 outlook shy of many Wall Street
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News – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced plans Monday to nationalize the country's electrical and telecommunications companies, his boldest move yet to transform Venezuela into a socialist state.
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News – MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- A fire fanned by Santa Ana winds burned three structures, possibly oceanview homes, as it spread over two acres in the celebrity enclave Monday, authorities said. About 100 firefighters were en route to the blaze at West Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Canyon Road, said Los Angeles County fire Inspector Ron Haralson.
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