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Houston RSS feedMap points to giant ocean on Mars
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This is the picture scientists say shows Mars once had an ocean covering a third of its surface2009-11-23T13:57:10ZUS skyscraper linked to Iran is confiscated
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Prosecutors in America have moved to seize four mosques and a Manhattan skyscraper owned by a Muslim group suspected of being controlled by Iran2009-11-13T08:52:36ZTullow outperforms rivals on talk of ExxonMobil bid
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Tullow Oil was one of the best blue-chip performers, climbing 84p to 1199p amid rising hopes that the world's biggest oil company ExxonMobil is poised to take a stake2009-10-06T12:38:14ZOnly the net could catch a Tongan nasal flautist
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Among the many curious delights of the British Library's extraordinary audio archive of world and traditional music is a haunting field recording of an Australian aborigine crying for a dead companion2009-09-07T09:37:45Z'Giant discovery' sends BP's shares soaring
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Oil major BP reports a "giant discovery" in the Gulf of Mexico sending its shares to a new high for the year2009-09-02T13:34:36ZCity Spy: Carter's quick to grab private desk
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So the Treasury Select Committee is to launch an investigation into unequal opportunities and sexism in the City? That will be an investigation then by a committee of MPs made up of just one woman and 13 white blokes2009-07-24T07:36:22ZWORLD: Stanford to appear in court on fraud charges
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Texas billionaire Allen Stanford is to appear in a federal court in Virginia over allegations of massive fraud involving his Antigua bank, after he surrendered to the FBI2009-06-19T07:16:51ZCDs of the week
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Bob Dylan returns with his 33rd studio album, The Enemy reinvent themselves as rock gods and the Handsome Family get mellow.2009-04-24T15:10:05ZBP to pay $50m fine for Texas oil blast
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A judge has approved a highly criticised plea deal that fines BP $50 million (£36 million) for its criminal role in a refinery blast that killed 15 people2009-03-13T10:22:59ZRelief for Deng after he is given the okay
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<b>Basketball:</b> Great Britain basketball star Luol Deng could be back in action tonight after overcoming an injury scare2009-03-03T11:09:33ZGold rush that's over already
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Sir Allen Stanford's alleged investment fraud may have been devised far from New York, in balmy Antigua and Houston, but its repercussions were quickly felt on Wall Street.2009-02-19T12:04:29ZSir Allen Stanford foiled in bid to fly out of US
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The Texan tycoon facing multi-billion-dollar fraud charges tried to leave the US by hiring a private jet2009-02-18T09:49:06ZFBI arrest stops play for would-be king of cricket
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The Texan billionaire who shook up Lord’s with his $20m match in the Caribbean faces $8bn fraud charges in the US. As investigators pore over Sir Allen Stanford’s books, we reveal the warning signs that should have been spotted2009-02-18T09:07:51ZBasell collapse hits Goldman for £597m
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<strong>Banking: </strong> Goldman Sachs has lost $850 million in the collapse of Russian tycoon Leonid Blavatnik’s chemicals firm LyondellBasell, due to a disastrous loan thought to have been made out of its London offices2009-01-28T09:03:39ZEnjoy them, it's a blessing says mother of octuplets
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The world's first set of octuplets to survive more than a few hours were born in Houston in Texas just over a decade ago2009-01-27T09:29:25ZOligarch's chemicals giant close to collapse
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<strong>Industrials:</strong> Industrial giant LyondellBasell Industries is in danger of collapse as the twin threats of rising costs and global recession put the squeeze on the chemicals industry2009-01-02T10:23:36ZCricket's new mogul is thriving on adversity
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<b>Cricket: </b>In times of trouble, the Stanfords always come out on top. This Texan family have survived the Great Depression of the 1920s, the oil crisis of the 1980s and the current credit crunch2008-10-28T09:33:55ZMillions flee New Orleans as Gustav bears down
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New Orleans is a rain-lashed ghost city, with just a handful of remaining citizens hiding in their homes as they await Hurricane Gustav2008-09-01T09:38:09ZManners, Lily - it's so not cool to lash out
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When did it become a ho-ho-ho national joke for our celebrities to beat people up? The nation is chortling today over the photos of a trashed Lily Allen punching a member of the public outside Ronnie Scott's2008-08-20T09:05:49ZWeekend gig guide
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REM are set to take over Twickenham and the Pimm's Festival continues with the likes of Jo Brand and Jeremy Hardy.2008-07-24T14:27:14ZBollywood's biggest and best gather for Dome extravaganza
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They are some of the best known names in Indian cinema - and they will be performing at the biggest live indoor Bollywood event seen in Britain2008-07-03T08:29:46ZBAE staff brace for action by America
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BAE Systems is bracing itself for a wave of US subpoenas of senior staff after its chief executive and a high-ranking board director were detained by the US Department of Justice2008-05-19T10:39:09ZMagic moments for faithful followers of R.E.M.
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REM succumbed to the tragic disease which affects all rockers at their Royal Albert Hall gig: plug-the-new-album-itis.2008-03-25T00:00:00ZMake mine a whopper
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Director Richard Linklater tells Larushka Ivan-Zadeh why he has turned activist in his drama exposing the fast-food industry.2007-04-30T11:43:28ZZandra creates 'eye-popping' costumes for opera
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Zandra Rhodes will design the set and costumes for an extravagant new production of Aida, the highlight of the English National Opera's new season announced today.2007-04-18T10:21:24ZRing tone king rings hollow
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Chamillionaire, may have sold more than a million albums and a record-breaking three million ring tones but he can't drag more than a handful of people down to Kentish Town.2006-12-01T00:00:00ZFull of Eastern promise
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With two poorly received stagings and the season barely a month old, English National Opera needed a hit. In this raw and intelligent staging of Jenufa it has one.2006-10-09T23:00:00ZBlogged to mediocrity
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Indie rock band Tapes 'n' Tapes have become one of the most blogged about bands of this year, but if they were feeling jaded by all the attention, they didn't show it at Dingwalls.2006-08-30T23:00:00ZTunnel vision
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Terence Blanchard wasn't expecting a hand-luggage ban to ground his horn at Lyon airport. But after he got his instruments through the Channel Tunnel, he had the chance to put on a cracking show.2006-08-14T23:00:00ZDesperate housewives in space
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The Astronaut Wives' Club, by the talented young Al Smith, is like Desperate Housewives taken back 40 years and with all remaining men from Wisteria Lane blasted into space.2006-08-10T23:00:00Z