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Clinton to hold key Somalia talks

America's top diplomat Hillary Clinton is to meet Somalia's president, whose government is battling Islamist insurgents.
Clinton: Kenya must reform

Clinton urges democracy
Obama hopes for Africa

Chavez turns up heat on Colombia

Venezuela's president announces trade measures against Colombia, amid a growing diplomatic row between the two nations.
Structure of HIV genome 'decoded'

Researchers in the US say they have decoded the entire genetic content of the HIV-1 virus, a key source of Aids infection.





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'No quick return' to housing boom

House prices could rise over the course of 2009, but there is little chance of a quick return to a housing boom, surveyors report.


ITV in £25m Friends Reunited sale

IVF couples 'in postcode lottery'

Technology 'priority for Britons'

Britons are more willing to cut back on holidays in the recession than communication technology, an Ofcom report suggests.


Skilled migrant incentives urged

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