Business
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Fiat to increase Chrysler stake
Fiat says it will buy the US government's 6% stake in Chrysler, paving the way for the Italian firm to take a majority share in the US firm.
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Japan's car production plunges
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Japan beats deflation in April
Technology
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WWII code-breaker will run again
Computer conservationists have finished restoring a machine known as Tunny which was key to Allied code-cracking efforts in WWII.
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UK rural broadband plans move on
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New review of Digital Act sought
Entertainment
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Adele tops UK music power chart
Singer Adele tops a list of the most influential people in the UK music industry.
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Branagh in eight-hour radio drama
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Actress Janet Brown dies aged 87
Sci/Environment
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Mars 'remains in embryonic state'
A study suggests Mars formed in record time, growing to its present size in just three million years - much quicker than previously thought.
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Moon soil hints at water bonanza
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Parakeets 'scare gardens birds'
Health
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Skin cells 'turned into neurons'
A Californian team claim they have succeeded in converting human skin cells directly into functioning brain cells.
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Human brain's 'bat sight' found
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Autistic brains' 'genes differ'
Have Your Say
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Yemen: 'A ticking time bomb'
As British and US nationals in Yemen are urged to leave the country amid escalating violence, three Sanaa residents describe the situation on the ground.
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As it happened: Ratko Mladic's arrest
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Arab unrest dominates G8 summit
Magazine
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Why do people get married after having children?
Labour leader Ed Miliband and his long-term partner Justine Thornton get married today. They already have two children, so why get hitched?
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Quiz of the week's news
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Obama v Bush: A tale of two state visits
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Day in pictures
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Judge judged
Why did US X Factor drop Cheryl Cole?
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Marriage for life?
Maltese in acrimonious split over divorce question
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Power play
Yemen's Saleh holds out for a better deal
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It's quiz time!
How much change did Obama get after paying 50 euros for beer?
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Hometown pride
Barcelona star Lionel Messi cherished as football final looms
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First person
Nortec Collective's unique fusion of Mexico with electronica
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