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Page last updated at 11:58 GMT, Saturday, 7 November 2009
Gordon Brown in London, 06 Nov
Brown urges new banks 'contract'
UK PM Gordon Brown tells a G20 summit there should be a new social contract with world banks to make them more responsible.
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Five arrested close to G20 hotel
Brown on new 'contract'

A candle-lit vigil at Fort Hood. Photo: 6 November 2009 Obama praises army base heroism
President Barack Obama praises the "valour" of those who responded to the deadly attacks at a US army base in Texas.

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British doctors call for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing when young people die without explanation.


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Residents' sense of shock after Fort Hood shootings
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Where to find fragments of the Berlin Wall
David Haye Staying power
Stamina could be the key if Haye is to topple Valuev

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A murder inquiry is started into a fatal house fire in Cornwall thought to have been caused when a firework was put through the letterbox.

Legal aid cut 'threatens justice'
Cohabitee rights plan criticised

Houses of Parliament Doubts cast over expenses reforms
The head of the body drafting new rules for MPs' expenses reportedly says he may not implement all the proposed reforms.

Muggers attack two-year-old girl
Queen due at remembrance festival


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AMERICAS
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MIDDLE EAST
Israeli concern over Abbas move
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TECHNOLOGY
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G20 finance ministers to pursue banking reform
Israeli air strike in Rafah, Gaza, on 13 January 2009 Gaza battle
Legal row over UN report on Gaza offensive intensifies
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Indonesia confronts a growing corruption scandal

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Madagascar rivals reach agreement
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