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Bachelet poised to become Chile’s first female president.Centre-left candidate Michelle Bachelet has proved to be a popular election candidate, and is… 15/01/06 10:01 CET
Chile poised to elect first woman presidentChileans are going to choose their next president later today – with a former defence minister… 15/01/06 09:01 CET
Polls open in Finland’s presidential votePeople in Finland go to the polls today in an election which appears set to give the country’s… 15/01/06 09:01 CET
Nasa ‘dust collector’ probe returns with cosmic cluesNasa scientists are getting very excited about one of their probes which has spent its time… 15/01/06 09:01 CET
Brown calls for UK ‘national day’Rally round the flag for queen and country – that was the patriotic message from British Finance… 15/01/06 09:01 CET
Finnish president through to run-offFinland’s head of state Tarja Halonen has comfortably won the first round of the country’s… 15/01/06 09:01 CET
Another Turkish girl dies from suspected bird fluThe bird flu virus appears to have claimed another human victim in eastern Turkey. It is reported a… 15/01/06 06:01 CET
Crowds mourn at funeral of Kuwait rulerThousands of people have attended the funeral of Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Jaber al Ahmad Al Sabah. The… 15/01/06 06:01 CET
Isarelis give green light to east Jerusalem voteElections – both Palestinian and Israeli – were top of the agenda for Ehud Olmert’s weekly cabinet… 15/01/06 06:01 CET
