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TOP STORIES
	Summit approves tsunami warning World leaders promise an Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system after being urged to honour cash pledges.
	Brown and I united, insists Blair Tony Blair says Gordon Brown is doing a "superb job" as he dismisses talk of rifts during his monthly media conference.
	Gates opens biggest gadget fair Microsoft boss Bill Gates tells the electronics industry that more technologies should be working together.
	Brown sets out anti-poverty aims Chancellor Gordon Brown outlines his plans to increase aid to developing countries and eliminate their debt.
	Ministers 'told' of jail violence Two home secretaries were warned of conditions in a prison where an Asian inmate was battered to death.

AMERICAS
	US to hold new Guantanamo inquiry The Pentagon announces a new investigation into abuse allegations at its detention centre in Guantanamo.
	US army reserve a 'broken' force The US army reserve serving in Iraq and Afghanistan is rapidly turning into a "broken" force, a leaked memo says.
	Cautious EU greets Cuba gesture The EU welcomes Havana's ending of its "cocktail wars" with EU countries, but says more must be done.

EUROPE
	UN seeks immediate tsunami cash UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appeals for $1bn in cash for emergency aid at a donors conference in Jakarta.
	French art thief on trial again A French art thief who stole dozens of masterpieces in several countries goes on trial in Strasbourg.
	Rescue crews scrambled to vessel A major rescue operation is launched off the west of Scotland to assist the crew of a German cargo ship.

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	2000: Flu outbreak stretches NHS resources Hospitals around the UK are feeling the strain of the current flu outbreak even though it has not been classed as an epidemic.

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