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Lambeth attendees invited to discover Christ in human rights
One of its centres of attraction in the Lambeth Conference marketplace has been the stall "Seeing Christ in Human Rights", which shows gay Christians and the Gospel in a different light.
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Mennonites and Catholics make joint peace commitment
The Vatican and Mennonite World Conference representatives who met in Rome in October 2007 to prepare theological reflections on peacemaking have made available the full statement and background material.
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Cautious welcome for agreement on illicit small arms trade
Peace groups and religious bodies have offered a cautious welcome for a voluntary United Nations agreement on small arms that they hope will be a step towards curbing the dangerous trade in illicit weapons.
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Church appeal for solidarity with suffering in Sudan
Anglican bishops from Sudan, who are part of the meeting of the Lambeth Conference, have issued an appeal to Christians to stand in solidarity with the suffering people of their country.
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Marching to a different drum?
When Anglican bishops attending the Lambeth Conference took part in an anti-poverty walk with other faith leaders through central London, they traced steps that vividly illustrate the real divisions of our world, says Savi Hensman.
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Williams says world has "genuine opportunity" to end extreme poverty
Dr Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the world's 78 million Anglicans, today called on wealthy governments to fulfil their promises on aid, trade and development or see the world's poor continue to suffer disease, starvation and death.
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Obama pitches for a global presidency in Berlin speech
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is today making an unprecedented campaign pitch in Berlin, Germany, and has drawn an enthusiastic crowd of 100,000. But how will this go down in the USA?
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International church groups call for end of Zimbabwe NGO ban
A coalition of church organizations has called for the lifting of a ban by Zimbabwe that has prevented humanitarian aid agencies and non-governmental organizations from working in the country.
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BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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SNP stuns Labour in Glasgow East The Scottish National Party pulls off a stunning victory, winning one of Labour's safest seats by a few hundred votes. |
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BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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Obama seeks stronger Europe ties Barack Obama tells Berliners the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together again. |
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BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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Lifestyle 'should hit' IVF access Almost half of fertility experts say access to IVF should be conditional, a poll of international experts finds. |
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BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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Brown set for union policy summit MPs, party members and trade union activists gather in Warwick for Labour's National Policy Forum. |
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Painter fined for smoking in van A painter and decorator says he is fuming after being handed an on-the-spot fine for smoking in his own private van. |
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Loch Fyne wages 'below minimum' Staff at the ethical restaurant chain Loch Fyne are being paid less than half the national minimum wage, the BBC finds. |
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Karzai 'impeding Afghan drug war' An ex-US narcotics official accuses President Hamid Karzai of obstructing efforts to tackle the Afghan drugs trade. |
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BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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HIV drugs 'add 13 years of life' Life expectancy for people with HIV increases by 13 years on average since the late 1990s, survey finds. |
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UK troops receive bravery awards Dozens of soldiers and marines serving with UK forces in Afghanistan and Iraq receive bravery awards. |
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Reuters: Top News
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Glasgow loss deals crushing blow to Labour GLASGOW (Reuters) - Labour lost a parliamentary seat in one of its traditional strongholds, a stinging electoral setback for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, results showed on Friday.
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Reuters: Top News
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Obama urges unity on foreign policy BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilising Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.
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Reuters: Top News
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IVF tourism seen as a growing worry LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty years after doctors delivered the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, fertility experts say they must tackle a growing problem of reproductive tourism that puts women and babies at risk.
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Reuters: Top News
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Economy to slow slightly in second quarter LONDON (Reuters) - Economic growth is expected to slow a little bit more in the second quarter and analysts say it won't be long before the economy flatlines or even starts to shrink.
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Reuters: Top News
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Drugs add 13 years to life of HIV patients WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cocktails of HIV drugs help patients live an average of 13 years longer -- if they are lucky enough to get them, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Reuters: Top News
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Briton held in Greece after newborn strangled ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek court has ordered a 20-year-old British woman to be held pending trial after she was charged with strangling her newborn baby on the Mediterranean island of Crete, her lawyer said on Thursday.
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Reuters: Top News
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Max Mosley wins damages in sex privacy case LONDON (Reuters) - Motor racing boss Max Mosley won damages in the High Court on Thursday when a judge ruled his privacy was violated after The News of the World published a story about his part in a sado-masochistic orgy.
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Reuters: Top News
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Retail seen to risk meltdown in next 10 years LONDON (Reuters) - Rising costs and depressed demand could reshape Britain's retail industry over the next 10 years, with bankruptcies and job losses set to rise as companies struggle to adapt, a report showed on Friday.
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Reuters: World News
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Obama urges unity on foreign policy BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama urged Europe to stand by the United States in stabilising Afghanistan in a speech to over 200,000 in Berlin that stressed the need for unity in the face of new threats.
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Reuters: World News
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U.N. report cites "lessons" from Sudan attack UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An internal report on the U.N. mission in Sudan admits "lessons" were learned from the way peacekeepers behaved during an attack on a disputed oil-rich town in which scores of civilians were killed.
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Reuters: World News
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Chinese push and shove for last chance Games tickets BEIJING (Reuters) - Unwashed, unfed and lacking sleep, tens of thousands of Chinese shouted, pushed and shoved for their last chance at Olympic tickets on a hot and smoggy Friday, threatening to break through barricades.
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Reuters: World News
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China mosque collapse kills at least seven BEIJING (Reuters) - A mosque under construction in northwest China has collapsed, killing at least seven people with others possibly buried under the rubble, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
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Reuters: World News
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Rice shares shopping and life tips Down Under PERTH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had a taste of life in the Australian mining boomtown of Perth on Friday, sipping coffee with the foreign minister at his local and chatting with girls about shopping.
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Reuters: World News
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Court hears Bin Laden driver was not read rights GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A driver for Osama bin Laden was not told of any rights against self-incrimination under years of interrogation, FBI agents told the Guantanamo war crimes court on Thursday.
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Reuters: World News
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Mumbai, a modern Babel, downgrades English MUMBAI (Reuters) - Earlier this month, a Mumbai city official stood up to make a presentation on water meters only to be heckled and jeered into silence by his colleagues.
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Reuters: World News
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Little progress as WTO talks live another day GENEVA (Reuters) - Marathon trade talks limped into another day on Friday but with little progress so far on the tortuous negotiations ministers said it would soon be time to decide whether a deal was at all possible.
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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Catastrophe for Labour as SNP wins Glasgow East SNP triumphs by 365 votes, leaving Gordon Brown to deal with another byelection defeat |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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Britain to spend £3bn on warheads Ministry of Defence tells arms manufacturers that nuclear upgrade will be part of Trident programme |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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Mosley wins 'Nazi orgy' claims case FIA president wins £60,000 from News of the World, but judge says he must take share of blame |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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Obama gets star welcome in Berlin Democratic candidate lures German youth in their tens of thousands to hear him spin dreams of hope |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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West Bank plan 'to get go-ahead' Plans revived by Israel's defence ministry, despite international calls for a freeze on construction |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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Canoe couple's assets frozen Lengthy process of recovering the money John and Anne Darwin conned out of insurance firms begins |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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Bush strengthens Pakistan air force Cash to be used to upgrade US-built combat planes even though F-16s are rarely used in tribal areas |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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Hiding was easy, Karadzic boasts Ex-Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes suspect found separation from family only difficult aspect |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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MPs to scrap France's 35-hour week Reform could mean working as many as 235 days a year, rather than current maximum of 218 |
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Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
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