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Addresses set to lose county name
Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.
Interns are 'entitled to be paid'
Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.
Tax credit overpayments 'to soar'
Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed
A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing has agreed a deal to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
Northwest agrees to pay $38m fine
Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38m fine for fixing air-cargo prices, the US justice department says.
BP boss scaling back oil effort
Incoming BP chief executive Bob Dudley has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.

House approves oil spill reform bill (Reuters)

Reuters - The House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP)

AP - Germany was holding a memorial service on Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured.

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Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims (AP) 31 Jul 2010 | 3:18 am Yahoo! News: Top Stories
River punting gets fast and physical 31 Jul 2010 | 3:17 am BBC News - Home
Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting…
Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza 31 Jul 2010 | 3:12 am Reuters: Top News
GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket maker in the Gaza Strip,…
Thousands to join Love Parade memorial 31 Jul 2010 | 2:51 am CNN.com
Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German…
Arizona's New Immigration Law: Cops vs. CopWatchers 30 Jul 2010 | 6:00 pm TIME.com: Top Stories
Hardline law enforcement vowed to continue their sweeps of Latino communities but the operations have so far been stymied by…
Rapid Fire: 2010-07-30 29 Jul 2010 | 5:37 pm Defense Industry Daily
Incredible Shrinking Budgets: Facing tightening defense budgets at home, European defense firms are looking to expand into service and support…
REINTEGRATING THE TALIBAN 31 Dec 1969 | 6:00 pm Natochannel RSS-feed
In Afghanistan, a major programme is underway aimed at reintegrating the Taliban. It’s hoped that the process will persuade more…

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