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Country profile: Seychelles

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:08:12 GMT
Key facts, figures and dates
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Cameroon country profile

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:45:26 GMT
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Timeline: Zimbabwe

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:35:34 GMT
A chronology of key events
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Hungary timeline

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:51:48 GMT
A chronology of key events
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Childhood obesity now 'epidemic'

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:41:36 GMT
A NI paediatrician warns that parents who fail to tackle serious weight problems in their children, could run the risk of involving child protection services.
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Country profile: Venezuela

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:49:27 GMT
Key facts, figures and dates
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Country profile: The Maldives

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:27:23 GMT
Key facts, figures and dates.
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Guide: Gaza under blockade

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:52:18 GMT
The BBC News Website examines the Israeli restrictions on Gaza that aid agencies say have brought conditions in the Strip to their worst in decades.
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Who are Hezbollah?

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:28:53 GMT
Hezbollah - or Party of God - is a powerful political and military organisation of Shia Muslims allied to Syria.
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The BBC Global 30 index

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:04:55 GMT
The BBC Global 30 combines Europe, Asia and North America - the three power centres of the global economy - in a single index, but how does it work?
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Health Focus: Cardiology

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:09:52 GMT

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Learning disabled care is 'worse'

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:07:32 GMT
Some doctors and nurses believe people with learning disabilities get a poorer standard of care, says a charity.
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As it happened: BP chief in US Congress

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:29:06 GMT
Blow-by-blow coverage of BP CEO Tony Hayward's testimony to the United States Congress in Washington.
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U-turn over troop trauma plans

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:00:30 GMT
The Government looks to have backtracked over plans to screen soldiers for post traumatic stress disorder.
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Timeline: United States of America

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:06:24 GMT
A chronology of key events
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Country profile: United States of America

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:01:04 GMT
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Is the media damaging nursing?

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:28:17 GMT
In this week's Scrubbing Up nurse and lawyer couple Sandy and Harry Summers say stereotypes of nurses are damaging the profession.
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Health Check: Indian infants

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:09:28 GMT

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Cancer fund cash 'will run out'

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:02:43 GMT
A BBC investigation discovers that the government will need more money to meet the promises made for its new fund for cancer drugs.
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'Right to live' group targets MPs

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:24:05 GMT
A disability rights group is urging MPs to sign a charter against relaxing the laws on assisted dying
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