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• Egypt holds talks with opposition
  Egypt’s government holds landmark talks with members of the opposition, following days of protests calling for President Mubarak to resign.
• Egypt’s banks reopen after a week
  Banks in Egypt reopen on Sunday after a week of closure in the wake of continued street protests.
• England tour ends in heavy defeat
  Australia beat England by 57 runs in the final one-day international in Perth to win the series 6-1.
• Kubica injured after rally crash
  Formula 1 star Robert Kubica suffers fractures to his left arm and left leg after a high-speed rally crash in Italy, BBC Sport understands.
• Inception wins US writers’ award
  Christopher Nolan, writer and director of sci-fi thriller Inception, wins the main prize at the Writers Guild of America awards.
• Police to lose ‘10,000 by 2013’
  More than 10,000 police officer posts are set to disappear by the end of the next year in England and Wales, Labour Party research suggests.
• UK sailors missing off Portugal
  A search is under way for two British sailors after their yacht was hit by a large wave off the coast of Portugal.
• US ‘hiker spies’ on trial in Iran
  The trial begins in Tehran of three Americans arrested while hiking near the Iraq-Iran border and accused of spying.
• Butt disappointed by cricket ban
  Salman Butt says he is disappointed by the 10-year ban imposed on him by the ICC for spot-fixing and is planning an appeal.
• Wildfires hit western Australia
  Wildfires destroy a number of homes in western Australia, as the north-east of the country continues to be affected by flooding caused by Cyclone Yasi last week.

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• Mubarak moves to restart economy
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak holds talks with key ministers to try to revive an economy hit by 12 days of protests calling for his resignation.
• Multiculturalism has failed – PM
  David Cameron criticises “state multiculturalism” in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism.
• Mid-East facing ‘perfect storm’
  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Middle East is facing a “perfect storm” of unrest and governments must embrace democratic change.
• Strauss calls for one-day switch
  England captain Andrew Strauss has backed calls for the restructing of future tours so one-day matches are played before Test series.
• Chernobyl birds are small brained
  Birds living around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident have 5% small brains, an effect directly linked to lingering background radiation.
• Berlusconi’s brainteaser
  At last – the origin of the phrase ‘bunga bunga’ is revealed
• Border clash kills Thai soldier
  A Thai soldier is shot dead in a disputed area around the Cambodia border, where tensions have been rising in recent days.
• UK lifts Tunisia travel warning
  Warnings against travel to Tunisia are lifted as the Foreign Office says there is a “reduced threat” following recent political unrest.
• Giffords’ husband to lead space mission
  The husband of wounded US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has said he has decided to resume astronaut training in order to command the final flight of the space shuttle Endeavour in April.
• Fatal clashes on Thai-Cambodia border
  Thai and Cambodian forces have exchanged artillery fire in a disputed border area, with a Cambodian soldier and a Thai civilian reported killed.

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