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   From: pedro1940@progression.net   
      
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   Date: 29 octobre, 2005 10:07   
      
      
      
        Saturday, 29 October, 2005, 11:00 GMT 07:00 -04:00:Canada/Eastern   
      
      
      
      
      
      
                Blow to Bush   
               The indictment of a top White House aide wounds the president   
          Real life superhero   
               Pictures of Nelson Mandela's life in comic strip form   
      
      
      
      
         TOP STORIES   
      
        Bush 'focused' after aide charged   
         President George W Bush says he remains focused in his work after a   
   top aide is charged in the CIA leak case.   
      
           UN criticism unacceptable - Iran   
         Iran says a UN statement condemning its president's call for Israel to   
   be "wiped off the map" is unacceptable.   
      
           Rivals discuss Kashmir aid effort   
         India and Pakistan discuss easing border controls so relief workers   
   can reach parts of quake-hit Kashmir.   
      
           UN invited to inspect Guantanamo   
         The Pentagon invites UN officials to visit Guantanamo Bay - three   
   years after first receiving the request.   
      
           Hurricane Beta hits the Caribbean   
         Tropical Storm Beta is upgraded to a hurricane as it hits the   
   Colombian island of Providencia.   
      
      
      
         AMERICAS   
      
        Bush 'focused' after aide charged   
         President George W Bush says he remains focused in his work after a   
   top aide is charged in the CIA leak case.   
      
           Hurricane Beta hits the Caribbean   
         Tropical Storm Beta is upgraded to a hurricane as it hits the   
   Colombian island of Providencia.   
      
           UN invited to inspect Guantanamo   
         The Pentagon invites UN officials to visit Guantanamo Bay - three   
   years after first receiving the request.   
      
      
      
         EUROPE   
      
        EU offers to cut farming tariffs   
         Europe offers to cut farm tariffs by up to 60%, in an attempt to break   
   the deadlock in world trade talks.   
      
           Portuguese abortion vote denied   
         Portugal's constitutional court scuppers next month's referendum on wh   
   ether to relax abortion laws.   
      
           Belgium hit by second mass strike   
         Belgian workers cause widespread disruption with their second 24-hour   
   strike this month over pension plans.   
      
      
      
         MIDDLE EAST   
      
        UN criticism unacceptable - Iran   
         Iran says a UN statement condemning its president's call for Israel to   
   be "wiped off the map" is unacceptable.   
      
           Thousands join Gaza Strip funeral   
         Thousands of mourners gather in the Gaza Strip for the funerals of   
   eight people killed in Israeli air strikes.   
      
           Sistani ends Shia party backing   
         Ayatollah Sistani, Iraq's most revered cleric, will not back any party   
   in December's vote, an official says.   
      
      
      
         UK NEWS   
      
        Bird flu plan 'one of the best'   
         The UK's plans to deal with bird flu are "as good as" other leading   
   nations, an adviser on infectious diseases says.   
      
           Public given say on NHS reforms   
         US-style town hall meetings are being hailed as the way forward for   
   helping form public policy as the last mass health consultation takes place.   
      
           Best in intensive care but "OK"   
         Football legend George Best remains in intensive care but is "OK",   
   according to his doctor.   
      
      
      
         SCIENCE/NATURE   
      
        Italian laboratory clones 14 pigs   
         The Italian research group that produced the first horse clone has   
   announced the birth of 14 pig clones.   
      
           Supercomputer doubles own record   
         The Blue Gene supercomputer breaks its record, doubling the   
   calculations it can do a second to 280.6 trillion.   
      
           Red Planet set for close approach   
         Mars is set for a close encounter with Earth this weekend, approaching   
   to within 69.4 million km of our planet.   
      
      
      
         TECHNOLOGY   
      
        Supercomputer doubles own record   
         The Blue Gene supercomputer breaks its record, doubling the   
   calculations it can do a second to 280.6 trillion.   
      
           US internet use rises as do fears   
         Americans are using the net more than ever but are also more worried   
   about online crime, research shows.   
      
           Women valued for technology roles   
         A woman who uses a robot dog to excite others about technology has   
   been recognised for her work.   
      
      
               ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES   
      
      
      
      
        1999: Super-cyclone wreaks havoc in India   
         A massive cyclone sweeps through the state of Orissa in eastern India¸   
   killing an unknown number of people and leaving thousands homeless.   
      
           1998: Apartheid report accuses SA leaders   
         The long-awaited report by South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation   
   Commission has accused leading figures from across the political spectrum of   
   human rights violations.   
      
           1975: Franco's 36-year reign ends   
         General Franco's dictatorship is effectively ended with the   
   announcement heir designate Prince Carlos will take over as provisional head   
   of state.   
      
      
                'We will rebuild'   
               Quake survivors determined but angry at lack of help   
          National treasure   
               Latvia hopes musical festival will boost its unique instrument   
      
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