War wounds

How conflict has driven medical advance

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  • First otter reaches Farne Islands

    An otter has survived a “perilous” three-mile sea crossing to the Farne Islands for the first time, the National Trust says.

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  • ‘Elite troops’ needed in DR Congo

    The 3,000 extra UN troops being sent to DR Congo must be elite soldiers from Europe, the UN’s ex-peacekeeping chief says.

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  • Fierce gun battle rocks Mogadishu

    At least 15 people are killed as insurgents attack the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.

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  • SA ‘racist’ killer faces prison

    A judge is due to sentence an 18-year-old white South African, who has admitted killing four black people.

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  • Rwandan growth could reach 10%

    Rwanda’s booming manufacturing and farming sectors could push growth in the country to 10% this year, its central bank says.

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  • Tigers can finish high - Cousin

    Hull City striker Daniel Cousin expects the Tigers to remain in the Premier League at the end of the season.

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  • ‘Not just pirates’

    Somali man says world ignores their real problems

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  • Violence against Amsterdam gays a problem

    Amsterdam faces an ingrained problem of violence against gay men, despite its reputation as a haven of tolerance, according to a study released Thursday.

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  • EU announces interest in Arctic region

    Russian explorers on Aug. 3, 2007, planted a Russian flag  during a remote-controlled dive in the Arctic Ocean under the ice at the North Pole.The European Union’s executive body said Thursday that the bloc should try to obtain its fair share of oil, gas, minerals and fish exposed by the melting of the Arctic ice cap.

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