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  • Tourism near the Gaza border
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:43:21 GMT
    At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border.
  • Wrong tax bill for millions in UK
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:44:34 GMT
    Almost six million people in the UK have paid the wrong amount of income tax in the past year, with some facing a bill of up to £1,400 - although others can expect a rebate.
  • Six million facing new tax bills
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:40:43 GMT
    HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
  • Cairo literary business booming
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:50:18 GMT
    Egypt's literary scene is thriving, with a new generation of writers and poets taking advantage of an increasing number of small publishers and social networking sites to get their work noticed.

Citywire News

  • The end of the 'cheap mortgage'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    Linton Chiswick questions whether the regulator is about to call time on the last remaining ?cheap mortgage?.

BBC News

  • Iran stoning woman 'to be lashed'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:35:49 GMT
    An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says.
  • Federer sails through in New York
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:19:53 GMT
    Five-time champion Roger Federer cruises into the fourth round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Paul-Henri Mathieu.
  • Six die in Barbados shop attack
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:04:01 GMT
    Armed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside.
  • Dagestan car bombing kills five
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:31:15 GMT
    A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five people and wounds at least 26 others.

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