Thursday, 8 March 2012

The Week
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main headlineWhat Abdo Hussameddin has risked by standing up to Assad

Syrian minister quits to join the rebels, risking the 'liquidation' of his family by Assad's forces

Tory fetish for labour market reform has no basis in reality

George Osborne threatens further deregulation, but where's the evidence that it would inspire growth?

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main headlineTen Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 8 Mar 2012

Heart disease pill counters racism, Messi hits five for Barcelona and Government axes disabled factories

New iPad gets mixed reception despite stunning 'retina' screen

New name and Tim Cook's presentation don't go down too well, but hi-res display a winner

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main headlineJonathan Franzen calls Twitter an 'irresponsible medium'

How can you create an argument in 140 words, asks novelist - eliciting a deluge of 140-word responses

Huge solar storm hits Earth - and there's more to come

Spectacular Northern Lights expected - but it could be even better next week as Sun aims directly at us

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main headlineKony 2012 is talk of the internet - but how wise is the campaign?

A viral campaign to bring the Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony to justice has raised many questions

Australians accuse 'flabby' Jamie Oliver of hypocrisy

It must be true - it's in the tabloids: Jamie calls Aussie a 'bitch' and Cowell refuses Celebrity invitation

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main headlineWinterbottom's Trishna takes Hardy's tragic Tess to India

Freida Pinto brings a fragile dignity to this seductive study of male-female relationships