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BBC News - What do we know about the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
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The Deepwater Horizon rig disaster caused the deaths of 11 crew and a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Since the 20 April catastrophe there has been much discussion in US Congressional hearings and the media about the sequence of events that led up to it.
Here is a summary of what we
Since the 20 April catastrophe there has been much discussion in US Congressional hearings and the media about the sequence of events that led up to it.
Here is a summary of what we
BBC News - Timeline: BP oil spill
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On 20 April, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and causing an oil spill that soon became the worst environmental disaster in US history.
Here is a chronology of events in the months since, as BP has struggled to stem the leak and oil has washed
Here is a chronology of events in the months since, as BP has struggled to stem the leak and oil has washed
BBC News - Q&A: Why estimates of the BP oil spill keep changing
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Estimates of the amount of oil escaping from BP's damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico have risen 60-fold since the disaster unfolded on 20 April. So why have the calculations varied so much and how is the spill measured?
Just how sharply have the estimates changed?
US scientists issued a figure
Just how sharply have the estimates changed?
US scientists issued a figure
BBC News - Untangling the BlackBerry ban
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Saudi Arabia plans to block the messenger function on BlackBerry handsets from Friday while the United Arab Emirates has said it will definitely instigate a similar ban next month. Why has BlackBerry become the thorn in the side of the Gulf states?
The case of Research in Motion versus Saudi and
The case of Research in Motion versus Saudi and
BBC - Mark Mardell's America: Two views of immigration from California
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She's insistent th
BBC News - Europe exporting electronic waste despite ban
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Old televisions and computers containing hazardous substances are still being exported from Europe despite a ban aimed at stopping the trade, which poisons workers at makeshift recycling plants in Africa and Asia.
In Rotterdam a Dutch customs officer swings open a heavy metal door to reveal a pi
In Rotterdam a Dutch customs officer swings open a heavy metal door to reveal a pi
BBC News - Shadrake case highlights Singapore censorship battle
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The title of Alan Shadrake's book leaves little room for doubt as to the tone of the content.
"Once A Jolly Hangman - Singapore Justice in the Dock" is a critique of the way the death penalty is applied in the city state. It alleges double standards and a lack of impartiality.
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"Once A Jolly Hangman - Singapore Justice in the Dock" is a critique of the way the death penalty is applied in the city state. It alleges double standards and a lack of impartiality.
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