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Hawking turns 70 and thanks his dad
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ANC reaches 100 but there's little rejoicing
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Sea France slips into bankruptcy
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Oil spill ship breaks apart in storm
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Mitt Romney rivals brand him dishonest
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Man, 50, killed by police car on 999 call
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Labour criticises fingerprint decision
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BA jet in emergency Heathrow landing
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Christmas showers, new year flowers?
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Scientists sound the alarm over edelweiss
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Bungee jumper lives after cord snaps
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Former fighter pilot told plane 'unsafe'
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Coin fetches 138m times its face value
A one-cent coin from the earliest days of the US Mint has sold for a record $1.38 million at a Florida auction. The coin was minted in Philadelphia in 1793, the first year the US made its own coins. The price is believed be the highest ever for a US copper coin sold at auction. The unnamed buyer was said to be a "major collector".
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