Russia's suicide rate doubles
The suicide rate in Russia has almost doubled since 1990, with nearly 57,500 Russians taking their own lives every year, according to figures released by the World Health...
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An identity crisis for the rate-surfer
Portsmouth resident Liz Valette, 59, is a self-confessed "rate tart". She surfs the net for interest rate deals to make the most of her savings. "I have to keep opening n...
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We were made to look second rate
The Age
Those in the southern hemisphere who have lampooned this England team for so long must now begrudgingly admit this is a special side, capable of becoming the f...
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Sexy new high-octane Cup threatens the birth rate
Dave Podmore is not the kind of guy who visits supermarkets all that often - what's the point when you're married to someone who can do the kind of things with a Nectar c...
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The worst tourists ever? How Zimbabwe rate
Steven Lynch, editor of Wisden CricInfo
1. 1958 New Zealanders: Lost 4-0, one drawn.
"England won 4-0 but it would have been all five had it not rained so much at T...
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Sars death rate expected to rise
Health experts gathered in Canada today to consider ways to prevent the spread of the Sars virus, while the World Health Organisation warned that the death rate from the ...
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Secured lending rises following interest rate cut
Borrowers are leaving their credit cards in their wallets and taking out secured loans instead, official figures from the Bank of England suggested today.
While growth ...
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Ndah maintains his strike rate as Wolves hit the ton
FA Cup weekend full of controversy and calamity found its apotheosis in its final game last night as two deflections and a couple of rebounds brought the tie its four goa...
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Fed's rate peg disappoints panicky investors
The Federal Reserve disappointed panicky investors last night when it resisted calls for a confidence-boosting rate cut and left US borrowing costs on hold at 1.25%.
De...
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Swaziland has world's highest Aids rate
The landlocked African kingdom of Swaziland is believed to have the world's highest rate of HIV, with almost four out of 10 adults infected with the virus which causes Ai...
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