Pakistan poll: President Zardari's party ‘makes gains’

03 Mar BBC

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s beleaguered ruling political party has made gains in the Senate elections, unofficial results indicate. They show that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won 19 seats, becoming the largest party.

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Nepal in new bid to settle Mount Everest height

03 Mar. BBC

Nepal is seeking help from the international community to settle a long-running dispute about the height of Mount Everest, officials have said. China has long argued about how the peak’s height should be measured, and the countries appeared to have agreed Nepal’s figure of 8,848m in 2010.

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Breast cancer death rate drops over 10pc in five years

03 Mar Daily telegraph

The proportion of women dying from breast cancer has dropped by more than 10 per cent in five years thanks to better treatment for the disease, say scientists. The researchers, who looked at cancer rates across Europe, found death rates from the disease in Britain have dropped so much they are now,

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