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Forty years ago, the term Stockholm Syndrome was coined at the end of a six-day bank siege. Why is it cited time and again in hostage situations?

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Rovers Return landlady Stella Price will leave the ITV soap next year "with a bang", producers vow.

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North and South Korea begin talks on resuming the reunions of families separated by the Korean War, after a three-year stop.

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HONG KONG, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Alibaba Group is planning a management structure that would allow its partners to nominate the board and retain control over decision-making after it goes public, the Hong Kong Economic Times (HKET) daily reported on Friday.

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British trio Elena Baltacha, Dan Evans and James Ward win through to the third round of qualifying for the US Open.

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In his latest BBC Sport column, Lewis Hamilton talks about fitness during the F1 break, a new diet and his love of the Spa track.

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England's women beat Olympic champions the Netherlands on penalties to reach their first European final in 22 years.

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American sprinter Tyson Gay's positive test was for a banned steroid that carries a two-year suspension, the BBC has learned.

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UN agencies say the number of children forced to flee Syria has reached one million, describing the figure as "a shameful milestone".

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Aug 23 (Reuters) - 21st Century Technology PLC : * Tech - Mark Elliott, acting Finance director, agreed to act as

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SEOUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Seoul shares ended higher to snap a five-day losing streak on Friday, tracking Asian markets' rise as the technology and shipbuilding sectors rallied on strong U.S. and euro zone data that suggested the global economy is improving.

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Aug 23 (Reuters) - Baring Private Equity Asia is set to buy a controlling stake in Hexaware Technologies Ltd, an Indian outsourcing services provider, for about $400 million, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

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The former archbishop of Glasgow says Cardinal Keith O'Brien blocked a report into sex abuse in the church.

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Coastal species such as puffins and little terns could be "seriously affected" by climate change, the National Trust says.

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A 24-year-old British woman's left leg has had to be amputated below the knee after she was hit by a New York taxi, say doctors.

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The 2001 Oscar-nominated French film Amelie, starring Audrey Tatou, is on its way to Broadway.

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Nearly 20 million people in China could be exposed to water contaminated with arsenic, a new analysis suggests.

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VIENNA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Zumtobel's two top executives have quit over differences with the board over strategy and will be replaced by former Infineon Chief Executive Ulrich Schumacher.

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* To buy about 42 pct from Hexaware founders, General Atlantic

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The chief executive of the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Board says no-one will be frog-marched out of any residential care home in Northern Ireland.

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