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Haiti earthquake death toll rises
03:05, Feb 10 2010
The estimated death toll from the earthquake in Haiti has risen to 230,000 - on a par with the 2004 Asian tsunami
The death toll from the January 12 quake rose to 230,000 from 212,000, Haiti's government said, adding that more bodies remain uncounted.
The government initially estimated on January 24 that 150,000 died in the tragedy, apparently from bodies being recovered in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Port-au-Prince, the capital that was near the epicentre.
Communications minister Marie-Laurence Jocelyn Lassegue said the government now estimates the death toll to be 230,000.
But she said the new figure is not definitive. She said it does not include bodies buried by private funeral homes in private cemeteries or the dead buried by their own families.
Romney returns to winning ways 00:05, Feb 12 2012
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Salmond insists on no-strings poll 00:05, Feb 12 2012
Alex Salmond has again insisted that plans for an independence referendum must have "no strings attached" from Westminster. more
Call to embrace community energy 00:05, Feb 12 2012
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PM quashes Lansley speculation 00:05, Feb 12 2012
David Cameron has sought to quash speculation over the survival of health secretary Andrew Lansley and his controversial NHS shake-up. more
PM 'plans football racism summit' 00:05, Feb 12 2012
David Cameron is expected to step into the row over racism in football by staging a Downing Street summit on the issue. more
Anger over marriage tax breaks 00:05, Feb 12 2012
George Osborne has infuriated Tory MPs by reportedly ruling out tax breaks for married couples in the Budget. more
Murdoch expected in wake of arrests 22:05, Feb 11 2012
Rupert Murdoch is expected to fly to London next week after reassuring staff he would not sell The Sun in the wake of a second wave of arrests at the newspaper. more
Man charged with stabbing murder 21:05, Feb 11 2012
A man has been charged with murder after another man was stabbed to death on, police said. more
Protesters show Syria solidarity 19:05, Feb 11 2012
Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in London in a show of solidarity with protesters across the Middle East and North Africa. more
Six bailed in corruption probe 19:05, Feb 11 2012
Six people arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of corruption have been released on bail, Scotland Yard said. more
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