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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Friday, 10 July, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
China reimposes curfew in Urumqi
A curfew is reimposed in the restive Chinese city of Urumqi after worshippers defy an order to stay away from mosques.
Clinton plea for N Korea captives
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she hopes North Korea will free two jailed American reporters.
Burma trial hears defence witness
The trial of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi hears from one of the two defence witnesses allowed.
TECHNOLOGY
Call for limits on web snooping
Governments and companies should limit the amount of surveillance they carry out on web users, says Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
Smart clothes could take photos
Smart fabrics that may one day be able to take images of their surroundings are under development by US researchers.
Royal household turns to Twitter
The micro-blogging revolution has reached Buckingham Palace as a Twitter account for the British Monarchy goes live.
DON'T MISS
The Bottom Line on Radio 4
Evan Davis and guests discuss the battle for time: who holds the keys to the diary?
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