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12:34 UK time, Thursday, 31 January 2013
The dense smog engulfing Beijing is convincing people across China that modernisation at all costs is too high a price, writes the BBC's Damian Grammaticas.
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UK to host Afghan-Pakistani talks
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Dolphins 'saved' by distress call
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02:40 UK time, Thursday, 31 January 2013
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