LOMA LA LATA, Argentina — In a desert-like stretch of scrub grass and red buttes, oil companies are punching holes in the ground in search of what might be one of the biggest recent discoveries in the Americas: enough gas and oil to make a country known for beef and the tango an important energy player. Read full article > >

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Center of gravity in oil world shifts to Americas

KOLKATA, India — She spent her life fighting communists but is the biggest obstacle to economic liberalization in India today. She is the leader of a small regional party but wields more power than the prime minister. Read full article > >

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Mamata Banerjee personifies populist force in Indian politics

The operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia will be the biggest of its kind, at a cost reported to be at least $300m, according to salvage firms and the ship’s owners.

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VIDEO: Concordia salvage details revealed

Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce has pulled in the biggest audience of his career, according to new figures from Rajar.

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Ken Bruce gets best ever audience

Mecca Bingo owner Rank buys 23 casinos from Gala Coral for £205m in a deal that will make it the biggest UK casino operator.

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Mecca Bingo firm buys 23 casinos

Shares in JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, dive 9% after it reveals a surprise trading loss of $2bn (£1.2bn) on complex investments.

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JPMorgan shares plunge on loss

As Robert Griffin III’s game, character and talents have been poked, prodded and turned inside-out in the weeks leading up to the draft, the biggest uncertainty posed by analysts and talent evaluators surrounds Griffin’s ability to fit into the Redskins’ offensive scheme. Read full article > >

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Former coaches, experts believe Griffin will fit well into Redskins’ system

At least 4,000 people are taking part later in the biggest security exercise ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Olympic security test to begin

UK retail sales volumes jumped 1.8% in March compared with the previous month, official figures show, the biggest rise in more than a year.

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Sharp increase in UK retail sales

One of the biggest studies of wind farms’ impact on birds suggests they leave many species unaffected, though cause problems to some.

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Wind farms ‘not big bird mincers’

One of the biggest studies of wind farms’ impact on birds suggests they leave many species unaffected, though cause problems to some.

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Wind farms ‘not big bird mincers’

One of the biggest teaching unions votes to join other public sector workers to challenge any government attempts to introduce regional pay.

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Teachers back regional pay battle

Advertisements for the CBS newsmagazine show “60 Minutes” once boasted that for anyone hiding a secret, four of the most dreaded words in the English language were “Mike Wallace is here.” As the biggest star of the longest-running, highest-rated, most influential news show since its 1968 debut, Mr. Wallace helped define television journalism with an adversarial interviewing style that was as admired as it was feared. Read full article > >

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Mike Wallace dies: Veteran journalist and former ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent was 93

The prize in a US lottery has reached $540m (£340m) and organisers say this is the biggest lottery jackpot in history.

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VIDEO: Is Mega Millions jackpot too big?

Clashes break out between Sudan and South Sudan in what is described as the biggest confrontation since the South’s independence last July.

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Fierce clashes on Sudan borders