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As the dawn breaks on 2008 we look ahead to some of the year's most significant dates

I Bill Gates ends his daily duties at Microsoft in the Summer. The multi-billionaire. inSists he is not retiring. rather 're-ordering his priorities and working more closely With his foundation. which has already given away S7bn to good causes. Mr Gates clears Out his desk on 31 July.

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formula of the Etirows|on Song contest Will be tinkered With this year when it heads for the Serbian capital. Belgrade. Two semi-finals will determine the participating nations in May’s Grand Final. Fear not. the UK's place is already cemented as

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I On 25 Ma; NASA‘s Phoenix spaceCrait '.‘.’lll land on the northern pole of Mars and begin to conduct remote experiments in this arctic region to determine whether

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lunar eclipse on 21 Feb. which Will be Visible in Africa. SOuth America and even in Blighty.

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