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This week Dateline invites you into the virtual world of Egypt's online community.

Facebook victim awarded thousands

A British businessman has won damages against an old friend who put libellous and unauthorised information about him on Facebook.

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Kamchatka bears like this one have trapped workers in a remote Russian mine (Getty Images)

Mine workers trapped by hungry bears

At least 30 hungry bears have trapped a group of geologists at their remote survey site in Russia's Far East after killing two of their co-workers last week.
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