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Sarkozy to attend opening of Olympics
(Reuters)
(09 July 08:45) |
| Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy
will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics,
representing his own country and the European Union, his office
said on Wednesday. |
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Rich, developing nations meet on climate deadlock
(AFP)
(09 July 08:16) |
| AFP - Leaders of the Group of Eight rich nations were set Wednesday to press major developing powers including India and China to back a G8 offer to at least halve global carbon emissions by... |
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U.S. welcomes Sudan election law as step forward
(Reuters)
(09 July 07:57) |
| Reuters - The United States on Tuesday hailed
Sudan's new election law, which paves the way for the first
free ballot in 23 years in Africa's biggest state. |
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Abkhazia rejects proposed int'l force
(AP)
(09 July 07:04) |
| AP - The breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia has rejected a U.S. proposal to deploy an international police force there, its leader said Tuesday. |
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No boycott: Sarkozy to attend Olympics opener
(AP)
(09 July 06:58) |
| AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he will attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics, putting an end to a boycott threat. |
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Entrepreneurial spirit drives Taiwan
(Reuters)
(09 July 06:51) |
| Reuters - Computer salesman Ke Teh-an quit his job
with a major Taiwan computer manufacturer to open an
American-style diner that he hopes will make him rich. |
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Ecuador seizes TV stations, companies
(AP)
(09 July 06:15) |
| AP - Ecuador's government seized three television stations and 195 businesses on Tuesday to collect debts stemming from a bank failure in the 1990s. The economy minister resigned just hours ... |
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Thousands in Rome protest Berlusconi's policies
(AP)
(09 July 05:01) |
| AP - Thousands of protesters gathered Tuesday in a historic Rome square to denounce the policies of Premier Silvio Berlusconi in the first major opposition demonstration since the conservati... |
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2 soldiers killed in separate Afghan blasts
(AP)
(09 July 04:59) |
| AP - Two soldiers were killed and seven others injured Tuesday in two separate roadside bomb blasts in Afghanistan, officials said. |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,115
(AP)
(09 July 04:56) |
| AP - As of Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at least 4,115 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. |
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Zimbabwe minister says Mugabe ready to form unity government
(AP)
(09 July 04:50) |
| AP - Zimbabwe's foreign minister said Tuesday that President Robert Mugabe is ready to form a unity government, but remained vague on the role opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai would play. |
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US, allies want global pollution cuts -- by 2050
(AP)
(09 July 04:19) |
| AP - World leaders embraced for the first time on Tuesday an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming. Unimpressed... |
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Israel raids West Bank mall, claims Hamas link
(AP)
(09 July 02:49) |
| AP - Israeli troops stormed the shopping mall in this West Bank city Tuesday and ordered it to close, saying the popular facility is linked to the militant Islamic Hamas. |
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Amritraj rallies to advance on Newport grass
(AFP)
(09 July 02:47) |
| AFP - India's Prakash Amritraj, the son of retired tennis star Vijay Amritraj, rallied to win his first-round match here Tuesday at the 385,000-dollar ATP Hall of Fame Championships. |
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Top EADS executive called in for questioning: spokeswoman
(AFP)
(09 July 02:39) |
| AFP - The former chief financial officer of Airbus, and current head of the EADS plant in Dresden, Andreas Sperl, has been summoned to Paris for questioning in part of the corruption probe a... |
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US, allies want global pollution slashed by 2050
(AP)
(09 July 01:05) |
| AP - World leaders embraced for the first time on Tuesday an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming. Unimpressed... |
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Mexico City police chief quits after botched raid
(AP)
(09 July 01:01) |
| AP - Mexico City's police chief has quit following a botched night club raid in which 12 people died. |
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London stage pulls in record crowds: theatre bosses
(AFP)
(09 July 12:56) |
| AFP - London theatre enjoyed its most successful year ever in 2007, with 13.6 million visits, according to a report out Tuesday. |
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Afghans blame 'foreign agency' for Kabul bombing
(AP)
(09 July 12:55) |
| AP - Afghanistan blamed a foreign intelligence agency Tuesday for the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, making a veiled but clear reference to its eastern neighbor, Pakistan. |
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US chief: Iraq needs time to stabilize after fight
(AP)
(09 July 12:52) |
| AP - Even in the chin-high piles of roadside rubble, the crumbled cinderblock and the eerily empty streets of this neighborhood in western Mosul, America's top military officer sees hope. Bu... |
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Iraq presses US on timeline for troop pullout
(AP)
(09 July 12:40) |
| AP - Iraqi officials stepped up pressure on the United States on Tuesday to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw American forces, a sign of the government's growing confidence as violenc... |
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Syria says it will soon send ambassador to Paris
(AP)
(09 July 12:27) |
| AP - Syria will soon send an ambassador to Paris for the first time in two years, ending a freeze in relations between the two nations, the country's top diplomat in London said Tuesday. |
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US confident on passage of UN sanctions against Zimbabwe
(AFP)
(09 July 12:10) |
| AFP - The US ambassador to the UN said Tuesday that he was confident a sanctions resolution targeting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his cronies would be passed by the Security Counc... |
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Amid oil boom, inflation makes Saudis feel poorer
(AP)
(08 July 11:55) |
| AP - Sultan al-Mazeen recently stopped at a gas station to fill up his SUV, paying 45 cents a gallon about one-tenth what Americans pay these days. |
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Russia, Japan agree to seek end to territorial row
(AFP)
(08 July 11:04) |
| AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Tuesday agreed to resolve a decades-old territorial row "as soon as possible," Japanese officials said. |
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Yorkshire face hearing after Twenty20 row
(AFP)
(08 July 11:03) |
| AFP - Yorkshire will have to travel to Old Trafford, the home of arch-rivals Lancashire, on Thursday for a disciplinary hearing over allegations they fielded an ineligible player in a Twenty... |
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No baby break for Strauss
(AFP)
(08 July 10:47) |
| AFP - England opener Andrew Strauss intends on playing throughout the first Test against South Africa even if his wife gives birth to the couple's second child.0 |
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable for US troops
(AP)
(08 July 10:42) |
| AP - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led force... |
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China shushes parent protesters about earthquake
(AP)
(08 July 10:31) |
| AP - Angry parents whose children were crushed to death in schools that collapsed in China's mighty earthquake are no longer being allowed to march, wave banners and vent their rage in publi... |
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The first lady sings; Will the new album score?
(AP)
(08 July 10:00) |
| AP - She charmed the queen of England, captivated Israel, impressed President Bush and won over the hardest sell of all the French. |
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Siemens cutting 17K jobs worldwide to cut costs
(AP)
(08 July 09:03) |
| AP - Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Tuesday it will cut 16,750 jobs, or 4.2 percent of its global work force, to streamline operations and slice nearly $2 billion in costs in the fa... |
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Mozambique central bank warns of Zimbabwe economic threat
(AFP)
(08 July 08:59) |
| AFP - The economic meltdown in Zimbabwe has the potential to put the brakes on economic growth throughout the whole of the southern African region, Mozambique's central bank governor said on... |
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Ecuador seizes TV stations over alleged debt
(AP)
(08 July 08:49) |
| AP - Ecuadorean officials seized two private television stations in early morning raids Tuesday, and they indicated the government will run them at least temporarily. |
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Australia cardinal denies cover-up of sex abuse
(AP)
(08 July 08:47) |
| AP - Australia's top Roman Catholic cleric has denied trying to cover up a sexual abuse case involving clergy, attempting Tuesday to fight off an embarrassing scandal just days before Pope B... |
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Iraq says Jordan's king postpones Baghdad visit
(AP)
(08 July 08:47) |
| AP - Iraq's government says Jordan's king has postponed a visit to Baghdad until further notice. |
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British conomy facing 'serious risk' of recession
(AFP)
(08 July 06:58) |
| AFP - Britain's economy, buckling under the credit crunch and a slowing property market, faces a "serious risk" of recession as firms face soaring costs and falling orders, according to a su... |
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Gaza militants fire new mortar shell
(AP)
(08 July 06:50) |
| AP - The Israeli military says Gaza militants have fired a mortar shell into Israel in another violation of a shaky truce. |
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Iraq insists on withdrawal timetable
(AP)
(08 July 06:49) |
| AP - Iraq's national security adviser says his country will not accept any deal with the United States unless the agreement sets specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces. |
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G8 leaders agree on halving emissions by 2050
(AFP)
(08 July 06:32) |
| AFP - The Group of Eight major powers agreed Tuesday to at least halve global carbon emissions by 2050 in what leaders hailed as a step forward, but developing nations demanded they do much ... |
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Iranian president says no war with US, Israel
(AP)
(08 July 05:45) |
| AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that he sees no possibility of a war between his country and the United States or Israel. |
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G8 ready to seek U.N. sanctions against Zimbabwe
(Reuters)
(08 July 05:16) |
| Reuters - The Group of Eight has agreed to
seek U.N. sanctions against Zimbabwe after a violent election
that extended President Robert Mugabe's 28-year rule, Italian
Prime Minister Silvi... |
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Church of England split on women bishops
(AP)
(08 July 05:08) |
| AP - The Church of England's ruling body has voted its support for women to become bishops without giving traditionalist supporters of male-only priesthood the concessions they had sought. |
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Half children in deprived areas 'have speech problems'
(AFP)
(08 July 05:06) |
| AFP - Up to half of children in deprived parts of Britain have significant speech problems, a groundbreaking review said Tuesday, adding that the problem is currently too low a priority for ... |
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Singh says communist withdrawal won't affect govt
(AFP)
(08 July 05:06) |
| AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday that the withdrawal of communist allies from his coalition would not affect the stability of the government. |
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Afghan official suggests Pakistan linked to bomb
(AP)
(08 July 04:53) |
| AP - Afghan officials have evidence that foreigners were behind a massive suicide bombing against India's embassy in Kabul, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Tuesday, implying that Pak... |
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards warn US, Israel
(AP)
(08 July 04:40) |
| AP - Israel and U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf would be among Iran's first targets if it comes under attack, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards warned as they began a military exercise. |
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Prince Harry: Diana would be proud of charity
(AP)
(08 July 04:30) |
| AP - Prince Harry says his mother would be proud of the work he and his regiment are doing to revamp a school for disabled children in the impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho. |
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Zimbabwe talks to resume under Mbeki mediation: government
(Reuters)
(08 July 03:02) |
| Reuters - President Robert Mugabe's ruling party
and Zimbabwe's opposition are to resume talks to resolve the
country's political crisis, state media reported on Tuesday. |
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EU invites Slovakia to join euro zone
(AP)
(08 July 02:59) |
| AP - The European Union has formally invited Slovakia to join the euro zone on Jan. 1, 2009. |
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North Korea nuclear talks to resume
(AP)
(08 July 02:58) |
| AP - Negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program will resume this week for the first time in nine months, China said Tuesday. |
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