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   Jackson fans told to stay away as tickets up for grabs

   AFP - Saturday, July 4

   LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery. More »

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   The daily grind: Sex for a week boosts sperm quality

   AFP - Wednesday, July 1

   PARIS (AFP) - - Men seeking to become a dad should have sex each day, or ejaculate daily, for a week before their partner ovulates in order to maximise sperm quality, according to a study presented on Tuesday. More »

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   Schwarzenegger declares emergency in California

   AFP - Thursday, July 2

   SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger formally declared a fiscal emergency in the largest US state and called state legislators back into a special session to close a budget deficit expected to reach 24 billion dollars over the next two years. More »

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   Access to swine flu vaccine a 'critical question': WHO

   AFP - Saturday, July 4

   CANCUN (AFP) - - Universal access to a swine flu vaccine remains a "critical question," the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. More »

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   Questions mount over Jackson animal kingdom

   AFP - Monday, June 29

   LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Besides leaving a musical legacy, Michael Jackson orphaned an array of exotic pets with some of them unaccounted for and even his beloved chimpanzee Bubbles depending on donations. More »

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   Jailed Madoff's New York penthouse seized

   AFP - Friday, July 3

   NEW YORK (AFP) - - US authorities seized the Manhattan penthouse owned by convicted Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff, forcing out his wife Ruth who was still living there. More »

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   London oil market probes alleged rogue trader

   AFP - Saturday, July 4

   LONDON (AFP) - - Oil market officials in London have launched a probe into an alleged rogue trader who helped push prices to eight-month peaks this week, costing his company nearly 10 million dollars (6.12 million pounds). More »

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   British Airways says will slash spending

   AFP - Saturday, July 4

   LONDON (AFP) - - Troubled British Airways said Friday that it would slash capital expenditure by one fifth in the current financial year after posting another sharp drop in monthly passenger numbers. More »

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   Obama sure of rebound despite job loss figures

   AFP - Friday, July 3

   WASHINGTON (AFP) - - President Barack Obama said he was confident the US economy would recover, despite new data showing unemployment at a 26-year-high of 9.5 percent, which dampened hopes of a quick rebound. More »

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    Nigeria, Algeria, Niger seal $10 bln gas pipeline deal

    AFP - Saturday, July 4

    ABUJA (AFP) - - Three African countries on Friday signed an accord to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe. More »