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Mandelson fires new salvo in free trade row with Sarkozy
AFP - 48 minutes agoLONDON (AFP) - - EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson hit out again Sunday in his battle with French President Nicolas Sarkozy over world trade talks by attacking "populist and self-serving" rhetoric on the issue. More »
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Sarkozy wonders whether European rates 'reasonable' at 4.25 percent
AFP - 1 hour 51 minutes agoPARIS (AFP) - - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday questioned the European Central Bank's decision to hike interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25 percent, asking at a ruling party meeting whether it was "reasonable." More »
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Leg cramp in 200 heat spoils Gay's bid for Beijing double
AFP - 1 hour 58 minutes agoEUGENE, Oregon (AFP) - - There will be no golden double for world 100- and 200-meter champion Tyson Gay at the Beijing Olympics after a severe left hamstring cramp Saturday at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials. More »
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Freed Betancourt given clean bill of health
AFP - Sunday, July 6PARIS (AFP) - - Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt said she had been given a clean bill of health on Saturday after a series of medical tests at a Paris military hospital. More »
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ABBA will never reform, ex-member tells British newspaper
AFP - Sunday, July 6LONDON (AFP) - - Swedish pop group ABBA will never reform despite the success of "Mamma Mia!", the musical and film based on their hits, former member and songwriter Bjoern Ulvaeus said in an interview. More »
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Ferrari to slash sports cars' carbon emissions: president
AFP - Sunday, July 6BERLIN (AFP) - - Sports car manufacturer Ferrari intends to cut its vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half and is working on developing hybrid vehicles, the company president said Saturday. More »
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Hundreds of thousands attend Madrid Gay Pride parade
AFP - Sunday, July 6MADRID (AFP) - - Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters on Saturday took part in a colourful parade across Madrid, the capital of a country that has become a world leader in gay rights. More »
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EU ministers 'discover' biofuels not an obligation after all
AFP - Sunday, July 6PARIS (AFP) - - European Union energy ministers said at an informal meeting Saturday they had been labouring for 18 months under the false impression that an EU plan to fight global warming included an obligation to develop controversial biofuels. More »
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Betancourt leaves hospital after medical check-up
AFP - Sunday, July 6PARIS (AFP) - - Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt on Saturday left a Paris hospital after medical tests which her sister said were "satisfactory" following her six years as a hostage of rebels in the jungle. More »
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Iran offers talks but without nuclear freeze
AFP - Sunday, July 6TEHRAN (AFP) - - Iran on Saturday offered to negotiate on its nuclear drive but without a freeze on uranium enrichment, in its first comments since responding to an international package aimed at ending the standoff. More »
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- British police arrest suspect for murder of French studentsAFP -Sunday, July 6
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- New mass protest against govt, US beef in SKoreaAFP -Sunday, July 6
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