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| Aug.1 |
London |
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HSBC to axe 30,000 global jobs |
| Aug.2 |
Spain |
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Spain debt fears delay PM's holiday |
| Aug.4 |
Paris |
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IMF head faces tycoon deal probe A French court is to investigate Christine Lagarde for abuse of authority as French finance minister
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European Union |
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Barroso: Euro crisis is spreading European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has warned that the sovereign debt crisis is spreading beyond the periphery of the eurozon...
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Ohio |
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McCartney voices phone-hack fears |
| Aug.5 |
Norway |
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Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4
Map of Svalbard Norway A 17-year-old British boy is dead and four others are severely injured after a bear attacked their tents as they took part in a school trip
| Aug.6 |
Ohio |
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McCartney to contact police over hacking |
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Beijing |
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Milan win Italian Super Cup |
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London |
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Riots over fatal police shooting |
| Aug.7 |
European Union |
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Emergency talks on market turmoil
| Aug.8 |
New York |
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Hotel housekeeper suing Strauss-Kahn Nafissatou Diallo filed a civil lawsuit against her alleged attacker Dominique Strauss-Kahn
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London |
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Violence hits new parts of London
Fires have been burning in parts of London after a third day of violence and looting on the city's streets
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London |
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Further riots spreads across England 
Rioting has spread across London on a third night of violence, with unrest flaring up in other English cities | |
| Aug.9 |
London |
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British parliament recalled over riots
Some 16,000 police officers will be on London's streets later in a bid to prevent a fourth night of rioting
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London |
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'No evidence' man fired on police
An independent police body reported that there was no evidence that the man who was fatally shot in Tottenham had opened fire at officers
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European Union |
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Shares back up in volatile trade
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London |
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UK police swell ranks to stem riots Sporadic violence has broken out around England, although London remained largely quiet with a heavy police presence on the streets
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London |
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After 4 nights of violence, tentative calm Hours before, police reported outbreaks of violence in Wolverhampton and West Bromwich, about 100 miles north of London
| Aug.10 |
London |
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Cameron: 'Fightback is under way' 
In Britain a massive police presence backed by strong words from the prime minister | |
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West Germany |
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Germany finally beat Brazil |
| Aug.11 |
London |
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PM: Police waited too long to act British Prime Minster David Cameron told lawmakers Thursday that the police in London had initially waited too long to arrest rioters
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New York |
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Markets mixed in volatile trading
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London |
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UK unveils new measures on riots
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France |
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Four EU nations ban short-selling
| Aug.12 |
London |
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More than 1,900 arrested in Britain Britain's accused rioters are facing the courts in growing numbers, as the streets remain quiet and the police continue their efforts | |
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European Union |
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Global stock markets extend gains
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Rome |
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New Italian debt plan announced
| Aug.13 |
London |
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Ex-NYC top cop to advise UK on gangs Bill Bratton will advise the British government on tackling the street gangs blamed for the violence that raged nationwide
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Berlin |
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Germany marks 50 years since Berlin Wall
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Bavaria |
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Cable car in mid-air rescue drama
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Scotland |
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Leak at North Sea oil platform
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England |
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England thrash India to reach summit |
| Aug.14 |
England |
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2 face murder charges in British riots
Two men appeared briefly in court, police in Birmingham said, charged with murder over the hit-and-run deaths of three men during riots
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Spain |
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Toddler rescued from rubbish container
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Barcelona |
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Fabregas joins Barcelona from Arsenal |
| Aug.15 |
Scotland |
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North Sea leak not expected on land
| Aug.16 |
London |
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Hacking 'discussed' at News of the World MPs have released a letter from a journalist jailed for phone hacking, alleging senior News of the World figures knew what was going on
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Paris |
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Merkel, Sarkozy huddle as euro struggles The leaders of Europe's two most important economies meet Tuesday to try to help the battered euro
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Germany |
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Sharp slowdown in German growth
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Paris |
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Leaders demand 'euro governance' The French and German leaders have called for 'true economic governance' for the eurozone in response to the euro debt crisis | |
| Aug.17 |
Somalia |
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UK minister visits Mogadishu
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Barcelona |
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Barca wins 10th Spanish Supercup |
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Madrid |
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Protest as Spain readies for Pope
| Aug.18 |
European Union |
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Markets plummet as fears return
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London |
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Riot sentences stir backlash in Britain
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Kabul |
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Double explosions near British compound
Two explosions have hit the Afghan capital, Kabul, near a compound run by the British government; sporadic gunfire was also heard
| Aug.19 |
European Union |
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Markets recover from worst losses Markets in Europe have recovered the worst of the day's falls after a steadier start for US shares
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Belgium |
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Belgian festival deaths reach five
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European Union |
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Markets finish week on low note
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Spain |
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Spanish footballers strike over wages
| Aug.20 |
England |
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Footage shows rioters firing at UK police
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Madrid |
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Thousands at papal Mass in Madrid
| Aug.21 |
England |
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Red Arrows pilot died at show
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Ohio |
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Murray beats injured Djokovic |
| Aug.22 |
New York |
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Strauss-Kahn case 'to be dropped'
| Aug.23 |
Lesser Antilles |
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Fire destroys private home of Branson
A lightning strike sparked a fire that destroyed the Caribbean island home of Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson
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New York |
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Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed A New York judge has dismissed the sexual assault case against former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn | |
| Aug.25 |
Southern California |
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Two European tourists die in desert
| Aug.26 |
Monaco |
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Barca claim Super Cup win Cesc Fabregas scored his first goal for Barcelona as the European champions defeated Europa League winners Porto 2-0 in Monaco
| Aug.28 |
Belgium |
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Vettel wins Belgian Grand Prix at Spa |
| Aug.30 |
Lithuania |
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Planes collide during training in Lithuania
| Aug.31 |
Germany |
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Islamist admits US German attack