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Portugal |
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Agassi beat Safin 6-3, 6-3
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| Dec.3 |
Berlin |
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Germany demands more voting power
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| Dec.5 |
Netherlands |
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Defense in Lockerbie opens case
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| Dec.6 |
France |
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Protesters against EU summit
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Northern England |
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Manchester United is wealthiest
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| Dec.7 |
 France |
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EU summit, protesters| Riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters | |
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| Dec.8 |
France |
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EU deadlocked over enlargement
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Spain |
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Australia, Spain 1-1
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France |
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Airbus grounds jets
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| Dec.10 |
 Spain |
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 Spain won its first Davis Cup| Ferrero defeated Australian Hewitt 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 for 3-1 lead | |
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Romania |
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Polls give Iliescu 70%
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France |
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EU is ready for enlargement Summit leaders agreed to prepare for the EU expansion to 28 or more countries
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Sweden |
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Nobel Prize winners get awards
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| Dec.11 |
 Romania |
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Ex-president wins landslide| Ion Iliescu had won 67% and will return to power for a 3rd term. Tudor got 33% | |
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France |
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Zidane won FIFA player of the year World Player of the Year for the 2nd time led the way as France won Euro 2000
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| Dec.12 |
 Ireland |
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Clinton tell N. Irish stay with peace Clinton says that only 3 or 4 issues remained to be overcome
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Spain |
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Russian media magnate arrested
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| Dec.13 |
Greece |
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Group claimed murder
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Ireland |
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Clinton confronted by hardliners
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| Dec.16 |
 Rome |
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Haider protests| 500 demonstrators marching against the visit of Austrian far-right leader to the Vatican clashed with Italian riot police | |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Briton hurt in blast
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Poland |
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Nurses block borders
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| Dec.17 |
Rome |
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Haider Insults Italy Leaders On the last day of visit to Rome Haider provoked a political row by saying that the government was soft on immigration
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Northern Italy |
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10 die in mountain accidents Climbers are fell in various incidents after slipping on ice when weather conditions in the Alps turned hostile
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France |
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 Concorde to fly again Transportation Minister said that flight tests on grounded Concorde jets could begin in January 2001
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| Dec.19 |
Naples |
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US warship visit diverted The aircraft carrier canceled a port visit to Naples after the threat of terrorist attack
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| Dec.21 |
 Austria |
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Austria bans German beef Austria has banned imports of German cattle and beef to minimise the risk of contamination
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| Dec.22 |
Spain |
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 Bail granted to Gusinsky Russian media boss is being released from jail by Spain on $5.5 million bail
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 England |
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Mystery around Madonna wedding No formal announcement hours after the wedding was scheduled
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France |
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Court acquits cycling star
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| Dec.24 |
 Vatican |
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 Pope appeals for Mid East peace| Celebrating a Christmas Eve Mass in Vatican, John Paul II said troubles in the Holy Land had left him worried | |
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| Dec.25 |
England |
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2 fall from planes 2 men are have fallen to their deaths from planes in unrelated accidents
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France |
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Dinner fire kill 8 Fire started as 2 families were sitting down for Christmas Eve dinner. Victims include 5 children
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 Czech Republic |
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Staff cut TV broadcasts Newsroom staff are refusing to accept new station director alleging that he has links to politics
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| Dec.26 |
Czech Republic |
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Rally to support TV staff Jjournalists fired for seizing the public-service station
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| Dec.27 |
Wales |
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Snow chaos 6 inches of snow fell in parts of Wales overnight
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| Dec.28 |
London |
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Paraglider lands at Buckingham Queen and other members of the Royal family were away
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Spain |
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Oil spill ruling causes stir Government may appeal a judge's ruling that cleared 25 people of criminal acts
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| Dec.31 |
 Netherlands |
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5 killed in cafe fire Also 130 injured after fire at cafe packed with teenagers celebrating New Year
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