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Portugal |
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Greece reach final over Czech Rep
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London |
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Superb Sharapova powers into final
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| Jul.2 |
Italy |
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Finance minister 'resigns'
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London |
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Rain plays havoc with men's semis
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| Jul.3 |
 London |
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  Sharapova wins Wimbledon over Serena 17-year-old poise to upset Williams 6-1 6-4 and win her first Wimbledon crown
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France |
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Serial killer helps find body
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| Jul.4 |
London |
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  Federer fights back to retain Wimbledon Roger Federer had to dig deep as he beats Andy Roddick and claim a second successive title in a rain-hit final
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| Jul.5 |
 Portugal |
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 Greece win Euro 2004 over Portugal| A 57th minute goal from Angelos Charisteas gave Greece a 1-0 victory in one of the biggest upsets in international football | |
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 Greece |
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Greece welcomes back squad The football team were greeted with a heroes' welcome as they celebrated their Euro 2004 triumph
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| Jul.6 |
France |
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Nazon has third stage Tour triumph
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 Austria |
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President Klestil dies at 71 Thomas Klestil brought calm to an office frayed by controversy surrounding his predecessor's past in the Nazi army
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Athens |
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Olympics hotels face strike threat Hotel workers in Athens are threatening to go on strike during the Olympic games next month
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| Jul.7 |
France |
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OECD slams Russia's Yukos trial
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 France |
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 Armstrong takes Tour lead Lance Armstrong took the yellow jersey as his US Postal team dominated team time trial
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| Jul.8 |
Sweden |
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Court overturns Lindh killer sentence
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France |
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O'Grady victory as Voeckler leads
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| Jul.9 |
 Netherlands |
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 U.N.: Israel barrier 'violates law'| The U.N.'s highest judicial authority has decided Israel's planned 425-mile-long barrier in the West Bank must be dismantled | |
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European Union |
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Philip Morris settles $1bn row
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| Jul.11 |
England |
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 Schumacher seals easy win Michael held off Kimi Raikkonen to win the British Grand Prix for his 10th victory of the year
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France |
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Hushovd surges to Tour stage glory
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| Jul.12 |
France |
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Domenech appointed French coach
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Italy |
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African migrants land in Italy
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| Jul.13 |
 Iraq |
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 Bulgarian hostage killed Al-Jazeera reported had received tw2o videotapes, one showing the killing of the hostage
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| Jul.14 |
London |
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'Serious flaws' in Iraq intelligence| Butler Report: Intelligence used to justify war with Iraq has now been shown to be unreliable | |
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Iraq |
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Bulgaria hostages 'alive in Iraq'
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France |
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Virenque storms to Bastille glory
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| Jul.15 |
Scotland |
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Casey, Levet take lead at British Open
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| Jul.16 |
Gaza |
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Group frees French hostages
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| Jul.17 |
Scotland |
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Hamilton keeps big names at bay
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| Jul.18 |
France |
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 France angered over Sharon's call Israeli Prime Minister urged French Jews to emigrate immediately to Israel to escape 'the wildest anti-Semitism'
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Scotland |
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Hamilton wins Open Championship Little-known 38-year-old American beat Ernie Els in a play-off
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| Jul.19 |
Paris |
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Sharon 'not welcome' in France| Israeli Prime is not welcome in France until he explains his call on French Jews to move to Israel | |
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France |
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EU parliament begins new session  732 members of the newly-enlarged Parliament meet for the first time in Strasbourg
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| Jul.20 |
England |
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 Blair defends Iraq war decision Blair said errors in pre-war intelligence do not mean the Iraq conflict was unjustified
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France |
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Armstrong rides into yellow
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| Jul.21 |
England |
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20,000 posts go in defence cuts
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France |
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Barroso to be EU Commission president
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| Jul.22 |
France |
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Armstrong win 16th stage
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| Jul.23 |
England |
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U.S. seeking cleric's extradition
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| Jul.24 |
France |
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Armstrong wins the 19th stage Lance outclassed the field on the penultimate stage 55km time trial of the Tour de France
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| Jul.25 |
Paris |
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Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France| Armstrong, bettered the 5 Tour wins of cycling greats Merckx, Anquetil, Hinault and Miguel Indurain | |
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 Germany |
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Schumacher matches own win record World champion cruised to his 11th win in 12 races this season with a crushing victory for Ferrari in Grand Prix
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| Jul.26 |
European Union |
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  EU to push for sanctions on Sudan Foreign ministers are to join the U.S. and push for United Nations sanctions
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Germany |
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Klinsmann agrees Germany contract
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Spain |
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Dead whales after NATO exercises
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| Jul.29 |
England |
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Report: Afghanistan could implode A British parliamentary committee has warned that Afghanistan is likely to 'implode, with terrible consequences'
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| Jul.30 |
Belgium |
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Gas blast kills 14
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Italy |
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Train bombing suspect to be extradited
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 Kentucky |
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Williams shocks Tyson Danny Williams made a 4th-round knockout of 38-year-old Mike Tyson in their heavyweight fight in Kentucky
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| Jul.31 |
 Chad |
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French army moves to Sudan border France is deploying 200 soldiers to help secure Chad's eastern border with Darfur region
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