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Athens |
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Police tear gas anti-austerity protesters |
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Greece |
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Greek leaders meet to discuss bail-out
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| May.2 |
 Greece |
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Bailout worth $146 billion Greece has accepted an international aid package worth 110 billion euros over 3 years. The deal includes a budget deficit cut its to 3% of G...
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United Kingdom |
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Bribe claim shakes world snooker |
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| May.3 |
Greece |
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Greeks strike over austerity measures |
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Louisiana |
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BP vows to clean up Gulf of Mexico oil slick
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Ireland |
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Flights banned in Ireland and parts of UK
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| May.4 |
Athens |
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Greeks protest austerity measures
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New York |
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Picasso work fetches record price |
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Greece |
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Tansport halts as strike extends| Trains, planes and ferries are at a standstill, as a general strike has been called across Greeece as protests against spending cuts and tax rises continue | |
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| May.5 |
Athens |
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Three dead as Greek strike grows violent| Police sirens and tear gas filled the streets around parliament building after protests against government. 3 people dying in a fire inside a bank. President warns the country i... | |
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Southern France |
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Marseille win French title |
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Milan |
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Inter Milan win Italian Cup |
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United Kingdom |
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Volcanic ash grounds flights for 2nd day |
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Louisiana |
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Gulf oil spill: First leak capped, says BP |
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| May.6 |
Greece |
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Greece approves austerity plan
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage
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England |
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Election candidate injured in plane crash |
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 London |
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Conservatives head for big gains 
The Conservatives are on course to be the largest party in a hung parliament, after nearly 200 election results
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| May.7 |
London |
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Her majesty may have the final word
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Spain |
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'Death flights' suspect returned |
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London |
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Tories and Lib Dems in deal talks Talks between senior Conservatives and Liberal Democrats continued as the parties tried to broker a deal to form the next government
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European Union |
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Eurozone approves Greece bail-out
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| May.8 |
European Union |
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EU leaders seek to calm markets
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Spain |
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Ash cloud shuts Spanish airports
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London |
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Clegg meets Cameron for private talks
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Washington |
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Obama 'very concerned' about Greece
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Belgium |
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EU finance ministers to debate stabilisation
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London |
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Al Fayed to sell iconic store Harrods |
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| May.9 |
European Union |
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Volcanic ash cloud disrupts flights Ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano prompted flight cancellations in parts of Europe again. Eurocontro expects 500 flights below average
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London |
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Eight-goal Chelsea claim title
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Moscow |
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U.S., UK troops march through Moscow
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Ruhr |
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German coalition 'loses key poll' |
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Barcelona |
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Webber claims Spanish Grand Prix |
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 Belgium |
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EU approves $560B crisis fund| Europe's finance ministers approved in an emergency meeting a 'stabilization mechanism' that could provide 440 billion euros for a aid package. The members of the single currency bloc will have access to 440bn euros of loan guarantees and 60... | |
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| May.10 |
Louisiana |
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BP working 'parallel paths' to stop oil gush |
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London |
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Brown 'stepping down as Labour leader' Gordon Brown has announced he will step down as party leader by September - as his party opens formal talks with the Lib Dems
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Global |
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Shares and oil prices surge after EU deal
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London |
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Coalition talks reached 'crunch time'
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| May.11 |
London |
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David Cameron named UK prime minister Cameron immediately began forming his coalition government, appointing several Liberal Democrat leaders to Cabinet posts
| Lib Dems leader Nick Clegg, who was named deputy PM, announced his party's agreement into entering such a partnership. Clegg sought to allay party members' concerns going into the arrangement
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Spain |
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Spain to unveil deep budget cuts
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| May.12 |
 Libya |
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Child is sole Libya jet crash survivor 
Map of Tripoli Libya 92 passengers and 11 crew members were killed. An 8-year-old boy who is a Dutch citizen is the sole survivor of a deadly Afriqiyah Airways crash
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London |
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Cameron coalition team in cabinet meeting prime minister as he puts the finishing touches to his historic government. Junior government posts will include further Lib Dem appointment...
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Oman |
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Pirates hijack Greek cargo ship |
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 Hamburg |
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Atletico win Europa League Diego Forlan scored a dramatic extra time winner as Madrid beat Fulham 2-1 in Hamburg to win the Europa League final
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Southern France |
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Robin Hood launches Cannes Film Festival |
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| May.13 |
Libya |
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70 from Holland died in Libya crash
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London |
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BA vows to fly during strike |
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| May.14 |
Somalia |
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Somali pirates free ship after ransom paid |
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Spain |
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Crusading Judge Garzon is suspended |
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European Union |
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Big declines in European shares |
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London |
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BP chief backs oil drilling |
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| May.15 |
London |
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Chelsea win Cup Double Manager Ancelotti created history as Drogba's second-half winner sank Portsmouth and sealed the club's first Premier League and FA Cup double
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London |
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Volcano may again close UK airports |
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Netherlands |
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Libyan crash survivor returns home |
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Northern Ireland |
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Ash cloud closes N. Ireland airspace |
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Iran |
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French academic headed home from Iran
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| May.16 |
Northern England |
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Ash closes airports in England, Ireland Airports in Manchester and Liverpool closed as a cloud of ash from a volcano moved east into England, but London airports were not affected
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 Milan |
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Inter claim fifth title in a row Inter Milan have won the Italian Serie A title for the 18th time in their illustrious history after Diego Milito's goal gave them a 1-0 win at...
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London |
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Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick Map of Heathrow United Kingdom Britain's two busiest airports are to close shortly as a volcanic ash cloud drifts further south, threatening major disruption to thousands of people
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Barcelona |
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Barca retain La Liga in style
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Madrid |
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Nadal edges Federer to win Madrid |
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Barbados |
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England shock Australia in 20/20 final |
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| May.17 |
London |
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UK ash cloud restrictions easing
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Greece |
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Minister loses job over unpaid taxes |
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European Union |
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Euro falls to four-year low |
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London |
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Court blocks British Airways strike |
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Greece |
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EU to give Greece first tranche of loan
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| May.18 |
Falklands |
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UK: No doubt about Falklands sovereignty |
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Moscow |
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Advocaat named Russian national coach |
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| May.19 |
Moscow |
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No terror caused Polish plane crash
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Madrid |
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Sevilla beat Atletico to land Copa del Rey |
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Greece |
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Greece braced for fresh strike |
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| May.20 |
Paris |
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Sarkozy agrees with Merkel on finance |
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London |
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BA announces record loss |
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| May.21 |
Berlin |
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Germans approve euro rescue plan Germany's parliament has approved the country's contribution to a 750bn euro rescue deal for the eurozone
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Helmand |
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UK troops 'under US command' |
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Belgium |
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Ministers seek better crisis response
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Munich |
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U2's Bono has emergency surgery |
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| May.22 |
 Kabul |
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UK ministers 'united' on Afghanistan Ministers have put on a united front after Defence Secretary Liam Fox suggested the focus in Afghanistan should move away from reconstructio...
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Inter are European champions Jose Mourinho wrote his name into the history books as Diego Milito inspired Inter Milan to Champions League glory against Bayern Munich
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| May.23 |
Milan |
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Mourinho admits Real Madrid move likely |
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 Louisiana |
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US warns it may 'push BP aside Oil firm may be 'pushed out of the way' if it fails to perform in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster clean-up, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has...
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London |
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Duchess apologizes for video incident |
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Southern France |
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Thai film pulls off Cannes shock |
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| May.24 |
London |
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BA cabin crew begins strike after talks fail |
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Germany |
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Czech Republic wins World hockey
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| May.25 |
European Union |
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Euro continues slide against dollar |
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London |
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Queen opens British Parliament |
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| May.26 |
London |
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Britain discloses full nuclear arsenal |
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Louisiana |
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BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan Nearly four hours after latest attempt, the oil giant's chief executive said he would not know for another 24 hours whether the plan is work...
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| May.27 |
Paris |
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Roddick survives 'brutal' day |
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European Union |
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Uefa threatens spendthrift clubs |
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| May.28 |
Geneva |
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Football: France will stage Euro 2016
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Paris |
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Sharapova, Henin easily advance |
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Rome |
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Open letter to pope urges end to celibacy |
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Paris |
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Holder Kuznetsova goes out |
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| May.29 |
Paris |
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Nadal battles past Hewitt |
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Louisiana |
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'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails The latest attempt to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil leak has failed, BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles has said
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London |
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Treasury Minister Laws quits coalition post |
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Ruhr |
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Klitschko retains heavyweight belt |
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Norway |
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Germany's Lena wins Eurovision |
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| May.30 |
Istanbul |
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Hamilton wins after Red Bull pair collide |
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Paris |
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Venus Williams upset by Petrova |
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| May.31 |
Berlin |
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German president quits amid row Horst Koehler says he is resigning, following criticism of remarks he made about German military missions
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Louisiana |
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Fisherman restraining order against BP |
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Paris |
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Henin crashes out to Stosur |
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