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| Aug.1 |
Washington |
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BA's price-fix fine reaches $550m British Airways has been fined after it admitted collusion in fixing the prices of fuel surcharges
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London |
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Global stock markets take a dive
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Paris |
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France to sell anti-tank missiles to Libya
| Aug.2 |
London |
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Anti-terror chief 'misled' public
| Aug.3 |
London |
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Idi Amin's son jailed for role in murder
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England |
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth Map of Guildford United Kingdom 60 animals on the farm at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease | |
| Aug.4 |
European Union |
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European heatwaves 'have doubled'
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England |
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Foot-and-mouth strain identified
| Aug.5 |
Hungary |
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Hamilton hurries to third race win
| Aug.6 |
England |
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UK disease outbreak prompts ban
| Aug.8 |
England |
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UK eases foot-and-mouth farm ban
| Aug.9 |
Polynesia |
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14 killed in French Polynesia air crash An Air Moorea Twin Otter aircraft with 19 passengers and a pilot on board crashed after taking off from Moorea Island. 6 still missing
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Libya |
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Gadhafi son: Medics were tortured
| Aug.10 |
London |
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Central banks pour money into system The U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank pumped money into the banking system for a second day to ward off a global credit crisis
| Aug.11 |
New England |
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'Casual lunch' for Bush, Sarkozy US President is welcoming his French counterpart to his family home in Maine for an informal lunch
| Aug.12 |
Eastern Germany |
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E. German 'licence to kill' found
| Aug.14 |
Spain |
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Chelsea 'agree' $47m Alves package
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Iran |
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Belgians in Iran freed
| Aug.15 |
Ruhr |
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6 Italians die in 'clan execution' Map of Duisburg Germany Police found young men shot in the head outside a train station in Duisburg in an attack that was part of a feud between organized crime clans | |
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London |
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World markets continue to slide The FTSE-100 slid 0.6% France's CAC-40 declined 0.6% and Germany's DAX lost 0.5%. Asia, Tokyo and New Zealand closed at 9-month lows
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Los Angeles |
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Beckham bends in 1st goal for L.A.
| Aug.16 |
Athens |
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Forest fire grips Athens suburbs
| Aug.18 |
Kabul |
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German woman kidnapped A woman has been kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the capital. She works for an international aid organisation | |
| Aug.19 |
Afghanistan |
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Kidnapped German in Afghan video Private TV stations in Afghanistan have broadcast a video appearing to show Christina Meier, aid worker who was kidnapped in Kabul
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Baghdad |
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French foreign minister in Iraq
| Aug.23 |
Somalia |
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Pirates free crew, ransom paid
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European Union |
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EU lifts ban on Brit meat exports
| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' 3 soldiers have been killed by so-called friendly fire from American fighter planes
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Greece |
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Fires kill 27 in southern Greece At least 15 people have been killed on the deadliest day of wildfires this year. At least 9 people have burned to death in their cars
| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
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Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle Map of Olympia Greece The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games,
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Greece |
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Forest fires reward offered A 1m euro has been offered to help catch the arsonists suspected of being behind forest fires which have killed at least 60
| Aug.27 |
Greece |
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Greece may label fires acts of terrorism A top prosecutor ordered an investigation into whether arson attacks in Greek forests could be considered terrorism
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Greece |
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MPs row over fire response Opposition MPs have attacked the government's response to the devastating forest fires, which have claimed at least 63 lives
| Aug.28 |
Greece |
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Agents probe 'arson plot'
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Greece |
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Foreign firefighters aid Greece
| Aug.29 |
Greece |
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Fire victims queue for cash Hundreds of victims crowded into banks to receive up to $17,732 in aid promised by the government, which has been accused of mishandling
| Aug.30 |
London |
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Sharif names Pakistan return date Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister will return home on September 10 to challenge President Musharraf | |
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Southern Italy |
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Mafia suspects arrested Police are arresting dozens of suspected members of rival gangs linked to the killing of 6 Italian men in Germany
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France |
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Brown and Sarkozy in Darfur vow The prime minister and French President have called for intense action to secure a ceasefire in Darfur
| Aug.31 |
London |
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'Loving sons' lead Diana tribute Prince Harry led tributes to Princess of Wales, on the 10th anniversary of her death, describing her as 'he best mother in the world'
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Germany |
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Major synagogue reopened Germany's biggest synagogue has reopened in a ceremony attended by political leaders and Holocaust survivors
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Monaco |
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Sombre Super Cup victory for Milan Champions League winners came back from a goal down to defeat UEFA Cup holders Sevilla 3-1 to bring a tragic week for the Spaniards to an en...
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