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| Jul.4 |
 London |
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 Sharapova reached semifinals  Map of Wimbledon England Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Amelie Mauresmo and Kim Clijsters reached the Wimbledon semifinals
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| Jul.6 |
London |
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  Mauresmo ousts Sharapova in semis| Amelie Mauresmo squandered a 3-1, 40-love lead in the 2nd set before beating Maria Sharapova, 6-3 3-6 6-2 | |
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| Jul.9 |
 Siberia |
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122 dead in airline crash The Sibir Airlines passenger jet A-310 crashed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames
| The plane reportedly slid off the runway and hit a building on landing at Irkutsk airport. 55 people were injured. A failure of the braking system is the most likely cause
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| Jul.10 |
North Caucasus |
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Most-wanted warlord Basayev killed| Russia's most wanted man has been killed by the country's special forces | |
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| Jul.14 |
St. Petersburg |
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  Bush and Putin talk ahead of G8| The US and Russian presidents will hold talks as other world leaders arrive for the annual G8 summit | |
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| Jul.15 |
St. Petersburg |
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  Putin rejects Iraq democracy model Russian President has rejected a suggestion from Bush that his country should emulate democracy in Iraq
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| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
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G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change| The group approved a statement on 'Global Energy Security' that acknowledges splits over nuclear energy | |
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St. Petersburg |
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  G-8 calls for end to Mideast strife The leaders of the economic powers issued a statement of 'deepening concern' about the situation
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| Jul.26 |
Moscow |
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  Chavez to sign Russia arms deal Venezuela will sign major arms deals to acquire Russian fighter jets and produce Kalashnikov assault rifles
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| Jul.31 |
Russia |
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'Huge' pipeline oil spill The spill in an export pipeline is near Russia's western border with Ukraine and Belarus
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