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Election ends in deadlock| The conservative opposition slightly ahead but with no prospect of forming a government | |
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Mauresmo crash out by Vaidisova World number crumbled to a shock defeat at the French Open to Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova
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| Jun.6 |
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Vaidisova, Clijsters charge into semifinals Vaidisova made a 6-7 6-1 6-3 win over Venus Williams. Clijsters produced a 7-6 6-1 defeat of the Swiss
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| Jun.12 |
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 Rosicky double as Czechs hit form 2 goals from Rosicky and a Koller header gave the Czech Republic a 3-0 Group E victory over the U.S.
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| Jun.17 |
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 Czech Republic 0-2 Ghana| Gyan fired Ghana ahead after just 70 seconds. Ghana threw Group E wide open | |
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| Jun.22 |
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 Italy top group as Czechs bow out| Italy fought off the stubborn resistance of 10-man Czech Republic to secure a 2-0 victory to top Group E | |
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| Aug.24 |
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Pluto loses status as a planet International Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet
| After years of wrangling, astronomers voted on a reclassification of the solar system.
Pluto was demoted to the status of a 'dwarf planet'
The dwarf planets also include Ceres, the largest asteroid, and UB 313, nicknamed Xena, that is larger than Pluto.
The number in that category could quickly swell.
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| Dec.28 |
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 'Hijack' drama on Russian plane| A passenger plane has made a landing after a man tried to enter the cockpit, saying he had an explosive device | |
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