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Euro 2012: Martin Keown on England v Sweden

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
Keown wants more from England against Sweden
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi falls ill during news conference

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
Bern, SWITZERLAND (AP) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has fallen ill during a news conference in the Swiss capital of Bern....

Vatican offers traditionalists way to reconcile

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has formally proposed a way to reconcile with a breakaway group of ultra-traditionalist Catholics in a final bid to end a quarter-century of schism, offering it a special legal status in the church currently enjoyed only by the conservative Opus Dei movement....

Vatican offers traditionalists way to reconcile

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has formally proposed a way to reconcile with a breakaway group of ultra-traditionalist Catholics in a final bid to end a quarter-century of schism, offering it a special legal status in the church currently enjoyed only by the conservative Opus Dei movement....

Vatican offers traditionalists way to reconcile

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has formally proposed a way to reconcile with a breakaway group of ultra-traditionalist Catholics in a final bid to end a quarter-century of schism, offering it a special legal status in the church currently enjoyed only by the conservative Opus Dei movement....

Egypt court orders parliament dissolved

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
CAIRO (AP) -- Judges appointed by Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-dominated parliament Thursday and ruled that Mubarak's former prime minister can stand in the presidential runoff this weekend - setting the stage for the military and remnants of the old regime to stay in power....

Egypt court orders parliament dissolved

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
CAIRO (AP) -- Judges appointed by Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-dominated parliament Thursday and ruled that Mubarak's former prime minister can stand in the presidential runoff this weekend - setting the stage for the military and remnants of the old regime to stay in power....

Tunisia bans rival protests set for Friday

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- The Tunisian government has banned a series of marches planned for this Friday by hardline Islamists and rival groups citing concerns of possible violence in the country, which is grappling with rising religious tension as it struggles to emerge from years of secular dictatorship....

Abuse failure 'shameful' - Brady

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
Cardinal Sean Brady says it is "a matter of deep shame" that the Catholic Church did not always respond properly to victims of child abuse.
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon to recognize gay troops

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking gay pride month just as it marks other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups....
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Tsonga could be Wimbledon doubt

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a doubt for Wimbledon after he injures his finger in a surprise defeat by Ivan Dodig at Queen's Club.
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Films highlight Mexico's dark political past

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The political thriller begins with a stunning piece of reality: actual footage of a man pressing a revolver against a presidential candidate's right temple and pulling the trigger, an image that marked a watershed year in Mexican history....

Graffiti targets political 'vultures'

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
Artists use graffiti paintings in Nairobi to slam Kenya's political leaders, likening them to vultures.
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NYC ban on big sodas could face legal test

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
NEW YORK (AP) -- If New York City bans big sodas, what's next? Large slices of pizza? Double-scoop ice cream cones? Tubs of movie-theater popcorn? The 16-ounce strip steak?...
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Romney ad hits Obama's 'private sector' comments

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
WASHINGTON (AP) -- TITLE: "Doing Fine?"...

Lance Armstrong banned from Ironman

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2024-11-29 00:39
Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong won't be allowed to compete in international Ironman triathlon contests while he's under investigation for doping, the World Triathlon Corporation announced Thursday.
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