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Contador to leave Astana at end of 2010

Contador said Wednesday he will study his options before deciding which team to ride for next season. "Alberto Contador has rejected the Astana …
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At least 12 dead in blast at China factory

The blast flattened buildings within a 100-metre radius, strewing rubble over the ground, and struck a passing bus, on which many passengers were …
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Ukraine harvests 4 percent less grain than last year

Ukraine has threshed early grain and leguminous plants from an area of nine million hectares, or 76% of the plan. The average yield of early grain …
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Factbox: Bullfights banned in Spain’s Catalonia

Following the prohibition’s success in parliament, bullfighting will end in the area from 2012, closing Barcelona’s last bullring, La Monumental. …
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The Telegraph: China at risk of bad loans, warns IMF

However, the agency warned that China now faces the challenge of managing the after-effects of a stimulus package that included a record 9,600 …
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UPDATE: Plane carrying 152 crashes in Pakistan

The cause of the Airblue crash was not immediately clear, said Pervez George, a civil aviation official. He said the plane had left the southern …
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Chemical plan explosion in China kills six

The official Xinhua news agency said its reporters saw burnt corpses being carried from the site and six bodies at a hospital. The blast flattened …
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UPDATE: Roadside bomb kills 25 civilians in Afghan west

"Afghanistan once again saw a day of bloodshed of innocent civilian lives," Ghulam Dastgir Azaad, the governor of Nimroz where the incident …
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FBI says mastermind of botnet nabbed

A 23-year-old Slovenian known as Iserdo was picked up in Maribor, Slovenia, after a lengthy investigation by Slovenian Criminal Police there along …
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Grizzly bears have healthy hearts

Yet the hibernating bears don’t suffer heart attacks, have no hardening of the arteries, no fatty deposits or any circulation issues, said Charles …
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Technology Review: Big Bang abandoned in new model of the universe

That could change now with the fascinating work of Wun-Yi Shu at the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. Shu has developed an innovative new …
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U.S. braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures

As the Obama administration scrambles to repair any political damage to the war effort in Congress and among the American public by the WikiLeaks …
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France declares war against al-Qaida

The declaration and attack marked a shift in strategy for France, usually discrete about its behind-the-scenes battle against terrorism. "We are at …
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AP Impact: Mexico justice means catch and release

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — It’s practically a daily ritual: Accused drug traffickers and assassins, shackled and bruised from beatings, are …
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Some U.S. space shuttle workers get layoff notice

The layoffs, which take effect Oct. 1, involve 902 workers in Florida, 478 in Texas and 14 in Alabama, said United Space Alliance spokeswoman Kari …
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U.S. voters fault Obama on jobs, Democrats struggle

Sixty-seven percent of voters said Obama has not focused enough on creating jobs, with the economy seen as the country’s main problem. Almost half …
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Immigrants drive European population beyond half-billion

As of Jan. 1, the 27-nation bloc had a population of 501.1 million — up 1.4 million from a year earlier, the report said. Eurostat said 900,000 came …
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Armed Bedouin hijack bus in Egypt’s Sinai

The bus was carrying 30 employees of Sinai Cement who were dumped before the hijackers fled with the vehicle. Police have stepped up security in the …
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