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Baseball-Jimenez, Price picked to start the All-Star game

Jimenez, 15-1 with a 2.20 ERA this season, pitched the Rockies’ first no-hitter on April 17 when he whitewashed the host Atlanta Braves 4-0 at Turner …
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Greece says deficit down 46 percent in first half

A ministry statement says preliminary data show overspending amounted to €9.6 billion ($12 billion) on a fiscal basis in the January-June period, …
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Canadian commander in Afghanistan faces charges

The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service said Monday that Brigadier General Daniel Menard has been charged with two counts of conduct to …
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Obama offers support to Uganda following bombings

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Obama offered to provide any support or assistance needed in Uganda. A Somalia-based militia with links to …
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Germany bans donor group with Hamas links

The IHH called the ban a "disgrace" and said it would take immediate legal action against it. Hamas, which controls Gaza, refuses to recognise …
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Golf-Open-Nothing is sacred, even the revered “Road” hole

However it turns out golfers are a reformist bunch, and the additional 40 yards added to the ‘toughest par four in championship golf’ has received a …
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The released Cuban prisoners will go to Spain

The government of Raul Castro has pledged to free 52 political prisoners over the next three or four months in a mass liberation that once seemed …
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United Kindom denies it will abolish food watchdog

Lansley has criticised the agency’s promotion of traffic-light labelling on convenience food to tackle rising levels of obesity, saying its approach …
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American governmnent to issue new oil moratorium

Both officials requested anonymity so as not to pre-empt the official announcement. Last week, a federal appeals court rejected the government’s …
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European Union plans to toughen investor protection

The European Commission’s proposals are intended to restore investor confidence, shattered by the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, during which …
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Clinton, Gates to hold talks in Korea

The talks are expected to focus on strengthening security ties amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas after the sinking of a South Korean …
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No wrongdoing in Israeli raid on Gaza ship-report

A civilian panel is conducting a separate inquiry into the May 31 raid that triggered an international outcry, strained Israel’s relations with its …
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London Tube workers suspend plans for strike

The 48-hour stoppage had been due to begin on Wednesday evening. RMT union members employed by Tube Lines on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly …
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At least 28 Ugandans, Irish woman killed in blasts

"I can confirm that one Irish lady died in the blast at Kabalagala," said Fred Opolot. He said 33 of the dead had not yet been identified. (Reporting …
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Iran’s Grand Bazaar on strike in tax showdown

The usually bustling corridors of the centuries old market, known as "Iran’s economic pulse", have been deserted for the past week in a standoff …
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Europe shares rise for fifth straight day

The FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European shares rose 0.3 percent to a provisional close of 1,024.72 points. "Earnings season is a risk. The …
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British Petrolium’s new oil cap headed for well, then testing

The new cap was about 300 feet (90 meters) from the point where it’s supposed to connect with the leaking well, said British Petrolium Chief …
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Egypt frees Bedouins held bombings

The release was the fourth in two weeks following a meeting between Interior Minister Habib el-Adly and Bedouin elders. Adly promised to release only …
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