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Liverpool to sign Spain's Riera from Espanyol

Posted on Aug 29, 2008 - 8:15 am
AFP - Liverpool are set to sign Spanish international midfielder Albert Riera from Espanyol, the Spanish first division side said Friday.

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London mayor defiant over Beijing button episode
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 - 4:09 pm - AFP
AFP - London's mayor defended his relaxed attitude to the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony on Thursday, revealing he had ignored requests by Chinese officials to button up his jacket for the big event.

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Lebanese officer dies in helicopter attack
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 - 6:31 am - AP
AP - Attackers opened fire on a military helicopter Thursday, killing a Lebanese army officer and forcing the craft to make an emergency landing, a senior security official said.

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Long-term incense use 'increases cancer risk'
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 - 4:36 am - AFP
AFP - Long-term daily use of incense, an important feature of Asian religious practices, increases the risk of some cancers, an international study has found.

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Lebanese army helicopter hit by gunfire, 1 killed
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 - 4:36 am - AP
AP - Security officials say a Lebanese army officer was killed when gunfire struck a military helicopter in the country's south.

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Liberian ex-warlord dodges questions at hearing
Posted on Aug 27, 2008 - 4:23 pm - AP
AP - A former Liberian warlord whose drugged fighters once appeared on camera holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public commission.

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London ex-mayor Livingstone meets Venezuela's Chavez
Posted on Aug 27, 2008 - 3:25 pm - AFP
AFP - The leftwing former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, on Wednesday met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas and agreed to continue to act as an advisor on municipal matters.

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Lebanese prosecutor charges Libya's Gadhafi
Posted on Aug 27, 2008 - 12:32 pm - AP
AP - A Lebanese prosecutor has charged Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and six other Libyan officials in the disappearance of a top Lebanese Shiite cleric 30 years ago, judicial officials in Beirut said Wednesday.

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Libya says Sudanese plane hijackers surrender
Posted on Aug 27, 2008 - 10:17 am - Reuters
Reuters - Hijackers of a Sudanese airliner surrendered to authorities in Libya after releasing all the passengers on Wednesday, Libya's aviation authority said.

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Libyan official: Hijackers release passengers
Posted on Aug 27, 2008 - 4:11 am - AP
AP - A Libyan official says the hijackers of a plane from Sudan's Darfur region are releasing passengers — but not crew — after landing hours earlier at an airfield in southern Libya.

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Lawmakers detained as Zimbabwe parliament sworn in: opposition
Posted on Aug 25, 2008 - 3:14 pm - AFP
AFP - The opposition Movement for Democratic Change won a vote for the speaker of the Zimbabwe parliament on Monday, hours after two of its lawmakers were detained by police.

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Lufthansa officially bidding for Austrian Airlines stake: spokesman
Posted on Aug 25, 2008 - 4:18 am - AFP
AFP - The leading German airline, Lufthansa, has officially declared interest in buying part of troubled Austrian Airlines, a spokesman told AFP on Monday.

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London takes the baton for more modest 2012 Games
Posted on Aug 24, 2008 - 7:45 am - AFP
AFP - London will take the baton from Beijing on Sunday with the 2012 organisers promising the first 'sustainable' Olympics and Britain riding the wave of its best medal haul for a century.

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London Mayor vows 2012 games will be under budget
Posted on Aug 22, 2008 - 9:08 pm - AFP
AFP - London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted Friday that the city's 2012 Olympics will come in under budget and still be as impressive as the lavish, and much more expensive, show laid on in Beijing.

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Lebanese Cabinet endorses ties with Syria
Posted on Aug 22, 2008 - 3:03 pm - AP
AP - Lebanon's Cabinet has approved the establishment of diplomatic ties with Syria and the opening of a Lebanese embassy in Damascus.

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Lost baby whale euthanised in Australia
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 8:27 pm - AFP
AFP - A lost baby whale which captured hearts around the world as it tried to suckle from an Australian yacht it thought was its mother was killed Friday to end its suffering, wildlife rangers said.

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London stocks close slightly lower
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 11:48 am - AFP
AFP - London shares closed slightly lower on Thursday, as commodity stocks rallied on higher crude and metal prices, but renewed credit jitters weighed heavily on banks.

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London 'blown away' by Beijing Olympics: Boris
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 8:16 am - AFP
AFP - London Mayor Boris Johnson said Thursday he had been "blown away" by the Beijing Olympics but not intimidated, as he vowed his city would do just as well when it hosts the Games in 2012.

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Lost baby whale to be killed in Australia
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 7:38 am - AFP
AFP - A lost baby whale which captured Australians' hearts as it tried to suckle from a yacht it thought could be its mother will soon be killed to end its suffering, wildlife rangers said Thursday.

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London shares head lower
Posted on Aug 21, 2008 - 6:40 am - AFP
AFP - London dropped on Thursday, bringing a swift end to a brief rally, amid investor unease about a global economic slowdown.

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London airports 'should be sold to end BAA dominance'
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 - 10:30 am - AFP
AFP - Regulators called Wednesday for Spanish-owned group BAA to sell two airports in London and one in Scotland in order to end a dominance which they said hurts both passengers and airlines.

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Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora visits Iraq
Posted on Aug 20, 2008 - 5:42 am - AP
AP - Lebanon's prime minister traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday in only the third such visit by a top Arab leader since the U.S.-led invasion five and a half years ago.

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