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RBS falls into huge loss after subprime hit

Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 6:23 am
AFP - The Royal Bank of Scotland revealed an 11.4-billion-dollar hit from the US subprime crisis on Friday, and a resulting half-year loss among the biggest in British banking history.

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RBS reveals huge loss after $11.4bln subprime hit
Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 4:28 am - AFP
AFP - The Royal Bank of Scotland revealed an 11.4-billion-dollar hit from the US subprime crisis on Friday, and a resulting half-time loss among the biggest in British banking history.

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Reports: new shooting in South Ossetia
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 10:04 pm - AP
AP - The capital of Georgia's separatist region of South Ossetia came under heavy fire early Friday, just hours after Georgia's president declared a unilateral cease-fire, news reports and the rebel government said.

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Returning to Somaliland to shape the future
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 7:30 pm - Reuters
Reuters - Almis Yahye Ibrahim remembers when he and his friends hit on the idea of building a university in one of the world's most neglected corners, the breakaway republic of Somaliland.

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Reports of Zimbabwe deal 'nonsense': Mugabe spokesman
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 10:32 am - AFP
AFP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's spokesman said Thursday reports of a deal being reached in power-sharing talks on the country's crisis were "utter nonsense", while adding negotiations were going well.

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Renewed protests threaten to delay Nano India launch
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 6:42 am - Reuters
Reuters - Violent protests and political opposition against land seizures for a Tata Motors factory in eastern India threaten to delay the long-awaited launch of the Nano, hailed as the world's cheapest car.

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Refugee from Sudan, a Darfur activist, to carry US flag
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 4:46 am - AFP
AFP - The US team Thursday chose a former refugee from violence in Sudan to carry the flag at the Olympic opening ceremony, throwing the spotlight on China's much-criticised policy on Darfur.

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Report: 3 injured in Istanbul explosions
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 4:08 am - AP
AP - A series of explosions at a municipal government building in Istanbul slightly injured three people Thursday, an official and Turkish news reports said.

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Ronaldo to play at Manchester for another year
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 4:08 am - AFP
AFP - Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster has expressed sadness that Manchester United's Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to remain with the European Champions at least for the coming season.

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Rights groups condemn Malaysia charges against Anwar
Posted on Aug 06, 2008 - 9:25 pm - AFP
AFP - International human rights watchdogs Thursday called on the Malaysian government to withdraw "politically motivated" sodomy charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

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Refugee from Darfur violence to carry US flag at Olympics
Posted on Aug 06, 2008 - 9:25 pm - AFP
AFP - The US team Thursday chose a former refugee from the Darfur conflict to carry the flag at the Olympic opening ceremony, throwing the spotlight on China's much-criticised foreign policy in Africa.

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Red Cross: Colombia broke Geneva Conventions
Posted on Aug 06, 2008 - 5:15 pm - AP
AP - The International Red Cross said Wednesday that Colombia broke the Geneva Conventions by deliberately using the humanitarian group's emblem during the covert military mission that freed Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages.

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Resurgent Taliban hand out harsh justice in Afghanistan
Posted on Aug 06, 2008 - 2:42 pm - AP
AP - As the two women hunkered down in the dark, enveloped in blue burqas, they thought the gun-toting Taliban might free them despite accusations they had run a prostitution ring for a U.S. base.

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Renegade army officers stage coup in Mauritania
Posted on Aug 06, 2008 - 6:23 am - AP
AP - Renegade army officers staged a coup Wednesday and detained Mauritania's president and prime minister, after they fired the desert country's top four military officials, the presidential spokesman said.

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Rwanda accuses French officials over 1994 genocide
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 2:03 pm - AP
AP - Rwanda accused senior French officials Tuesday of involvement in the 1994 genocide that killed 800,000 people, naming late President Francois Mitterrand, former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and others.

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Report: China intensifies crackdown on Tibet
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 1:05 pm - AP
AP - Days before the start of the Beijing Olympics, a pro-Tibet activist group is criticizing China for intensifying a crackdown on Tibet and sealing off virtually the entire Tibetan plateau to "hide its repression."

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Rwanda accuses France directly over 1994 genocide
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 9:53 am - Reuters
Reuters - Rwanda formally accused senior French officials on Tuesday of involvement in its 1994 genocide and called for them to be put on trial.

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Rooney to miss start of season with virus
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 9:34 am - AFP
AFP - Wayne Rooney will miss the start of the Premier League season after contracting a virus during Manchester United's pre-season trip to Nigeria, manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed on Tuesday.

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Report: UK troops cut deal and avoided Iraq battle
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 8:17 am - AP
AP - A secret deal between Britain and a notorious Iraqi militia kept the British forces out of a bloody battle in the southern Iraqi city of Basra earlier this year, leaving U.S. and Iraqi forces to fight alone, The Times of London reported Tuesday. The Ministry of Defense denied the allegation.

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Report: 125,000 gorillas found in African zone
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 6:41 am - AP
AP - Wildlife researchers said Tuesday that they've discovered 125,000 western lowland gorillas deep in the forests of the Republic of Congo, calling it a major increase in the animal's estimated population.

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Russians queue up to mourn dissident Solzhenitsyn
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 4:46 am - Reuters
Reuters - Russia paid tribute to former Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn on Tuesday with all the hallmarks of an official lying-in-state.

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Rescued Northern Rock bank reports switching sharply into loss
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 2:32 am - AFP
AFP - Nationalised British bank Northern Rock reported on Tuesday a net loss of 592 million pounds (746 million euros, 1.16 billion dollars) in the first six months of the year.

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