Czech premier proposes central bank chief for EU executive
Prague - Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer proposed Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, for a post in the European Commission, the premier's office said Sunday. Fischer has said that he would select the Czech Republic's candidate for...
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AC Milan move to third with win at Lazio - Update
Roma - AC Milan Sunday continued their recovery from a dull period thanks to goals from Brazilians Thiago Motta and Pato in a 2-1 win at troubled Lazio. The Devils moved to third place in the Serie A, but remain six points behind cross-town leaders I...
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Late penalty frustrates Hamburg
Hanover, Germany - SV Hamburg failed to close the gap on leaders Bayer Leverkusen when they conceded a late penalty in a 2-2 draw at Hanover in the German Bundesliga on Sunday. Marcell Jansen and Eljero Elia were on target for the visitors either sid...
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Taiwan shelves 9 Mirage jets due to lack of spare parts
Taipei - The Taiwan Air Force has shelved nine Mirage 2000-5 jets due to a lack of spare parts supplied by France, a newspaper report said Sunday. The China Times quoted an unnamed Air Force official as saying that the jets had been mothballed with a...
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Berlin 'divided' again to mark the fall of Berlin Wall
Berlin - Thousands flocked to the centre of Berlin Sunday, ahead of celebrations to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall that divided Germany until 1989 - symbolized Sunday by a row of giant domino stones set up throughout the his...
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Thousands rally against US base in Japan
Tokyo - Thousands of people rallied on the island of Okinawa in southern Japan on Sunday to demand the relocation of a US military base which they say has been a burden on the island. The protests, which organizers say drew about 21,000 people, occur...
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Putin nostalgic for life in former East Germany
Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was fond of his life in the former communist East Germany, where he was based as a KGB officer up until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, he said in an interview on Russia's NTW television Sunday. I ...
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