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Lula has final say in Battisti's extradition
Brasilia - It's up to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to decide whether leftist Cesare Battisti, a suspect in four murders in the 1970s, is to be extradited to Italy. The Supreme Court approved the extradition on Wednesday. It then rule...
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Computer glitch causes delays at major US airports
Washington - A computer glitch Thursday morning forced flight cancellations and some major delays at airports along the eastern US coast. A problem with the Federal Aviation Authority's (FAA) flight plan filing system caused delays in Atlanta, New Yo...
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Seat reduces working hours of more than 7,000 employees
Barcelona - The Volkswagen subsidiary Seat will reduce the working hours of about two-thirds of its 11,000 Spanish employees to make up for declining demand, the company announced Thursday. The employees will rotate in working less hours until Seat b...
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Dissident handed over to China by Hong Kong goes on trial
Hong Kong - A former Tiananmen Square dissident who was handed over to mainland Chinese police by Hong Kong a year ago, has gone on trial Sichuan province, Hong Kong radio news said Thursday. Zhou Yongjun, 42, a student leader in the 1989 pro-democra...
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Lao lawmakers debate tobacco law
Vientiane, Laos - Lao legislators are preparing to pass the country's first cigarette-control bill, in keeping with anti-smoking campaigns worldwide, media reports said Thursday. Minister of Public Health Ponmek Dalaloy presented a draft law at the N...
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Comb hair when it's dry, hair stylists recommend
Berlin - Many women comb their hair when it's wet and end up with a wad of hair in their comb and a hurting scalp. It's easier to comb hair when it's dry, said Stefanie Koehn, president of an association of hair stylists in Germany. That's because we...
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