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• EU reshuffle French victory, British loss says Sarkozy

  
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  PARIS (Reuters) - The appointment of former French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier as the European Unions new internal market commissioner is a victory for France and a loss for Britain, President Nicolas Sarkozy told Le Monde.
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• UAE cbank sets up emergency facility for banks

  
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  DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates central bank set up an emergency facility on Sunday to support bank liquidity in the first policy response to Dubais debt woes that threatened to paralyze lending and derail economic recovery.
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• No probe into investment bank profit

  
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  LONDON (Reuters) - Financial services minister Lord Myners will voice concerns over bumper investment banking profits in a speech in December, but no investigation of the sector is under way, a Treasury spokesman said.
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• Swiss voters back minaret ban - report

  
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  GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss voters have approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets, initial projections showed on Sunday, a surprise result that could damage Switzerlands economic ties with Muslim states.
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• Swiss voters back minaret ban - report

  
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  GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss voters have approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets, initial projections showed on Sunday, a surprise result that could damage Switzerlands economic ties with Muslim states.
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• Brown urges Pakistan to step up against al Qaeda

  
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  LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on Pakistan to take tougher action against al Qaeda and step up its efforts to track down the groups leader Osama bin Laden.
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• Swiss voters look to have backed minaret ban: report

  
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  GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss television said on Sunday early results from a referendum appeared to show voters had approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets.
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• Swiss voters look to have backed minaret ban - report

  
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  GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss television said on Sunday early results from a referendum appeared to show voters had approved a right-wing-backed proposal to ban construction of new minarets.
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• U.S. forces missed chance to get bin Laden -report

  
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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• U.S. forces missed chance to get bin Laden: report

  
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
  8 hours ago

• South Africa 119 all out vs England

  
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  PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa were all out for 119 after winning the toss and electing to bat in the fourth one-day international at St Georges on Sunday.
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• Russia says bomb caused deadly train crash

  
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  UGLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said on Saturday, stoking fears of an upsurge in attacks in Russias heartland.
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• Russia says bomb caused deadly train crash

  
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  UGLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said on Saturday, stoking fears of an upsurge in attacks in Russias heartland.
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• Dubai World refused distress-asset sale: report

  
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  DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted an unnamed source at the government-controlled firm as saying.
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• Death toll from Bangladesh ferry sinking reaches 49

  
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  DHAKA (Reuters) - The death toll from an overcrowded ferry that sank in Bangladesh two days ago rose to 49, officials said Sunday, with rescuers saying many more victims were still trapped inside the vessel.
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• Twelve English hospital trusts failing on safety

  
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  LONDON (Reuters) - Twelve National Health Service hospital trusts in England are significantly underperforming on basic safety, according to a report published by a health information body on Sunday.
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• Iran MPs urge government to reduce IAEA cooperation

  
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  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Lawmakers urged Irans government on Sunday to submit a plan on reducing cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), after the U.N. body rebuked Tehran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret.
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• Iran MPs urge government to reduce IAEA cooperation

  
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  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Lawmakers urged Irans government on Sunday to submit a plan on reducing cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), after the U.N. body rebuked Tehran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret.
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• Dubai World refused distress-asset sale -report

  
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  DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted an unnamed source at the government-controlled firm as saying.
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• Iran MPs urge government to reduce IAEA cooperation

  
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  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Irans parliament urged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads government on Sunday to submit a plan on reducing its cooperation level with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), state radio reported.
  10 hours ago

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