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 Azarenka ousts Bartoli at Stanford
| Stanford: Victoria Azarenka overcame a slow start to upset defending champion Marion Bartoli 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic on Friday. | The Belarussian was joined in the ... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert) Gulf News
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 Lemaitre wraps up sprint double
| GOLD AT LAST: Spanish flag-waving and cheering was finally rewarded in the final race on Friday when Arturo Casado won the 1,500m for the hosts | REUTERS, BARCELONA, SPAIN | Russia¡¦s Tatyana Lysenk... (photo: AP / Victor Caivano) Taipei Times
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 Russian wildfires leave 28 dead, thousands homeless
Record Russia heat wave brings wildfires | Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- At least 28 people have been killed and thousands left homeless by wildfires sweeping through western R... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel) CNN
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 Capello snub: England manager rejected FA plea to support country's teenage stars
| England manager Fabio Capello, under pressure over his team's disastrous World Cup campaign, faces fresh criticism after snubbing the opportunity to support the country... (photo: Creative Commons / Paulblank) The Daily Mail
England Photos Soccer Sport Wikipedia: Fabio Capello |
 Lemaitre completes sprint double
BARCELONA, July 31, Reuters: | Christophe Lemaitre's fairytale European championship continued when he completed a sprint double on Friday and the Olympic stadium finally... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) Deccan Herald
Athletics Barcelona Lemaitre Photos Wikipedia: Christophe Lemaitre |
 Youngest Solo Round-The-World Sailing Set to Begin
| Filed at 10:33 a.m. ET | AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, says she is leavi... (photo: WN / RTayco) The New York Times
Amsterdam Photos Recor Sailing Wikipedia: Laura Dekker |
 Putin plans emergency meeting on forest fires (Roundup)
| Moscow - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called an emergency meeting with the governors of the regions devastated by the worst forest and peat fires that Russia has s... (photo: Creative Commons / Russavia) m&c
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 Balciunaite of Lithuania wins women's marathon at Europeans; Ottey makes history at 50
| BARCELONA, Spain - Zivile Balciunaite of Lithuania won the women's marathon at the European Championships on Saturday, and 50-year-old Merlene Ottey became the oldest a... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez) Star Tribune
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 Immigration to blame for social ills, Sarkozy says
 By Emmanuel Jarry and John Irish, Reuters July 31, 2010   | Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, proposed tough measures yesterday to fight crime, delinquency and... (photo: AP / Bertrand Guay/Pool) National Post
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 Virgin's Branson is launching LA-based film, TV company
By Daily News Wire Services Posted: 07/31/2010 12:00:00 AM PDT | Virgin Airlines owner Richard Branson is going into the movie business. | His company, Virgin Group,... (photo: Creative Commons / tobybarnes) LA Daily News
Celebrities Entertainment Film Photos Wikipedia: Richard Branson |
 Russian human rights adviser resigns
| MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev's human rights adviser resigned yesterday after a Kremlin-backed youth organization threatened her with a libel suit for her harsh cr... (photo: Creative Commons / Russavia) The Boston Globe
Medvedev Photos Politics President wikipedia : Dmitry Medvedev |
 Sarkozy takes on delinquent citizens
President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a "national w... (photo: Creative Commons / Shimin Heiwa2) Tulsa World
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