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Gulf Arab states, flush with petrodollars from a five-fold increase in crude oil prices since 2002, are set to emulate Abu Dhabi who changed the face of the football industry this week by taking over English Premier League club Manchester City.
05/09/2008
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Internet search giant Google has released a new browser called Chrome in a bid to expand its huge lead in the search engine market and reduce its rival's dominance over personal computers.
03/09/2008
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Donors and recipients of development aid have started talks in the Ghanaian capital Accra to ensure that foreign funding is effectively managed to the benefit of the world's poorest people.
03/09/2008
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A compulsory citizenship test for all potential German citizens has been introduced.
02/09/2008
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Commerzbank aims to cut almost $2.95 billion in costs by slashing 9,000 jobs after buying Dresdner Bank.
01/09/2008
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Monster Hurricane Gustav has slammed into mainland western Cuba near the town of Carraguao, 100km southwest of the Cuban capital Havana, and began crossing the island towards the Gulf of Mexico, the weather service said.
31/08/2008
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Thousands of doctors in the Gaza Strip have gone on strike in protest at what they say was the politically motivated firing of at least 50 doctors and administrators by the Hamas-run health ministry.
31/08/2008
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Georgia has broken diplomatic relations with Russia, heightening hostilities between the neighbours as Moscow also hit back at Western criticism.
30/08/2008
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Revazi Mindorashvili of Georgia has won the Olympic freestyle wrestling 84kg championship after defeating the Russian gold medal favourite in an emotional semi-final match and then coming from behind in the final.
21/08/2008
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Germany's Jan Frodeno, who took up triathlon in improve his romantic prospects, won the Olympic gold medal in the men’s triathlon after a dramatic sprint to the finish.
19/08/2008
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The Georgian president has said his country will not give up the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
17/08/2008
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Russia is to sign the EU-brokered peace accord with Georgia, the office of the French president has announced.
15/08/2008
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Gambian police have captured the head of Guinea-Bissau's navy, who had escaped house arrest and had fled his country by boat after he was accused of trying to stage a coup.
15/08/2008
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The US military has begun delivering aid to Georgia as Washington stepped up support for the Georgian government over its conflict with Russia.
14/08/2008
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Irakli Tsirekidze and Manuchar Kvirkelia have completed a golden double for Georgia in the men’s judo and greco-roman wrestling.
14/08/2008
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