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  Chirac
acts as asbestos ship nearly sinks visit
JACQUES Chirac
yesterday ordered home a decommissioned French warship bound
for an Indian scrap yard, just days before a state visit to
India became overshadowed by an embarrassing legal row over
the asbestos-laden vessel. |
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 Bird flu tightens
hold on Europe
Bird flu took a
firm hold on Europe on Thursday, moving officially into
Slovenia and putting countries in the Middle East and Africa
on alert. While swans were the sentinels, their limp bodies a
dramatic testament to the spread of the virus, experts said
other birds were almost certainly carrying H5N1 influenza to
poultry. |
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 Spain
launches UN initiative to fight radical Islam
The News
International: PALMA, Spain: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis
Rodriguez Zapatero on Sunday hosted the first meeting of a UN
‘alliance of civilisations’ initiative designed to join
Western and Muslim states to fight... |
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 Syria
should move fast to avert the storm
Gulf
News: In an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel
published recently, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad
categorically denied any relation with the assassination of
form... |
 France
takes measures against bird flu threat
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: France has begun to
stockpile anti-viral drugs in an effort to protect its
population against bird flu. Health authorities continue to
warn of a devastating pandemic if the H5N1 virus becomes... |
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 France
keeps pressure on Turkey over Cyprus
Swissinfo English: By Anna Willard, PARIS (Reuters) - French
Foreign Minister Philippe Douste - Blazy issued a new call on
Tuesday for Turkey to recognise Cyprus, but made clear
Paris... |
 Blair
to defend education reforms
BBC
News: Tony Blair is to launch a robust defence of plans to
shake-up the education system in a bid to win over sceptical
Labour backbenchers. The prime minister will say reforms will
give schools greater f... |
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 Barroso:
No calls to delay Turkey membership talks
Swissinfo English: WARSAW (Reuters) - No European Union member
has suggested delaying the start of EU membership talks with
Turkey, EU President Jose Manuel Barroso said in an
interview... |
 France
urges Iran to reconsider N-program
Calls
for UNSC’s expansion. PARIS: In a wide-ranging speech on
foreign policy issues, French President Jacques Chirac on
Monday called on the world to combat terrorism... |
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Although on the
north bank of the river Tweed, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed
was officially declared part of England on the 24th August in
1482 after changing hands on numerous occasions in the past.
Due to the town's turbulent history it received special
mention in government documents along with England and
Scotland, and, if missed out can lead to peculiar situations.
In 1856, for instance, Britain signed a peace treaty with
Russia but Berwick-on-Tweed wasn't mentioned. The result? The
town was at war with Russia for the next 113 years until peace
was declared in 1966! For more Scots heritage go to
heritage.scotsman.com
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Scots Historian
James Anderson is born on the 5th August 1728. A lawyer by
profession, Anderson writes some of the earliest books on
Scottish history including works on Mary Queen of Scots and
Scotland's relationship with England. For more famous Scots
click here |
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7th August 1987, swimmer Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim the Bering Strait between the USA and Russia. Despite the cold, she manages the feat in two hours and six minutes. Read today's international news
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