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Carragher scores for Reds and Blues in testimonial
(AFP)
 AFP - Jamie Carragher scored for Liverpool and Everton as his current club secured a 4-1 win over the team he supported as a boy in his testimonial at Anfield on Saturday.
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Afridi apologises for 'fixing' row
(AFP)
 AFP - Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi apologised Saturday for the scandal engulfing his side's tour of England after British police questioned three players over an alleged betting scam.
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Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies
(AP)
AP - Thousands of people marched in Paris and around France on Saturday to protest expulsions of Gypsies and other new security measures adopted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
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Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin
(AP)
 AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.
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Six million hit by tax mistakes
(AFP)
 AFP - Nearly six million people in the country will be told that they have paid the wrong amount of tax, with 1.4 million facing demands to pay more, the tax office said on Satuday.
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Cargo ship embarks on historic Arctic passage
(Reuters)
Reuters - The MV Nordic Barents is lugging 40,000 tonnes of iron ore from Norway to China on an Arctic Ocean shortcut through melting ice -- and making a little history in the process.
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Blair pelted with eggs at Dublin book signing
(Reuters)
Reuters - Three people were arrested after protesters threw eggs and shoes at former British Prime Minister Tony Blair when he arrived to sign copies of his memoir at a bookshop in Dublin on Saturday, national broadcaster RTE said.
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Dawson hands England, Spurs major injury setback
(AFP)
 AFP - Michael Dawson has been ruled out of England's Euro 2012 clash with Switzerland and will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after spraining knee and ankle ligaments during the 4-0 defeat of Bulgaria.
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Thousands protest French immigrant clampdown
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over security policy and pension reform on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.
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Gerrard happy with statement victory
(AFP)
 AFP - Steven Gerrard believes England's 4-0 victory over Bulgaria was the ideal statement of intent as Fabio Capello's team try to erase the bitter memories of their World Cup flop.
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French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists
(AP)
 AP - Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France's plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders.
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6 million in UK told they've paid wrong income tax
(AP)
AP - British tax collectors say a new computer system has revealed that almost 6 million people have paid the wrong amount of income tax, and 1.4 million will be told to repay an average of 1,500 pounds ($2,300) each.
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US military chief seeks Turkish support over Iran
(AP)
 AP - The United States' top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
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7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial
(AP)
 AP - Seven people were convicted of child sex abuse in Portugal on Friday in a major trial that lasted nearly six years and shocked the country.
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Editor of opposition Belarusian website found dead
(AP)
AP - A popular opposition website in authoritarian Belarus says its editor was found dead amid an ongoing crackdown on government critics and independent media.
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UN nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty
(AP)
AP - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Israel to consider signing up to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, according to a report made public Friday, in a boost to Arab-led pressure on the Jewish state to join the pact.
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8 killed in latest wave of Russian forest fires
(AP)
 AP - The latest wave of forest fires in Russia has killed eight people and injured 17, authorities said Friday.
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EU trade chief apologizes for Jewish comments
(AP)
AP - The EU's trade chief apologized Friday for blaming Jews and the "Jewish lobby" in Washington for blocking Mideast peace as the embarrassed EU head office quickly distanced itself from his comments.
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Zebra-painted horses walk Moscow intersections
(AP)
 AP - A peculiar sight greeted drivers in Moscow on Friday: zebras walking back and forth across some of the city's busiest intersections.
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Bosnian police track down suspected puppy killer
(AP)
AP - Police in Bosnia say they believe they have located a young woman shown in a video throwing puppies into a river.
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