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- Federer seeks 15th Slam vs. Roddick at Wimbledon
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 AP - Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match point in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday, tucking both feet back beneath his body and uncorking an overhead smash.
- Brazil claims jet 'in Senegal's control'
Add to del.icio.usAdd to Digg Add to Furl Add to Yahoo! MyWeb Add to Facebook Increase fontsizeDecrease fontsize A recording between Brazilian and Senegalese air traffic controllers relating to the crashed Air France plane has been released. The Airbus
- Brazil nabs prison carrier pigeon
Prison guards have foiled a new attempt to smuggle a mobile phone into a Brazilian prison by carrier pigeon - this one wearing a tiny backpack - and say the practice is becoming almost commonplace. An exhausted pigeon wearing a small makeshift backpack
- Brazil Miner Vale In Talks With Thyssen On CSA Mill Stake
RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian iron ore mining giant Vale SA (VALE) is in discussions to purchase an additional stake in its CSA steel mill joint- venture with ThyssenKrupp AG (TKA.XE), Vale said in a statement late Friday. 'The discussion is
- AIG to sell consumer finance unit in Colombia
NEW YORK ? American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said it agreed to sell all of its ownership interests in its consumer finance operations in Colombia, the latest in a recent string of asset sales by the embattled insurer to bolster its
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation-state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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AP - North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said.
AFP - Madonna will perform a special tribute to Michael Jackson during her London show on Saturday, at the venue where he was due to stage his farewell shows, she said in a newspaper interview.
AFP - North Korea has test-fired two more missiles following similar launches earlier this week, according to the defence ministry.
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