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LANCE ARMSTRONG admitted he was nervous about getting back in the saddle after making his Tour de France comeback in the opening time trial in Monaco. The seven-time champion is back in Le Tour after four years away and made an encouraging start in Monaco yesterday. Going off 18th in an opening stage many believe will be an indicator of who wins the race, the American clocked 20 mins, 12 secs for the 15.5km course to briefly top the standings. And afterwards the 37-year-old admitted he had been apprehensive about his return. “We will see where the other ones are but I did not have big illusions,” Armstrong said after his first Tour de France stage since his record seventh title in 2005. “I was... [read full story]
Bank of Ireland said it will not require any more state aid in spite of large-scale profit writedowns expected as a result of transferring distressed property loans to the new government-run 'bad bank' agency.
Dakar (AFP) Nov 25, 2009 - Guinea's military junta on Wednesday threatened to keep opposition leaders out of a presidential election which the country's poll watchdog said would be impossible to hold anyway.
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