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Still no replay for France-Ireland match

NYON, Switzerland, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- International soccer officials on Friday again refused to allow a replay of a World Cup qualifying match between France and Ireland decided on a disputed goal. French star Thierry Henry...

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Spain back to world No. 1 ranking

NYON, Switzerland, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Spain has regained to No. 1 spot, displacing Brazil in FIFA's men's world soccer rankings, released Friday. Brazil dropped 40 points in the ranking system, allowing Spain to retake the top...

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Montreux unveils 2010 poster by Brazil's Britto

ZURICH (Reuters) - Brazilian Romero Britto has created the 2010 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival's poster, adding to a long list of striking images by famous artists that have made the posters desirable objects among...

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Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention - Voice of America

InTheNews.co.uk Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on...

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Ex-smoker's lawyers to discuss $300M Fla. verdict (AP)

Reuters – A smoker lights up a cigarette in a public place near the Stade de Geneve in Geneva August 22, 2007. … FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A former smoker who just won a $300 million verdict in Florida against Philip Morris USA...

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Leading U.N. Critic Sees Political Agenda Behind U.N.’s Decision to Bar Her

After being denied access to United Nations headquarters for two weeks, one of U.N.'s most forthright critics will find out Friday if her confiscated entry pass will be returned to her – and under what conditions.

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Will Secret Copyright Treaty Restrict Digital Rights?

Most Americans expect that their laws are only passed after some period of public debate between Republicans and Democrats or their news-channel proxies. However, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) may be an...

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Braking news: Particles from car brakes harm lung cells

Real-life particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells in vitro. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that heavy braking, as in an emergency stop, caused...

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L&T exits from BIAL by selling its 17% stake to Zurich Airport

Friday, November 20, 2009 (New Delhi) India's largest engineering firm L&T, is exiting from the Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) by selling its 17 per cent stake to partner Zurich Airport. GVK Airport Developers, a...

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IMLS Funds Research on 3D Scanner Technology to Save Endangered Recordings

From the Announcement: The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will advance technology that can recover and digitally re-master rare early sound recordings made on wax cylinders –...

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