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Europe

• Froome wins 5th stage, takes Dauphine Libere lead

  Chris Froome attacked on the final climb to win Thursday's mountainous fifth stage of the Dauphine Libere race and take the overall lead, showing ... 

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  Derelict N.Ireland shops get facelift to charm G-8

  The Northern Ireland border village of Belcoo has never looked so good. And critics say that's just the problem. Organizers of the G-8 summit of world ... 

• 2 suspected in Danish police data hacking

  The Swedish founder of the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is suspected along with a Dane of hacking into a company handling sensitive information ... 

• Reds hope to have Sturridge back for EPL opener

  Liverpool says Daniel Sturridge should be fit for the start of the next English Premier League season after a "high ankle sprain" on England duty last ... 

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  Hradecka, Cermak win French Open mixed doubles

  Five years after they first teamed up, Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka won their first title together on Thursday. The French Open mixed doubles. 

• Americans again question Boston suspects' parents

  The parents of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects say American investigators have once again come to their home in the southern Russian province ... 

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  5 things to watch in French Open men's semifinals

  Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will face each other in a French Open semifinal that feels like a final. Djokovic is trying to win his first ... 

• Russia's Norilsk Nickel to double dividend payout

  Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel said on Thursday it will pay $2 billion, or 90 percent of its 2012 net profit, in dividends to shareholders. 

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  German court grants gay unions marriage tax breaks

  Gay rights campaigners won a victory over the German government Thursday as the country's top court ruled that homosexual couples in civil unions ... 

• Glance: Key ECB measures to calm eurozone crisis

  The European Central Bank and its president, Mario Draghi, have played a key role in fighting the government debt crisis afflicting the 17 European ... 

• Portuguese parties remain divided over austerity

  Portugal's main opposition Socialist Party says its differences with the government over economic policy are insurmountable and prevent the forging ... 

• Czech man punished for attack on president

  A court in the Czech Republic has given a six-month suspended sentence to a man for shooting at the country's president with an air pistol that fires ... 

• Bari, 33 people face match-fixing trial in Italy

  It looks to be another Italian offseason marred by a match-fixing case after 33 people and Serie B club Bari were called to a sports trial before the ... 

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  France's Hollande visits Japan to push nuke ties

  French President Francois Hollande arrived in Japan on Thursday for a visit expected to focus on closer cooperation in nuclear energy technologies and ... 

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  Photo Essay: Eco-nightmare in EU candidate Serbia

  Plastic bottles, old tires, cardboard boxes and other garbage block the flow of the Juzna Morava river — so badly that men in rubber boats need to use ... 

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  Russia: 'Red line' not crossed in Syria over arms

  Russia's foreign minister says reports about possible chemical weapons use by the Syrian regime should not be used as a pretext for a foreign ... 

• BoE keeps interest rates, stimulus program steady

  The Bank of England has opted not to pump more money into the British economy. The decision Thursday came after the final Monetary Policy Committee ... 

• Turkish soldier wounded by Syria cross-border fire

  Turkey's military says a soldier was wounded by shots fired at a military patrol along the Syrian border. A military statement said Thursday soldiers ... 

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  UK's Topshop opens in high-rent Hong Kong

  British fashion chain Topshop opened its first Hong Kong outlet on Thursday, becoming the latest Western brand to brave the city's astronomical rents ... 

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  Neymar wants to 'make history' with Barcelona

  Barcelona striker Neymar said he's ready to "start making history" with the Spanish champions and follow in a long line of Brazilians who have ... 

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  UK PM's former spin doctor denies phone hacking

  British Prime Minister David Cameron's former spin doctor has formally denied charges of phone hacking and bribery. Andy Coulson entered pleas of not ... 

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  Greek unemployment hits new high, at 26.8 percent

  Unemployment in recession-mired Greece continued its record-setting rise in March, reaching 26.8 percent of the workforce compared to a revised 26. 

• Spanish rider Samuel Sanchez to sit out Tour

  Former Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sanchez of Spain will sit out the Tour de France. The cyclist's Euskaltel Euskadi team says Sanchez, who won the ...