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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Euro 2004 semifinal match between Portugal and the Netherlands, at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, June 30, 2004.    (bb2)
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 The Guardian 
Cristiano Ronaldo says La Liga is now superior to Premier League
| • Portuguese welcomes extra player protection in Spain | • La Liga 'is going to have a little more quality' | Cristiano Ronaldo says his aim is to win as many trophies with Real Madrid as he did... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic)
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the President of Russia, Mr. Dmitry A. Medvedev at delegation level talks, in New Delhi on December 05, 2008.
Minister   Photos   President   Russia   Washington  
 Al Jazeera 
Obama to 'reset' US-Russia ties
| Barack Obama, the US president, has said he will restore friendly ties between Russia and Washington as he  embarks on his first visit to Moscow. | He was due to leave Washington later on ... (photo: PIB of India)
Dollar closes lower despite late rally  China Daily 
China won't press for new global currency at G8
| BEIJING: China has no plans to raise its proposal for a new global currency to replace the dollar at the G8 meeting this week but is willing to discuss it, a top Chinese diplomat said, as President ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Business   China   Economy   Photos   World  
U.S. Army Col. Greg Julian, a public affairs officer with U.S. Forces Afghanistan and member of a joint organizational investigation team, speaks with an Afghan villager in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan Jan. 27, 2009.  CNBC 
Earn our trust or go, Afghan villagers tell Marines
SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan - By Peter Graff | The mullah's message was blunt. We don't trust you and if you don't earn our trust, our first meeting will be our last. | With that, he stood abruptly and walk... (photo: US Navy / Lt. Cmdr. John Gay)
Afghanistan   Marines   Photos   Taliban   Territory  
Top Stories
** FILE ** In this Nov. 7, 2008 file photo, President-elect Obama responds to question during a news conference in Chicago as vice president-elect Joe Biden, right, listens. Obama is putting hope on hold. He is using most of his time out of the public eye to study up and prepare for the new pressures he faces _ a limited period where he has the luxury of putting on the cloak of the presidency without yet taking responsibility for the country's ills. The News & Observer
State-run care has handicaps
| LONDON -- As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health-care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Health   London   Obama   Photos   President  
**FOR USE WITH AP SPECIAL EDITION** Social worker Jenny Hammer, right, walks with Mamie Morrison, left, as Morrison arrives at an ElderHealth Northwest adult day health center Thursday, March 20, 2008 in Seattle for a day of meals, exercise, and other social programs at the adult day care center. USA Today
Europe's free health care has a hefty price tag
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | By Maria Cheng, Associated Press LONDON — As President pushes to overhaul the American health care system, t... (photo: AP / Ted S. Warren)
Europe   Health   People   Photos   Price  
Onthulling van de Michael Schumacher S door Michael Schumacher en Bernie Ecclestone DW English
Your Link to Germany
Formula One commercial rights holder, Bernie Ecclestone, is in hot water after praising Adolf Hitler for his "ability to get things done." Ecclestone also criticised oust... (photo: Creative Commons / BotMultichill)
Germany   Parliament   Photos   Politic   World  
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush and President-elect Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama pause for photographs Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 The Guardian
Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow
| CATRINA STEWART | Associated Press Writer= MOSCOW (AP) — Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his s... (photo: White House / Chris Greenberg)
Fashion   Glamour   Moscow   Photos   Summit  
 diamond gold jewelery jewel  gem  stone The Australian
Diamonds hit hard by downturn
| DIAMONDS may be forever but traders in Antwerp are hoping Europe's recession won't be as it is turning their businesses pear-shaped. "Business is down 20-30 per ce... (photo: WN / Fatma Ceylan)
Antwerp   Belgian   Europe   Photos   Trade  
Protesters display posters with the caricature of US President Barack Obama, during a demonstration against the expansion of a U.S. military base at the Dal Molin airport, in Vicenza, northern Italy, Saturday, July 4 2009. Al Jazeera
Italy anti-G8 protest turns violent
| Thousands of protesters have clashed with Italian police in the first big protest against the upcoming G8 summit of the world's richest nations in Italy ... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno)
Italy   Military   Photos   Protests   US  
First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Russian President Vladimir Putin The New York Times
Heading to Russia, Obama Is Mindful of Its Power Equation
| MOSCOW - The summit meeting here this week revolves around two men with some notable affinities. Presidents Obama and Dmitri A. Medvedev are relatively young leaders wh... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / )
Foreign Policy   Photos   Politics   Russia   US  
Business & Economy Politics
- Hu leaves for leaders' dialogue between G8, emerging eco
- China won't press for new global currency at G8
- COMMENT Macau progress leaves out politic
- Eurojust, the EU fraud body, fails to fulfil its brief
Chinese President Hu Jintao makes statements after his meeting with his Greek counetrpart Karolos Papoulias at the Presidential Palace in Athens on Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. Jintao is in Greece for a three-day visit, timed for the signing of a 831.2 million ($1 billion) port deal
Hu leaves for leaders' dialogue between G8, emerging economies
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- Rui Goncalves on pole for Uddevalla MX2 GP
- Securing of Lisbon guarantees shows the value of taking risk
- Cuckolds, horns and other explanations
- COMMENT Macau progress leaves out politic
 Jos Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, receives Jos Scrates, Portuguese Prime Minister . ula1
Eurojust, the EU fraud body, fails to fulfil its brief
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Sport Entertainment
- Felipe Caicedo Intent On Sporting Lisbon Move
- Cristiano Ronaldo says La Liga is now superior to Premier Le
- Report: Benfica And Porto To Tussle For Espanyol's Luis
- Inter Coach Jose Mourinho 'Playing Difficult' In Nig
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Euro 2004 semifinal match between Portugal and the Netherlands, at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, June 30, 2004.    (bb2)
Cristiano Ronaldo says La Liga is now superior to Premier League
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- Miss Cyprus pageant chooses delegate to Miss Universe
- Island’s economic meltdown means good deals for tourists e
- Philip French's screen legends
- A bite at the opera
Paris Hilton poses for photos during a press day to promote the second season of the MTV reality show "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" in Los Angeles, Friday, May 15, 2009.
Nicole Ritchie and Paris Hilton, the worst of friends...
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Education Society & Culture
- Top 5 Exotic Travel Locations for Students 2009: #4 Lisbon,
- Portuguese General Learns About Military Education System
- Portuguese General Praises Lobito Pilot School
- RIBA exhibits work by six young Portuguese architects
Tourists stroll by Sphinx at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids
Join the world literature tour to Egypt
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- Bigger, Brighter, Louder
- Portugal. The ManÂ’s New Album: The Satanic Satanist Preview
- Revolutionary Rap - Singing Out Against Political Violence i
- German court ruling aims to lessen Lisbon confusion
Soldiers at a military camp in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau's capital, wait to vote in the country's presidential and legislative elections on Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999.
Guinea-Bissau Holds Elections Sunday
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