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“This kind of allows them to keep their options open for now.”

Sovereign Bancorp Inc., the nation's third-largest savings and loan, said Monday that its two biggest shareholders are planning to boost their investment in the company as it seeks to raise $1.5 billion to ... via Pennsylvania News

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Europe : This summer Vodafone UK will begin a multi-million pound investment to extend its fast and reliable mobile broadband network to a further three million people across six major conurbations; Birmingham, ... via 3G

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NEWS of Cherie Blair's miscarriage was used by her husband, former British PM Tony Blair, and his spin doctor to stave off speculation of an early invasion of Iraq. via News.com.au

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“It took a true miracle to save a Jewish child”

Irena Sendler _ a Polish social worker who helped save some 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto and giving them false identities _ has died. She was 98.

Sendler died at a Warsaw hospital on Monday morning, her daughter, Janina Zgrzembska, told The Associated Press. She had been hospitalized since last month with pneumonia.

Born in Warsaw, Sendler served as a social worker with the city's welfare department, masterminding the risky rescue operations of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during Nazi Germany's brutal World War II occupation. Read more

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Serbia's pro-European president Boris Tadic claims victory over nationalist rivals in parliamentary elections. via Reuters

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ROME : Italy's new interior minister wants to re-impose border controls for travellers from Europe's passport-free Schengen zone as part of security measures to crack down on crime and immigration. via International Herald Tribune

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lashed out at Germany's chancellor on Sunday, suggesting that her party shares the political ideals of Adolf Hitler.

The Venezuelan leader criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel for belonging to the conservative Christian Democratic Union, calling the movement 'the same right wing that supported Hitler and fascism.'

Chavez was on the verge of launching more insults at Merkel, but suddenly stopped short.

'Ms. Chancellor, you can go to ...' he said during his weekly television and radio program, before pausing. Then he added: 'Because you are a lady, I won't say any more.' Read more

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Lithuania has agreed to drop its objections to European Union talks with Russia on a new strategic partnership, the Baltic country's foreign minister said Sunday. via PR-inside.com

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“This very special ephemeral installation that we are inviting you to be part of is devised to capture and combine the spirit of sports, the grand sweeping waves of stadium architecture and the abstract relation of the human form to modern structures”

Reuters Sunday, May 11, 2008; 9:51 AM VIENNA - Hundreds of Austrians stripped naked on Sunday for photographer Spencer Tunick at the stadium that will host the Euro 2008 soccer final. via The Washington Post

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“The risk of the company falling into the hands of competitors in the tourist trade has been averted.”

Italy is seeking solutions for Alitalia that would keep it both Italian and privately owned, the government said Saturday, responding to EU warnings against renationalising the ailing air carrier. via Raw Story

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