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Ericsson reveals contract to set up international network for C&W (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 05:02 AM CDT AFP - Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson said on Thursday that it had signed a contract to set up and operate an international mobile phone network for British group Cable&Wireless.

U.S. rebound questioned, French growth to slow: Lagarde (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:43 AM CDT Reuters - Questions remain over the sustainability of the U.S. economic recovery, French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Thursday as she played down the risk of recession at home.

Police officer sorry for Bin Laden carnival gaffe (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:27 AM CDT AFP - A police officer apologised Thursday for wearing an Osama bin Laden costume to a village carnival in Cornwall, days before the seventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

British police chief condemned for bin Laden costume (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:11 AM CDT Reuters - A senior British policeman is in trouble after he dressed as Osama bin Laden at a carnival days before the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

British team capture first pictures of Africa's 'unicorn' (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:10 AM CDT AFP - The okapi, an African animal so elusive that it was once believed to be a mythical unicorn, has been photographed in the wild for the first time, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said Thursday.

Germany set for another banking mega-deal (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:57 AM CDT AFP - In what would be the third mega-deal for Germany's normally calm banking sector in two months, Deutsche Bank has confirmed it is in "advanced discussions" on buying a stake in Postbank.

Russia wants guarantees over missile shield (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:32 AM CDT Reuters - Russia wants the United States and its European allies to provide convincing guarantees that a planned missile defense shield is not aimed against Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Thursday.

European stocks dip at open (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:17 AM CDT AFP - European stock markets fell slightly at the start of trading on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares down 0.08 percent at 5,362.10 points.

Deutsche Bank mulls stake in Deutsche Postbank (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:13 AM CDT AP - Deutsche Bank AG, confirming market rumors and conjecture, said that it is in what it called advanced talks with Deutsche Post about taking a stake in Postbank, Germany's largest consumer retail bank.

To counter Russia, E.U. reaches out to Ukraine (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - The European Union this week offered support to Ukraine, a crucial "buffer state" with a large Russian minority, considered by Moscow to be a heartland of Russian identity. As concern in Europe developed that Moscow's real signal in Georgia was to Ukraine, the EU gave Kiev a first step toward membership, importantly telling Moscow that it defines Ukraine as part of Europe.

Russian strategic bombers land in Venezuela (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:58 PM CDT AP - Two Russian strategic bombers landed in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of military maneuvers, President Hugo Chavez said, welcoming the unprecedented deployment at a time of increasing tensions between Moscow and the U.S.

9,200 security agents for pope's France visit (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 03:45 PM CDT AP - French authorities will mobilize 9,200 police and other security officers for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Paris and Lourdes this week, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Russia sends supply ship to intn'l space station (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 03:34 PM CDT AP - Russian Mission Control says an unmanned Russian cargo ship has blasted off successfully carrying supplies, equipment and gifts for the international space station.

IAEA head not running for new term (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 03:17 PM CDT AP - The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose handling of Iran's nuclear defiance has provoked occasional U.S. displeasure, plans to step down later this year, according to a confidential document obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

President Sarkozy's son marries French heiress (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:56 PM CDT AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's son has wed an heiress of a French electronics-vending empire.

Questions and answers about the CERN collider (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:45 PM CDT AP - Questions and answers about the Large Hadron Collider:

Wine critic Parker facing defamation charges (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:12 PM CDT AP - A Paris investigating judge has filed preliminary charges against influential American wine critic Robert M. Parker for alleged defamation against a former assistant, judicial officials said Wednesday.

Cambridge U official: Social justice not our role (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:08 PM CDT AP - Britain's top colleges need more government money, but officials should stop trying to meddle in what they teach and looking at them as instruments for boosting social mobility, a senior official at the University of Cambridge said Wednesday.

Koons' zany sculptures go on display at Versailles (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 01:52 PM CDT AP - At the palace of Versailles, a marble statue of Louis XIV now shares space with some unlikely interlopers: Michael Jackson and his pet chimp Bubbles, sculpted in porcelain.

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