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• Lagostina, Alessi, Bialetti tough out recession (Reuters)
• Largest cruise ship passes bridge challenge (AP)
• UK to shake up banking, 100s of branches for sale (AP)
• Hoy leads British sprint clean sweep (AFP)
• Eight arrested amid clashes at far-right demo (AFP)
• Britons against Blair, Miliband getting top EU jobs: poll (AFP)
• Berlusconi to stand trial, vows to cling to power (AFP)
• Sarries make it a magnificent seven (AFP)
• Australia trump England in game of two halves (AFP)
• Somali pirates split on demands for British couple's release (AFP)
• Merkel to push for climate pact in US Congress (AP)
• Vatican to decide each case of Anglican priests (AP)
• Statesmen meet in Berlin for reunification event (AP)
• Dutch court nixes teenager's round-the-world sail (AP)
• Some passengers faint on Newark to London flight (AP)
• Report: Russia to buy navy ship from France (AP)

Lagostina, Alessi, Bialetti tough out recession (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 05:34 PM PDT Reuters - A giant silver teapot shines in the pale sun outside the Alessi factory, its scale a measure of how in the 1980s and 90s Italian kitchenware, from espresso-makers to lemon-squeezers, grew into objects of desire.

Largest cruise ship passes bridge challenge (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 05:11 PM PDT AP - The world's largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle Sunday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in Denmark.

UK to shake up banking, 100s of branches for sale (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:54 PM PDT AP - The Royal Bank of Scotland, Northern Rock, and Lloyds Banking Group are to sell off as many as 700 branches in the next few years in exchange for the public aid they received during the economic meltdown, a government official told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Hoy leads British sprint clean sweep (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:29 PM PDT AFP - Sir Chris Hoy won the men's sprint in a race where Great Britain monopolised the podium at the Track World Cup here on Saturday.

Eight arrested amid clashes at far-right demo (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:00 PM PDT AFP - Eight people were arrested as far-right supporters were involved in clashes with opponents on Saturday, while a separate march in London calling for sharia law to be imposed was cancelled.

Britons against Blair, Miliband getting top EU jobs: poll (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 02:45 PM PDT AFP - Most Britons are opposed to ex-prime minister Tony Blair or Foreign Secretary David Miliband taking any of the top new EU jobs created by the Lisbon Treaty, an opinion poll out Sunday said.

Berlusconi to stand trial, vows to cling to power (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 02:37 PM PDT AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial on corruption charges, authorities said Saturday, as the premier defiantly insisted he would not step down even if found guilty.

Sarries make it a magnificent seven (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 02:35 PM PDT AFP - Saracens made it seven straight wins in the English Premiership as they stayed top and maintained their unbeaten start to the league season with a 12-11 win away to Bath.

Australia trump England in game of two halves (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 02:20 PM PDT AFP - Australia revived their Four Nations hopes with a 26-16 win over England here at the DW Stadium on Saturday in a match where both sides dominated for a half each.

Somali pirates split on demands for British couple's release (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 02:10 PM PDT AFP - Pirates holding a British couple hostage in Somalia are split on whether to demand a ransom or prisoner exchange to free them, one of their captors said Saturday, as Britain insisted it would not pay for their release.

Merkel to push for climate pact in US Congress (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:31 AM PDT AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will urge the U.S. Congress to support an international pact to combat climate change in her address to the House and Senate next week.

Vatican to decide each case of Anglican priests (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 08:55 AM PDT AP - The Vatican said Saturday that married Anglican priests will be admitted to the Catholic priesthood on a case-by-case basis as Rome makes it easier for disillusioned conservative Anglicans to convert.

Statesmen meet in Berlin for reunification event (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 07:38 AM PDT AP - Three statesmen who oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall that led to the collapse of communism in Europe gathered Saturday in Germany's capital to reflect on the changes they helped usher in 20 years ago.

Dutch court nixes teenager's round-the-world sail (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 06:09 AM PDT AP - A Dutch court ruled Friday that 14-year-old Laura Dekker was still too inexperienced to be allowed to set off on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

Some passengers faint on Newark to London flight (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 06:04 AM PDT AP - Six people fainted on board a British Airways flight from Newark Liberty Airport to London's Heathrow Saturday, prompting emergency crews to check the plane for hazardous materials.

Report: Russia to buy navy ship from France (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:02 AM PDT AP - Moscow plans to buy a French amphibious assault ship, the first such purchase from a NATO country, as the Kremlin seeks to reaffirm Russia's global reach, a Russian news agency reported Saturday.

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