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Official: More NATO troops may be Afghan-bound
(AP)
AP - A NATO official says 2,000 more alliance soldiers may be deployed to Afghanistan to join the 140,000-strong international force already there.
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Train crashes into truck in Spain; 2 dead, 3 hurt
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AP - Spain's Interior Ministry says a passenger train has crashed into a dump truck working on the future bullet train link with Portugal, killing two people and injuring three others.
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Japanese stem cell researcher wins Balzan prize
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AP - The Balzan Foundation says its prize for the biology of stem cells has gone to a Japanese researcher for discovering a way to transform adult cells into cells with the characteristics of stem cells.
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UK reverend jailed for 4 years over sham marriages
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AP - A British judge has sentenced a Church of England minister to four years in jail for his part in a sham-marriage scam.
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Spain can't trust ETA truce: minister
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Reuters - Spain cannot trust Sunday's truce announcement by armed Basque separatist group ETA and will continue to pursue its members, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on national television on Monday.
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A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing
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Reuters - Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice film festival.
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London stocks make gains
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AFP - London shares climbed on Monday, as investors further digested better-than-expected US jobs data which reduced prospects of a return to recession.
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EU budget chief attacks British rebate
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AFP - The European Union's budget commissioner took a swipe on Monday at the billions of euros which Britain gets back from the EU budget.
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World stocks gain, dollar falls
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AFP - Global stock markets rose and the dollar fell on Monday as investors further digested better-than-expected US jobs data which reduced prospects of a return to recession.
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Merkel sets stage for nuclear power battle
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AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced one of the biggest battles of her time in office Monday after announcing plans to put off the date when Europe's biggest economy abandons nuclear power.
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