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Palestinian runner laments lack of competition

Date: 8/20/2008 8:42:00 PM

Nader Almassri slugged it out to finish his men's 5000 metres heat at the Olympic Games, but his 13th and last position came as no surprise to the Palestinian.

The 28-year-old hails from Gaza, which has been under an Israeli blockade to all but limited humanitarian goods since Hamas seized control of ...

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Peter Jackson to co-write 'Hobbit' film: reports

8/20/2008 9:58:00 PM

Oscar-winning "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson will co-write the screenplays for the two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," it was reported on Wednesday.

Jackson, ...

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Eleven killed in new Algeria bomb attacks

8/20/2008 8:42:00 PM

Two car bomb attacks in eastern Algeria killed at least 11 people, state radio reported Wednesday with the country still in shock from a suicide bomber ...

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Cisse ready for Sunderland challenge

8/20/2008 9:58:00 PM

Marseille striker Djibril Cisse, who sealed a loan move to Sunderland on Wednesday, said he was looking forward to a new challenge in the English Premier ...

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Venezuelan first-half oil exports bring in 48.5 bln dollars

8/20/2008 9:58:00 PM

Venezuela's oil exports totalled 48.47 billion dollars in the first half of this year, a figure 78 percent higher than for the same period in 2007, ...

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Putin vows 24 billion dollars for Russian hi-tech: report

8/20/2008 8:42:00 PM

Russia is to invest 600 billion rubles (24.6 billion dollars, 16.7 billion euros) in hi-tech industries over two years, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

"We have ...

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