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US blasts China after protesters detained
THE United States said yesterday it was disappointed the Olympics had not brought more "openness and tolerance" in China and pressed for the immediate release of eight American protesters as the Games ended.
Nuns put their best habits on show for beauty contest
An Italian priest is holding a beauty contest with a difference -- it will be open only to nuns.
Thatcher fighting dementia for years
MARGARET Thatcher has been suffering from dementia for at least seven years, her daughter has revealed in the first public account of the former British prime minister's illness.
Russian troops accused of selling loot from Georgia
Adrian Blomfield in Georgia
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