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A five-year plan aimed at raising poor reading and writing standards in Welsh schools is published.

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Samantha Brick: French women are 'hostile and predatory' adulterers
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Samantha Brick, the journalist who decried women for being jealous of her "lovely looks", has taken a swipe at French women including the new first lady of France, Valerie Trierweiler. By Donna Bowater Miss Brick, who was publicly ridiculed for her ...
Protocol Problem: France's New First Lady Is Not Married to the PresidentABC News
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Kesa says Darty France sales fall worsens
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Year profit seen at mid-point of range of market forecasts * Q4 group like-for-like sales down 5.9 pct * Q4 Darty France lfl sales down 10.0 pct LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Kesa, Europe's No. 3 electricals retailer, posted a deteriorating sales fall at ...

Whales that use sound to navigate are able to adjust the sensitivity of their hearing to protect their ears from loud noises, say scientists.

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Wednesday that the European Union would be allowed to send experts to assess the medical state of his jailed predecessor, Yulia V. Tymoshenko.

Money has been fleeing Greece for more than two and a half years. But the outflow has picked up since last week’s election raised the specter of Greek default.

A teacher went on trial in St. Petersburg on Wednesday after publicly claiming that she was pressured to help rig Russia’s parliamentary election to increase the results for Vladimir Putin’s party.

As the recession deepens, more workers are getting by on the black-market economy that amounts to as much as a fifth of the country’s gross domestic product.

The Russian passenger airliner that crashed during a demonstration flight in Indonesia last week was a backup the manufacturer had sent to complete a promotional tour though Asia after the first airplane broke down.

DIARY - France to May 31
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Continental Europeans are being asked to contribute millions to keep Afghanistan secure after NATO withdraws, but they sound less optimistic than the United States and Britain do.

The crackdown occurred as an unpredictable political situation continued to unfurl in the early days of Vladimir V. Putin’s new term as president.

The scandal that has shaken Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire is now the focus of three Scotland Yard inquires and more than 100 civil lawsuits.

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Roger Federer's New Ranking Will Help His Confidence in the French Open
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Nadal has been Federer's nemesis in grand slams, especially on clay and in the French Open. Djokovic had the season of his life in 2011. These two men have dominated the grand slam finals from last year's Wimbledon to the Australian Open in January.
Azarenka suffers injury blow, Federer advancesReuters
Italian open: Azarenka suffers injury blow, Federer advancesHindustan Times
Rome Masters 2012: Roger Federer finds his groove as French Open looms on horizonTelegraph.co.uk
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France’s new president, François Hollande, unveiled a center-left cabinet on Wednesday, leaving out the head of the Socialist Party, Martine Aubry, who is considered on the left-wing of the party.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she would discuss stimulus programs to get the Greek economy growing again and that she was committed to keeping Greece in the euro zone.

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military commander, went on trial at The Hague on Wednesday for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in the 1990s.

Savers in Greece have been withdrawing hundreds of millions of euros from Greek banks, amid fears the country may have to withdraw from the single currency.

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng says he and his family have completed passport applications and officials say they should be ready in 15 days.

As research highlights a staggering shortfall in services for thousands injured as a result of the Troubles, survivors lobby Stormont.