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Berlusconi 'plays hide and seek' with German chancellor

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared to be playing "hide and seek" before greeting his guest - German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mr Berlusconi, 72, who is famous for his practical jokes, hid behind a large column...

Football: Two-match ban for Sir Alex Ferguson as Didier Drogba is suspended for three

The Football Association yesterday gave Sir Alex Ferguson a two-match touchline ban and a £10,000 fine for abusing a referee, fined David Moyes £5,000 for a similar offence and banned Didier Drogba for three games - including...

Berlusconi wants Alitalia/Lufthansa deal

The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi proved recent health scares were behind him, with an impromptu game of hide-and-seek with his German counterpart. Berlusconi left them laughing by hiding behind a pillar as...

Ian McEwan on what Obama's election means for the environment

After years of living in fear of climate change, we are fast acquiring the weapons to defeat it. To those who believe that climate change in the context of global poverty is our most pressing problem, underpinning all others,...

Respect us now! FA bans for United boss Ferguson and Chelsea striker Drogba

The FA made an example of two of the biggest names in English football yesterday, handing out bans to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. The struggling Respect Campaign received a...

FA charges Ferguson and Moyes

Published Date: 19 November 2008 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been given a two-match touchline ban and £10,000 fine by the Football Association, following his row with referee Mike Dean earlier this month....

Maradona nicking spotlight from European stars

LONDON (AP) -- Diego Maradona is Argentina's new coach and will be on the bench for the first time to direct his team's play when it faces Scotland at Glasgow's Hampden Park. It starts a new chapter to a career that has...

GM puts off repaying dealers

DETROIT – Cash-strapped General Motors Corp. said yesterday it will delay reimbursing its dealers for rebates and other sales incentives, an indication that the company is starting to have cash-flow problems.

Brewers waiting on Sabathia

GM Melvin has yet to hear back from southpaw's agents MILWAUKEE -- Brewers general manager Doug Melvin had not heard back from CC Sabathia's representatives by the close of business on Tuesday, and he did not sound particularly...

Crisis could reverse decades of falling subsidies

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The financial crisis is forcing European Union nations to reverse two decades of declining state subsidies for companies, the European Commission said Tuesday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and German...

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