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France annuls extradition for ex-leftist terrorist
AP - The French president's office says that a former member of the Italian left-wing Red Brigades terrorist group won't be extradited to Italy because of ill health.
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Hamilton admits mistakes but vows to bounce back
AFP - World championship leader Lewis Hamilton admitted his impetuous reactions in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix were a mistake, but vowed to recover and win the final two races of the season.
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Bush: Economic Powers Will Cooperate on Economic Crisis
Meetings of top financial officials taking place in US, Europe
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UK councils seek Iceland cash pledge
UK councils are to meet the Icelandic ambassador to demand back bank deposits - amid fears of lost staff wages.
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Lithuania's impeached president bracing for ballot box comeback
AFP - Lithuanians were voting Sunday in a general election likely to mark the comeback of two disgraced populists, ex-president Rolandas Paksas and former political star Viktor Uspaskich.
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Credit crunch holding up funerals
AFP - Undertakers hit by the financial crisis are refusing to carry out funerals unless they get paid in advance, The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported.
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Polls open in Lithuania's election, nuclear referendum
AFP - Polls opened Sunday in Lithuania's general election, a vote expected to mark the comeback of two disgraced populists, ex-president Rolandas Paksas and former political star Viktor Uspaskich.
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IMF warns of meltdown; France says Europe to act
Reuters - The IMF warned the world's financial system was near meltdown and France promised that a meeting of European leaders in Paris will detail measures to keep a market panic from triggering the most severe global downturn in decades.
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European leaders meet on financial meltdown
AFP - Leaders of the 15 eurozone countries plus Britain are to gather in Paris on Sunday to announce a new package of measures to protect their banks from the global financial crisis.
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Britain to launch rescue of top 4 banks: paper
Reuters - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a 35 billion sterling ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.
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