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  Football: Tearful Beckham bids farewell to Paris

  19 May 2013 : David Beckham, skipper for the night, bade a tearful Parisian farewell on Saturday as the former England star made his final appearance at the Parc des Princes for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain before heading into retirement.

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  Assad insists he will not quit, car bomb hits Damascus

  19 May 2013 : Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted he will not resign before the end of his mandate in 2014 as a car bomb exploded in the capital Damascus on Saturday killing at least three people.

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  Heavy cost to Cyprus bailout

  25 Mar 2013 : NICOSIA - Cyprus clinched a 10-billion-euro bailout on Monday that averted a "disorderly" eurozone exit, but at the cost of agreeing to painful reforms that will downsize its status as an offshore banking centre.

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  N.Z. have England firmly on ropes in final Test

  25 Mar 2013 : Two crucial wickets to part-time spinner Kane Williamson put New Zealand firmly in charge of the final Test on Monday as England, facing a world record target of 481, slumped to 90 for four at stumps.

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  Cyprus talks 'paying off'

  25 Mar 2013 : Fierce negotiations to resurrect a deal for the EU and the IMF to bail out Cyprus appeared to be bearing fruit early on Monday, President Nicos Anastasiades indicated on Twitter.

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  Djokovic cruises into Miami fourth round

  25 Mar 2013 : World No. 1 Novak Djokovic cruised into the fourth round of the Miami ATP Masters and WTA tournament with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over India's Somdev Devvarman.

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  Eurogroup talks on Cyprus start four hours late

  25 Mar 2013 : Talks with Eurogroup partners on conditions for resurrecting a Cyprus bailout to avert a looming banking system meltdown finally got under way after a delay of four hours on Sunday, two European Union sources said.

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  Cypriots protest against 'economic WWIII'

  25 Mar 2013 : Hundreds of Cypriot demonstrators rallied outside EU offices and the presidential palace in Nicosia on Sunday calling on the government to defy international pressure to take a "criminal" bailout.

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  Storm halts Woods march toward top spot

  25 Mar 2013 : Tiger Woods's bid to regain the world No. 1 ranking with an eighth Bay Hill title was put on hold when a severe thunder storm forced the final round finish to be pushed to Monday.

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  Syria opposition in disarray as head resigns

  25 Mar 2013 : Opposition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib on Sunday announced his resignation from the National Coalition, throwing Syria's divided opposition into disarray ahead of an Arab summit.

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  Two main Cyprus banks slash ATM withdrawal limits

  25 Mar 2013 : The two main banks at the centre of Cyprus's financial crisis slashed the daily cash withdrawal limits from ATM machines on Sunday, state media reported.

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  Future of rescue deals lies in 'bail-ins': small euro states

  25 Mar 2013 : Three small eurozone countries -- Finland, Estonia and Ireland -- said Sunday the private sector ought to be involved in future financial rescue packages for member states.

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