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Hollande and Sarkozy make final pitch

Hollande and Sarkozy make final pitch


Hollande and Sarkozy make final pitch

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:58 AM PDT

The latest opinion poll ahead of France's Sunday election put François Hollande on 52% of the vote, and Nicolas Sarkozy on 48%

Chen to leave China for the US

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:49 AM PDT

The US says Beijing has agreed to allow Chen Guangcheng to leave China for the US where he has been offered a university fellowship

US jobs growth slows again in April

Posted: 04 May 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Fears the US economic recovery has lost some momentum will be stoked by April data that show job creation slowed and the number of people in work fell

Greeks concerned as far-right party gains ground

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:13 AM PDT

Greece has seen support for marginal groups rise sharply, with opinion polls showing voters intend to punish the mainstream conservative and socialist parties

Scores hurt as violence flares in Cairo

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Some 75 people were injured in the clashes near the defence ministry as troops and demonstrators threw rocks and the military tried to disperse the crowds

Japan counts down to end of nuclear power

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:29 AM PDT

When Tomari's No. 3 reactor shuts on Saturday, the nation will have to get by without atomic energy for the first time since 1970

Resignation in Romney team spurs debate

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:05 AM PDT

That Richard Grenell had been hounded by the Christian right over his sexuality gave the event the kind of ripple effect that political parties dread

Occupy pledges to ‘un-Frieze’ art fair

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:43 AM PDT

For Occupy Wall Street protesters, the fair, with its mix of money and art, is another manifestation of the gap between the 99% and the 1%

Iranians vote in parliamentary poll run-off

Posted: 04 May 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Iran's leaders call for a high turnout in the poll for 65 of the legislature's 290 seats as the regime tries to show it has popular support

Labour scores big election gains

Posted: 04 May 2012 09:35 AM PDT

After a bruising election for coalition parties, by Friday afternoon Labour had won 30 councils with the Tories down 12 and the Lib Dems down one

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