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Palestine wants UN membership

RAMALLAH. — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will announce to the Arab League (AL) his decision to seek Palestinian membership in the United Nations, a Palestinian official said yesterday.

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Lemurs face extinction in Madagascar

ANTANANARIVO. — The famous lemurs from Madagascar, “Indri Indri”, known and illustrated in the movie “Madagascar3” as King Julien XIII, which are the largest in the country, are in critical danger of extinction, experts said.

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English Premiership civil war

LONDON. — English football is on the brink of civil war following the John Terry racism trial.
The case has polarised opinion within the game, despite Chelsea’s captain being cleared of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.
There is even talk among black players about meeting to discuss forming their own breakaway federation to deal with race issues and discrimination.

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Bopara recalled

LONDON. — England recalled Ravi Bopara in a 13-man squad announced yesterday for the first Test cricket against South Africa at The Oval starting this Thursday.

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Scientists wary of genetically modified athletes

PARIS. — As athletes get ready to smash Olympic records in London, scientists are in a high-stakes race of their own to develop a test that will unmask anyone altering their genes in a desperate quest for gold.

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Carlos Tevez for Milan

LONDON. — Carlos Tevez is poised to move to Italian soccer giants AC Milan this week, opening the way for Manchester City to make their £30million bid for Robin van Persie.

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Puma pin hopes on Bolt

FRANKFURT. — With the London Olympic Games just days away, German sportswear giant Puma is pinning its hopes on sprint legend Usain Bolt to speed up sales and out-pace its bigger competitors Adidas and Nike.

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AVB attacks Chelsea

LONDON. — Andre Villas Boas’s bitterness at his sacking by European soccer champions Chelsea last season surfaced again yesterday as he said at his new club Tottenham Spurs they did not seek out scapegoats if they were going through a bad patch.

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Drogba gets hero’s welcome in China

SHANGHAI. — Ivory Coast football star Didier Drogba has arrived to a hero’s welcome in China, to take up a contract to play for Shanghai Shenhua.

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Merritt seeks gold repeat

LONDON. — LaShawn Merritt has struggled back from a doping ban disgrace and his humbling excuse why he should not be called a dope cheat is to become a favourite to defend 400-metre gold at the Olympics.

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