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EuropeSun.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Edition 185/2009
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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$£€ United States, Dollar Euro United Kingdom, Pound Russia, Ruble Japan, Yen
United States, Dollar - 0.716 0.613 31.26 96.15
Euro 1.395 - 0.856 43.64 134.2
United Kingdom, Pound 1.629 1.167 - 50.94 156.6
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Richards, Isinbayeva among six left in jackpot race
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck gamble for charity
Beckhams spend $81,660 on luxury eco-spa
Jackson to be buried in a $25,000 coffin
Bacteria-killer proteins may yield new medicines

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Six killed in London high-rise fire
Peter Andre cosies up with 'Big Brother' winner Chantelle Houghton
UK man makes up kidnap story to avoid wife's nagging
Brits flocking nudist camps for full-body tans
Adebayor can leave the Gunners if he wants to says Wenger

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Jackson fans flood website handing out memorial tickets
Prattville's new Web site easier, has more features
Nation needs July 4th's 'unyielding spirit'
Internet blamed as spending slumps at tourist info centres

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Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
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Chowrasia lone Indian to make cut, Jeev, Kapur miss out
Finishing blues cost Indian golfers dearly, as Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, was the only one of the four to make the midway cut at Open de Alstom Friday. Even Chowrasia bogeyed three of his last six holes, and dropped from a likely top-15 placing to tied 44th at the Le Golf National...

Tony Blair gets to thank Peter Mandelson, courtesy India
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Friday finally got to publicly thank the man credited with crafting his Labour party's win and putting him into power - courtesy of an Indian...

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Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

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657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
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Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
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    We can't afford to lose valued community council members
    Make the Fourth of July safer for our kids
    State budget mess only gets worse
    The shining light of our national proposition
    History and patriotism infuse July 4th traditions

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