Reuters - German retail sales fell by 0.7 percent on the month in March, bucking expectations for a rise, preliminary Federal Statistics Office data showed on Monday.
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AFP - Europe's main stock markets eased back as the mining sector was hit by weak metal prices, and despite another record finish overnight on Wall Street, dealers said Friday.
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AP - A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber.
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AFP - Britain's economy has flourished under the decade-long tenure of Prime Minister Tony Blair and his likely successor, finance minister Gordon Brown, but economists expect a difficult period ahead.
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HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — The American Cancer Societythis week launched a major new cancer research effort that aims to enroll500,000 people.
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Reuters - A consortium bidding for Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. on Monday stepped up pressure on investors to accept its A$11 billion ($9.1 billion) offer, which will lapse it fails to secure 50 percent support by Friday.
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AP - The Roman Catholic Church on Sunday called on doctors in Mexico City not to perform abortions and lamented the city’s decision to legalize the procedure in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — In a new study, micebioengineered to mimic the fading memory of Alzheimer's patients got theirmemories restored — either by being placed in stimulating environments orby receiving a drug most commonly used to fight cancer.
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