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Messi plays for Argentina after deal
Argentina forward Lionel Messi played - and scored - in his country's Olympic opener against Ivory Coast on Thursday after a late deal was struck with his Spanish club Barcelona. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Wednesday that Barcelona
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Postilion to replace legacy payment platform at Venezuelan bank
NORCROSS, Ga. " Postilion, a provider of integrated solutions for payments and self-service banking and a division of S1 Corp., has announced that Banco Occidental de Descuento has selected Postilion to replace its legacy payment platform.
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Full honours for Army dog handler
The funeral of a British Army dog handler shot in Afghanistan, is held with full military honours.
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Devices found on city rail route
Crude but viable explosive devices have been found following a security alert on a railway line in Belfast, police say.
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Sentences after dawn drugs raids
A long-term undercover police operation in South Lanarkshire sees 21 people jailed for drugs offences.
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Man appears in court over murder
A 21-year-old man appears in court in Aberdeen charged with murder, following a major police inquiry.
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Poor roads delay wind farm plans
Planning applications for wind farms are put on hold in much of Wales over concerns about "inadequate" roads.
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Owner cleared after canoe death
The owner of an outdoor pursuits firm is cleared of breaching health and safety rules after the death of a canoeist.
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Tough at top
What is it like to announce millions of losses?
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Shop death police given more time
Officers are given more time to question a man over the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old at a supermarket.
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Richey in court on assault charge
Kenny Richey, a Scot who was freed from death row in America, appears in court in Edinburgh.
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Rebuilding my life from the ashes
Six months ago Tamy Dahan lost everything in the Camden fire - including the only pictures of her late father.
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Meet Katharine
Introducing the latest columnist to take over the Point of View chair
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Detectives wanted to bug McCanns
Portuguese police wanted to bug Madeleine McCanns' parents apartment before making them formal suspects, it is revealed.
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Woman, 90, fulfils 'thong' wish
A 90-year-old has her fantasy fulfilled when she is served fish and chips by a waiter in a thong.
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Scottish amateur pipers star at Olympic opening ceremony
An amateur pipe band from Scotland performs four songs at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
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Man Utd expect long Ronaldo stay
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Cristiano Ronaldo would prefer to stay at the club than move to Real Madrid in the future.
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Gavin withdrawal under scrutiny
UK Sport is to launch an investigation after Great Britain medal hopeful Frankie Gavin pulled out of the Olympics at the last minute.
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Tears and pride
Watching the Games opening in Trafalgar Square
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Leaf Clean Energy invests $20.9 million in Mexican hydroelectric project
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leaf Clean Energy Co., which invests in North American clean energy companies and projects, said it has completed a $20.9 million investment in Energia Escalona S.A. de C.V.'s hydroelectric project in Mexico. Energia Escalona
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Contepomi to lead Argentina against South Africa
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ESF conference on functional genomics and disease, Innsbruck, Austria
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Petrobras Announces New Oil Accumulation Discovered in the Pre-Salt Layer in the Santos Basin
Brazil's Embraer lays off staff in restructuring
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Shivsu Canadian bags Rs2.5bn order
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