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ROME -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hosts a G8 summit starting Wednesday, hoping the high-profile event will shake off the relentless talk at home about his divorce, womanising and claims he paid young women to attend private parties.
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CAMP BASTION -- Almost 4,000 U.S. Marines, backed by helicopter gunships, have pushed into Afghanistan's Helmand province to try to take back the region from the Taliban.
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MOSCOW -- Russia and the United States may sign a deal for more transits of U.S. military cargo to Afghanistan via Russia when U.S. President Barack Obama visits Moscow on July 6.
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LOS ANGELES -- A worldwide surge in sales of Michael Jackson albums could transform the value of the superstar’s assets, which faced being overwhelmed by an estimated $400m-$500m in debts attached to them.
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LONDON -- Movies released for this weekend include "Public Enemies", starring Christian Bale and Johnny Depp, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" -- a slapstick animation for children, and Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno".
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