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McClaren launches supercar to capture top-end market (AFP)

AFP – Formula One automaker McLaren has launched a supercar, part of a drive by the firm to shift up a gear in its battle to capture the high-performance commercial sports car market.

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McClaren launches supercar to capture top-end market
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Quartet urges Israel to freeze settlement activity (AFP)

AFP – The Middle East Quartet on Friday urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

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Quartet urges Israel to freeze settlement activity
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Gaddafi comment sparks diplomatic row with Nigeria (Reuters)

Reuters – Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya and questioned whether the north African country is sponsoring violence after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said Nigeria should split along religious lines.

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Gaddafi comment sparks diplomatic row with Nigeria
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Thai protesters target "hearts and minds" of Bangkok (Reuters)

Reuters – Tens of thousands of opposition activists in Thailand vowed on Friday to press ahead with anti-government protests, preparing for a new drive to win over Bangkok’s politically powerful middle classes.

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Netanyahu addresses US lobby meet amid crisis (AFP)

AFP – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s headline speech to a pro-Israel conference in the US capital next week was being overshadowed Friday by speculation on whether he will have a meeting with President Barack Obama.

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Roadside bomb, gunmen kill 4 in Baghdad (AP)

AP – Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb and a gun attack have killed four people and wounded seven others in Baghdad.

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Sandra Bullock still poised for successful future (AP)

AP – Sandra Bullock reached the pinnacle of her profession on March 7, when she won an Academy Award. Her husband, Jesse James, was by her side. He even teared up when she went on stage to accept the Oscar.

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Sandra Bullock still poised for successful future
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Ex-porn star reveals purported Tiger Woods texts (AP)

AP – A former porn actress says she may reveal more potentially embarrassing information about Tiger Woods after releasing sexually graphic text messages that she claims prove her affair with the golfer.

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