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Formula One driver Hamilton happy with his pace (AFP)

November 12th, 2010

McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton drives at the Yas Marina circuit during the first free practice session of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. Hamilton topped the times for McLaren in second free practice session for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - Briton Lewis Hamilton said he felt delighted with his pace and form as he topped the times ahead of his three rival title contenders in Friday’s practice for…

Hamilton sets the pace in F1 practice (AFP)

November 12th, 2010

McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton drives at the Yas Marina circuit during the first free practice session of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. Hamilton topped the times for McLaren in second free practice session for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - Lewis Hamilton topped the times for McLaren in Friday’s second free practice session for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.


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German exports regain pace in September (AFP)

November 8th, 2010

Container ships moor in the harbour in the northern German city of Hamburg on August 16. The German export machine was back in top gear in September, after two months of slowdown, official data showed, boosting further the German trade surplus which helps to underpin the euro.(AFP/Maurizio Gambarini)AFP - The German export machine was back in top gear in September, after two months of slowdown, official data showed on Monday boosting further the German trade surplus which…

APNewsBreak: US reviewing Iraq troop pullout pace (AP)

May 11th, 2010

Police and civil defence gather at the site of a bus explosion in Iskandiriyah, 50kms south of Baghdad. Iraqi security forces faced charges of negligence after insurgents killed 110 people in a devastating wave of attacks in five cities the previous day, Iraq's bloodiest this year.(AFP/Khalil al-Murshidi)AP - American commanders, worried about increased violence in the wake of Iraq’s inconclusive elections, are now reconsidering the pace of a major troop pullout this summer, U.S. officials said…