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TXUPINAZO

Pamplona/Iruña's San Fermin festival kicks off

Pamplona/Iruña's San Fermin festival kicks off. Photo: EiTB
NaBai's deputy and town councilor Uxe Barkos launched the traditional "chupinazo" firecracker from the main balcony of the city hall in Iruña/Pamplona marking the start of San Fermin.

ACCIDENT

Passenger bus crashes in Veracruz killing 14 people

The bus was heading to the port city of Tampico late Saturday when it tried to pass a car on a curve and smashed into the minivan, which was being used as a taxi.

BLAST

Suicide attacker kills more than 10 policemen in Pakistan

A suicide attacker detonated explosives near a police station in Pakistan's capital on Sunday, killing more than 10 police officers, officials said.

G8 SUMMIT

Bush promises to be constructive in talks of global warming

George W. and Laura Bush. Photo: EFE
"I'll be constructive. I've always advocated that there needs to be a common understanding and that starts with a goal", Bush said after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, the host of the three-day summit.
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CRIME

Parents of murdered French student urge killers to turn in

Police arrested a 21-year-old man Saturday over the killings, but freed him on Sunday afternoon. Francoise and Olivier Ferez said their son's attackers would not be able to hide forever.

AT THE WOLONG RESERVE

Panda relocated after China's earthquake gives birth to twin cubs

Panda relocated after China's earthquake gives birth to twin cubs. Photo: EFE
Guo Guo was the first panda to give birth since the 7.9-magnitude quake that rocked the Sichuan province on 12 May, killing nearly 70-thousand people and leaving five million homeless.

RESEARCH

Men over 40 have more difficulty conceiving children

Men over 40 have more difficulty conceiving than if he is younger. Photo: EFE
Doctors know a woman's age plays a key role but the findings presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology conference suggest the paternal impact is stronger than earlier thought.

TOUR DE FRANCE

Norway's Thor Hushovd wins 2nd stage of Tour de France

Norway's Thor Hushovd. Photo: EFE
Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen was second, and his Team Columbia teammate Gerald Ciolek of Germany was third after the windy, rain-splattered ride through verdant Brittany countryside.
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MOTOR RACING

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton wins British GP at Silverstone

Lewis Hamilton. Photo: EFE
Hamilton, the first British winner at Silverstone since David Coulthard in 2000, lapped all but second placed Nick Heidfeld in a BMW Sauber and the Honda of Brazilian Rubens Barrichello.
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SCI/TECH

BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Australia could face worse and frequent droughts in future

Droughts could hit the country twice as often as now, cover an area twice as big and be more severe in key agricultural production areas, the CSIRO said in a joint report.
ENTERTAINMENT

BILBAO BBK LIVE

Rain did not spoil 2nd day of Bilbao BBK Live

REM, The Prodigy and Lenny Kravitz played under intense drizzle, but the audience coped with it cheerfully. The festival comes to an end today with bands such as Tequila, ZZ Top and Riders on the Storm among others.
POLITICS

ATTACK

Bomb blast damages hilltop transmitter in Basque Country

The bomb went off around 2:00 a.m. Friday next to a wall protecting a hilltop transmitter in the province of Alava. It weighed between three and five kilograms (7 and 11 pounds).

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Nadal beats Roger Federer to win Wimbledon title. Photo: EFE
Nadal beats Roger Federer to win Wimbledon title. Photo: EFE
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