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Taking football to China and Russia
01.06.2008 01:13
telegraph.co.uk
Jim White reviews Football Dynamo by Marc Bennetts and Bamboo Goalposts by Rowan Simons
Great Britain
Books & CD
Sea of disappearances
01.06.2008 01:13
telegraph.co.uk
Christopher Silvester reviews Empires of the Sea: the Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 by Roger Crowley
Great Britain
Books & CD
How the Olympics came to London in 1948
01.06.2008 01:12
telegraph.co.uk
Laura Thompson reviews The Austerity Olympics by Janie Hampton
Great Britain
Books & CD
Madresfield, a very private house
01.06.2008 01:12
telegraph.co.uk
Nicholas Shakespeare reviews Madresfield: the Real Brideshead by Jane Mulvagh
Great Britain
Books & CD
The physics of storytelling
01.06.2008 01:12
telegraph.co.uk
Ed Lake reviews The Sun and Moon Corrupted by Philip Ball
Great Britain
Books & CD
Allan Ahlberg: 'The fun thing is still making the book'
01.06.2008 01:12
telegraph.co.uk
At 70, Allan Ahlberg has a string of children's classics to his name, from Burglar Bill to Each Peach Pear Plum. But he's still as modest - and ambitious - as ever, says Nicolette Jones.
Great Britain
Books & CD
My week: Derek Addyman
01.06.2008 01:12
telegraph.co.uk
Derek Addyman, owner of Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, describes his week to Jon Swaine.
Great Britain
Books & CD
Notes on the family secret
01.06.2008 01:12
telegraph.co.uk
Ruth Scurr reviews The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt
Great Britain
Books & CD
A tremor under the ivory tower
01.06.2008 01:12
telegraph.co.uk
Kamila Shamsie reviews Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Great Britain
Books & CD
Shuttle Discovery Heads Toward the Space Station
01.06.2008 01:10
nytimes.com
The shuttle blasted its way into orbit through wispy clouds against blue skies on its way to deliver a bus-size laboratory to the International Space Station.
World
Sciences
Metrics: Wasted Energy
01.06.2008 01:09
nytimes.com
As energy is unlocked from fuels at power plants, two-thirds of the energy consumed to create electricity is lost.
World
Sciences
Amazon Ambassador
01.06.2008 01:09
nytimes.com
In this history of the Amazon, a scholar builds his case for the benefits of rivers, rain forests and native inhabitants.
World
Sciences
Beyond Harry & David
01.06.2008 01:09
nytimes.com
A tribute to the overwhelming diversity of fruits on this planet, both botanical and human.
World
Sciences
JPMorgan completes takeover of Bear Stearns
01.06.2008 01:01
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Saturday it completed its $1.4 billion Bear Stearns Cos takeover, capping the demise of a Wall Street firm that survived the Depression and numerous slumps in its 85 years but could not navigate the mortgage crisis.
World
Economics & Finance
Hurricane season outlooks of limited use
01.06.2008 00:22
usatoday.com
Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow deep in the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month ...
USA
Weather Forecast
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