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/ 27 October 2003

Arsenal reclaim top spot in England

Arsenal reclaimed first place in the English Premier League with a 1-1 draw at Charlton on Sunday while both AC Milan and Juventus posted easy wins to stay tied at the top of the Serie A. In Spain, Deportivo de La Coruna took over first place, while Bayer Leverkusen moved into the lead in the Bundesliga.

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/ 27 October 2003

United States end losing streak

Mike Hercus scored a try, four conversions and two penalties as the United States ended their record of 10 World Cup losses with a 39-26 beating of Japan on Monday. It was the Americans’ first victory since beating Japan at the first World Cup in 1987 and now they are tied for that loss record with Japan.

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/ 26 October 2003

Twin earthquakes hit China

Two strong earthquakes shook a remote region of northwestern China’s desertlands, killing at least eight people, the government said on Sunday. The quakes — magnitudes 6,1 and 5,8 — hit Gansu province within seven minutes, and damage to reservoirs left a large patch of land in danger of flooding.

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/ 26 October 2003

Devastating morning attack on Iraq hotel

The hotel in Baghdad where United States Deputy Secretary of Defence Paul Wolfowitz was staying was hit on Sunday morning by explosive projectiles in an attack that wounded at least three people. Details were sketchy, but Wolfowitz, who was staying at the Al Rasheed hotel, was said not to have been injured.