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/ 17 September 2007
Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said the country should prepare for that possibility. The United States, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China have backed two rounds of United Nations sanctions against Iran.
Alberto Contador of Spain all but locked up a Tour de France victory on Saturday by holding off his top rival in the final time trial, a day before the doping-marred race ends in Paris. Contador lost most of his lead, but still holds a 23-second advantage over Cadel Evans.
Frenchman Sandy Casar won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 211km ride from Cahors on Friday. The Francaise des Jeux rider outsprinted Belgian Axel Merckx of the T-Mobile team at the end of a 196km breakaway. France’s Laurent Lefevre came home third for the Bouygues Telecom team.
When Rajery picks up his valiha, a long zither-like string instrument made of bamboo, he aims to teach the audience as much about the difficulties of getting dinner on the table in Madagascar as he wants to entertain them.