However, there was fresh unrest in Libya during the weekend that prompted fresh safe-haven demand for gold.
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Friday's agreement and the end of the ECOWAS sanctions brought fresh hope this weekend that Mali would return to democratic governance.
Carter converted from the touchline and that proved to be the outside-half's final act as he left his stage, presumably to keep him fresh for next weekend's match against Ireland in Dublin as the All Blacks chase a third Grand Slam in five years.
Two Pakistani soldiers were also killed in firing last week and there were fresh exchanges at the weekend.
In Wales, about 160 schools are shut, in West Yorkshire 94 are closed, while 108 have not opened in Kent after fresh snowfall over the weekend.
Early returns in the local elections held in Iran last weekend offer fresh evidence of the restiveness of many Iranians with the bellicose and increasingly dangerous policies of their president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Asian traders are awaiting a fresh batch of Chinese economic data due out next weekend.
There was some better economic data coming out of China over the weekend that gave commodity market bulls some fresh, positive fodder.
Meantime, fresh economic data from China was downbeat, as weekend figures showed the inflation rate rose to 3.2% in February from 2.0% in January, on an annualized basis.
Initial claims data was steady at 398, 000 with fresh claims falling by just 4, 000 through last weekend.
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Wales coach Warren Gatland revealed injury-prone Jones suffered a fresh knee injury on the bags in training on the weekend.
Bordeaux, fresh from defeat in the French League Cup at the weekend, at least saw Tremoulinas partially atone for his earlier error when he cleared off the line from Makoun late on, meaning Laurent Blanc's side, with the comfort of an away goal, will approach the second leg with a glimmer of hope.
Traders and investors worldwide will closely scrutinize a fresh batch of Chinese economic data due for release over the weekend.
"It is a massive thing guys don't play at the weekend so they can come into the Test week fresh, " said Johnson.
Palace, fresh from their 5-0 thrashing of Brighton at the weekend, looked stunned to be behind, but two minutes later they were two down.
The visitors arrived at Elland Road fresh after only their second win of the season at the weekend but few would have expected the turn of events in this 10-goal thriller.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa's James Milner, fresh from scoring in a 2-0 win over Blackburn at the weekend, believes the club's rise to third place in the Premier League has helped him earn his first call-up to a full international squad.
Asian traders are awaiting a fresh batch of Chinese economic data due out later this week and during the upcoming weekend.
Likewise, a celebratory cocktail like the Bellini, which is an ideal way to see in this weekend's Academy Awards, is at its best when it is just fresh peaches and Prosecco.
Shacking up here for a weekend is completely relaxing and a great central point for exploring the area's many wineries, fresh produce and seafood.
Note too the fresh near-five-year high for the DAX index on the threshold of renewed recession and notwithstanding the weekend theatrics in Rome.
There were no major weekend developments on the EU debt crisis front, but traders are keeping a keen eye out for any fresh EU news, and on how the EU financial markets are acting.
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