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For the first time since the break-up of the USSR, the national side reached the knockout stages of an international tournament as they dispatched the Netherlands on their way to the European Championship semi-finals.
BBC: Russian minnows hit the big time
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On the surface, Clara took the break-up pretty well (it was the first time someone had left her).
NEWYORKER: Clara
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Mark Jones' try gave the Welsh side hope as they trailed 9-8 at half-time but they were blown away after the break as the French picked up the pace.
BBC: Stade Francais 37-15 Scarlets
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Further scores from props Brett Sturgess and Hoani Tui put Exeter 25-3 up at half-time, allowing them to ease off after the break.
BBC: Exeter Chiefs 37-8 Bedford Blues
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The time has come to break up Hewlett-Packard into parts.
FORBES: HP: Why Bill And Dave Would Back A Break-Up Plan
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Because if there's more crisis, let alone a break-up, that could easily sink our recovery for a long time, and cause havoc for Britain's banks.
BBC: A good deal for the UK - or the euro?
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The hosts should have gone into the break 2-0 up but Nani wasted a glorious opportunity on the stroke of half-time, lifting the ball over Green but also over the bar from close range after a stunning clipped pass from Giggs.
BBC: Manchester United 3-0 West Ham
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John Deasy, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, said the new calendar lets students wrap up finals before the three-week winter break and gives high-school students more time to complete college applications.
WSJ: School in August Gets Low Grades
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What is becoming clearer with time is that the chemical dispersants typically used in clean-up efforts to break masses of oil up into small droplets does more harm than good.
BBC: Deepwater Horizon: Gulf of Mexico 'deep-cleaned' itself
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Mr Zetsche was the chief executive of Chrysler at the time, before taking over from Schrempp at the helm of DaimlerChrysler, only to oversee the break-up of the company.
BBC: Will carmaker alliances result in identikit cars?
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Malone's perceptive long pass gave Brown time to build up a head of steam and the full-back showed great strength to break two tackles and send Luscombe over, Malone converting.
BBC: Blues 23-12 Harlequins