But Ferrero said he was ready to fight to reclaim the top spot.

BBC: Roddick takes top spot

"I will do everything in my power to be world number one, " said Ferrero.

BBC: Roddick takes top spot

At the time, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said the 27-nation bloc wanted to promote change in Cuba.

BBC: Cuba 'accepts dialogue' with EU

"I've suffered this pain for quite a while but it's a bit of a strange problem because scans and X-rays don't show anything, " said Ferrero.

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"It'll be a tough match, " said Ferrero of the quarter-final clash.

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"After Annapolis, there will be an important pledging conference in Paris, where we Europeans, of course, will maintain our high levels of support to the Palestinians, but where we also want to see burden-sharing by our Arab friends, " Ferrero-Waldner said.

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"We are prepared to work with any Palestinian government, if this government seeks peace, using peaceful means, " said Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU's external relations commissioner.

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Toto and the others were taken to Connecticut and turned over to a man named William Ferrero(ph) who said he was with the contractor, Pro Tree Forestry Services.

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