However, a number of vehicles were abandoned and motorists were being urged to return and try to move them.

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The return is a clever move by Mr. Pinault, who recently won the honor of seeing Christie's become the only foreign auction house allowed to set up a wholly owned business in China.

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Mido had been due to move to La Liga on loan until the end of the season, but he will now have to return to Amsterdam because the move fell outside the transfer window.

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