But the turning point came when England lost possession from the restart after Barkley's second penalty and the All Blacks hit them with a 20-point blitz.

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Now Mr Arafat has embarked on a diplomatic blitz, which this week included a meeting with Islamic finance ministers in Morocco and an audience with the pope in Rome.

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For Fiat Auto, the plan is to blitz the market with a variety of new models.

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