 French president Nicolas Sarkozy will boycott the Olympic Games in Beijing unless China meets conditions including the release of political prisoners. Full Story
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 The United States government has confirmed its intention to send a "significant" number of extra troops to join Nato's forces in Afghanistan. Full Story
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 House prices in the UK and Ireland are artificially high by 30 per cent and "vulnerable to a correction", the International Monetary Fund has said. Full Story
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