May 23, 2009 Saturday
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PARIS - A VIDEO clip of Nicolas Sarkozy's surprise visit with his wife during her interview at the Elysee Palace with readers of a French women's magazine has become worldwide internet hit.

Staged or not, the video provided a glimpse into the life of Mr Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a former top model with a successful singing career before she married the French president last year.

 
Flu genes circulated undetected

WASHINGTON - RESEARCHERS say gene segments in the swine flu have been circulating undetected for at least a decade. This comes from a team of experts who have sequenced the genomes of more than 50 samples of the H1N1 virus.

Nasa cancels Friday landing

CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA has canceled the return of the space shuttle Atlantis to Earth on Friday due to bad weather at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the US space agency said.

Atlantis could return on Saturday at 9:16am (9:16pm Singapore time) at the earliest, Nasa said.

eBay wins UK court battle

LONDON - EBAY HAS won a UK court battle against French cosmetics group L'Oreal which had claimed the online marketplace was jointly liable for trademark infringements committed by its users.

Friday's decision is the latest in a series of legal tussles between the two firms as luxury goods groups seek to crack down on the sale of counterfeit goods.

   
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