Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview airing Monday he is taking steps to root out corruption in his government, but he also said foreign money was making the problem worse.
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BBC:
The UK has a big public spending deficit. Frances Cairncross of Radio 4's Analysis programme argues that profound cuts in public spending are the only way to balance the books. (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
One of two Britons to have bought winning ticket for draw has come forward, operator Camelot saysA lottery ticketholder has claimed a share of the record-breaking £90m EuroMillions jackpot prize, the UK lottery operator, Camelot, said today.The person stands to win more than £45.5m if the claim is validated, although the ea (Read More)
The Guardian:
Catholics and Anglicans can draw important lessons from Judaism's journey towards accepting female rabbisThe parallels are astonishing. For centuries rabbis had been male. In Jewish life, women deserved respect, but it was men who had been the guardians of tradition.Suddenly women wanted to become rabbis. What was even more (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Monarch lays wreath at Cenotaph in London as MoD announces death of UK soldier in AfghanistanThe Queen today led Britain in the country's remembrance of its war dead at the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.After a two-minute silence in Whitehall at 11am, the monarch led politicians and military and re (Read More)
The Guardian:
'I am an idol in Germany' says former West Germany captainMatthaeus: 'Germany should be ashamed of the way it treats me'World Cup winner Lothar Matthaeus said on Sunday he was one of the greatest players ever to emerge from Germany yet had been shunned by his own country."In other countries they treat idols differently and (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
Italy take 3-0 lead with two rubbers remaining to claim titleItaly secured its second Fed Cup title in four years Sunday after Flavia Pennetta comfortably beat US Open quarter-finalist Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2.The experienced Italians took an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the young United States team in the best-of-five series (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Ukrainian WBC title holder 'ready to fight' against Haye• Mandatory title defence against John Ruiz first for HayeDavid Haye has immediately set his sights on a "mega showdown" with Vitali Klitschko after being crowned as the new WBA heavyweight champion.Haye last night became Britain's first heavyweight champion since Le (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
The day's best bets and latest news in our daily racing blogToday's best bets, by Chris CorriganColin Tizzard's is a yard enjoying plenty of success this autumn and Sou'wester (2.45) looks one to side with at Ffos Las, where 9mm of rain in the last 24 hours eased the official going this morning to "Good, Good to Soft in pla (Read More)
The Guardian:
Brazilian government starts investigation into how radio comedian impersonated president Luiz Inácio da Silva in Rio interviewWhen Brazil's notoriously interview-shy president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, offered journalists from Angolan state radio an exclusive telephone chat, they should probably have smelled a rat.When Lu (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Gerrard and Torres show progress with injuries• Aurelio, Skrtel and Riera all expected to returnLiverpool's fans will finally get the chance tomorrow to welcome £20m Alberto Aquilani to Anfield. The Italy international, signed in August, has been recovering from a knee operation since.Now, having also overcome a recent vi (Read More)
The Guardian:
Eliza Lynch was depicted by Brazil as a warmongering manipulator after South America's bloodiest war. Irish authors present a more sympathetic accountWhen Brazil won the bloodiest war in South America's history it cast itself as the victim and Eliza Lynch as one of the chief villains.The unofficial "Queen of Paraguay", said (Read More)
The Guardian:
• 80% of Camelot consortium up for sale• Third attempt for the People's LotteryRichard Branson and a number of private equity firms are among potential bidders jostling to buy the 80% of national lottery operator Camelot that has been put up for sale – nine years after the entrepreneur's outfit, the People's Lottery, last f (Read More)