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Ferrari say will not block Schumacher deal

Ferrari say will not block Schumacher deal Ferrari will not stand in Michael Schumacher\'s way if the seven-times Formula One world champion decides to come out of retirement and race for Mercedes, president Luca di Montezemolo told Reuters on Monday. Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher of Germany gestures from a kart in his hometown Kerpen, near Cologne, December 13, 2009. Schumacher is close to signing a deal with Mercedes to come out of retirement and compete in...

McLaren say 2010 car will be more aggressive

McLaren say 2010 car will be more aggressive Formula One world champion Jenson Button will start next season with a more aggressively designed McLaren than the one Lewis Hamilton struggled with for much of this year. "It\'s still too early to be able to say with any confidence how competitive we\'ll be," engineering director Paddy Lowe said in a Q&A provided by the Mercedes-powered team on Monday. "All we can say with any certainty is that we\'ve approached this (20010) car...

Renault echoes Ferrari pullout threat

Renault echoes Ferrari pullout threat Former champion Renault followed Ferrari\'s lead yesterday and threatened to quit Formula One at the end of the season unless the governing body rewrites the 2010 rules. "If the decisions announced by the (FIA) World Council on the 29th of April 2009 are not revised, we have no choice but to withdraw from the FIA Formula One World Championship at the end of 2009," team boss Flavio Briatore said in a statement. Champion Ferrari, Formula One\'s...

Mallya expects to score points at Valencia GP

Mallya expects to score points at Valencia GP Force India is making significant changes to its car in its quest for a first point in Formula One this weekend. Team principal Vijay Mallya said aerodynamic developments for Sunday\'s European Grand Prix in Valencia included a new floor, bargeboard area and front wing. "We should definitely be Q2 (the second stage of qualifying), maybe even the top of Q2 in Valencia and beyond," the Indian drinks and aviation tycoon said in a preview...

Massa aims to return for Brazilian GP

Massa aims to return for Brazilian GP Ferrari driver Felipe Massa planned on returning to action in October\'s Brazilian Grand Prix following his life-threatening injuries in Fomula One\'s Hungary stop. The Brazilian told local media Globo TV late Sunday that he plans to be back in action for the October 18 race if his weekly test results are good. Massa said his left eye had not yet fully healed. The 28-year-old crashed into the tyre wall and sustained multiple skull fractures at the...

Celebrated photo-journalist Margaret Moth dies of cancer

By Rob Welham BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Photojournalist Margaret Moth, who survived a near-fatal gunshot wound to the face while filming in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the wars there in the early 1990s, has died aged 59. Born Margaret Wilson in Gisborne, New Zealand, she later changed her name to Margaret Gipsy Moth. She said in the September 2009 CNN documentary, \"Fearless: the Margaret Moth Story,\" that she wanted to have her own name, not the one...

Cambridge students host ＂Naked News＂

The man and woman, nicknamed John Tucker and Jane Doe, host the first episode of the\"Naked News\" program in Cambridge University. They start the three minute show wearing graduation gowns but soon strip off. (Source: xinhuanet.com) The man and woman, nicknamed John Tucker and...

Black mom, spotted kid

Lolo, a black Jaguar, plays with her newborn spotted cub inside their cage at Jordan\'s zoo in Yaduda February 16, 2010. The two-month-old cub made his first public appearance on Tuesday after being born to Lolo and Falah, who originate from South America.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Lolo, a black Jaguar, plays with her newborn spotted...

Former U.S. president Clinton in ＂good spirits＂ after hear

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was in \"good spirits\" after he underwent a heart surgery at a New York hospital on Thursday, his spokesman said. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington before giving a news conference about disaster aid to Haiti, in this January 16, 2010 file photo. Clinton underwent a procedure to place two stents in one of his...

Latin America Folk Dance Festival kicks off in Lima

Dancers perform during the first Latin America Folk Dance Festival in Lima, Peru, on Jan. 17, 2009. The first Latin America Folk Dance Festival kicked off on Friday night in Lima with the name of \"Inti Killa Raymi\", means sun and moon festival. (Xinhua Photo) ? ?Dancers perform during the first...