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| CALELLA, Spain ?? Slovenian cyclist Luka Mezgec won a sprint finish Monday to take the leader's jersey after the first stage of the 94th edition of the Volta a Catalunya, with the pre-race favorites grouped together close behind.
Mezgec, of Giant-Shimano, edged Leigh Howard of Orica and Julian Alaphilippe of Omega Pharma to win the 169.7-kilometer
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Tour de France champion Christopher Froome of Sky was 10 seconds behind in 48th, while Alberto Contador of Saxo Bank also navigated the three mountain climbs without difficulty to sit 27th in the same time as Froome.
The race continues up the Catalan coast with Tuesday's 168-kilometer (105-mile) leg from Mataro to Girona.
VIENNA ?? It was put
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The Hasselblad 500 sold over the weekend is described by Vienna auctioneers Galerie Westlicht as part of the equipment carried by the 1971 Apollo 15 mission, the fourth manned mission to land on the moon. Galerie Westlicht identifies the new owner as Japanese businessman Terukazu Fujisawa.
It says the owner of an electronics chain placed his winning bid of 550,000 euros by phone. Bidding started Saturday at
concord 11s low pre order 80,000 euros ?? just over $110,000.
The gallery initially described the Hasselblad as the only camera ever brought back from the moon but later said it was one of several, after some experts questioned that claim.
JERUSALEM ?? A newly formed group of Israeli and Palestinian politicians on Monday urged the Arab League to renew a comprehensive peace offer to Israel, saying such a gesture would give a much-needed boost to troubled U.S.-backed peace talks.
The group called on the Arab League to make a bold statement at its summit in Kuwait this week, saying this would pressure negotiators to consider the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. The landmark plan offered Israel peace with dozens of Arab and Muslim countries in exchange for a withdrawal from all territories captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
In a letter released Monday, the group said the initiative provides the fundamental foundation for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace.
Known as the Prague Forum, the group consists of Israelis, Palestinians and other Arab parliamentarians. It was unveiled after over 40 politicians and leaders began secret meetings in
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Hilik Bar, chair of the Knesset Caucus for the Solution of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, praised the new coalition for its efforts.
It's one thing to have a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, said Bar, a member of the opposition Labor Party. It's another thing to have Israel and Palestine as a joint partner in a much bigger neighborhood.
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