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UK The European Commission banned live animal exports from the United Kingdom Aug. 4 after foot-and-mouth disease was discovered on a farm in Guildford. The following day, inspectors found that the same strain of the disease was being used at a nearby laboratory in an attempt to create a vaccine, The New York Times reported.

GEORGIA Officials say Russian fighter jets dropped a missile near the village of Tsitelubani Aug. 6, raising tensions between the two countries, the BBC reported. The rocket, which reportedly landed in the backyard of a local resident, did not explode. Russian officials have denied the claim.
GERMANY Two ducks found dead northeast of Munich tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu Aug. 4. The outbreaks are likely related to those reported earlier in the Czech Republic, a German veterinarian said in an Aug. 4 Reuters report. More than 30 countries have reported outbreaks in the past year, including 13 European nations.
UK The man who set himself on fire after crashing an SUV into Glasgow Airport died Aug. 2, Reuters reported. Indian national Kafeel Ahmed, 27, had been comatose at Glasgow Royal Infirmary since the June 30 attack, linked to car bombs found in London days before. Ahmed was not questioned and charged but was named by police as a co-conspirator in a plot to cause explosions.
FRANCE President Nicolas Sarkozy signed a $400 million (8.2 billion Kč) arms deal with Libya Aug. 3, the BBC reported. The arms agreement is the first between Libya and a Western country since the EU lifted a ban in 2004. The news has fueled controversy over whether the deal was made as part of a package to secure the release of Bulgarian detainees freed July 24 after eight years in prison.

TURKEY The armed forces dismissed 23 officers Aug. 4, some on the grounds that they participated in pro-Islamist activities, The New York Times reported. The army considers itself a guardian of secular tradition and in recent years has fired dozens of men suspected of Islamic militancy, according to the report.

FRANCE Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, the leader of France’s Catholics for 24 years, died in Paris Aug. 5 at age 80.  Lustiger, who was born Jewish in Poland, converted to Catholicism as a boy. He was a close adviser to Pope John Paul II. He stepped down as archbishop of Paris in 2005.
RUSSIA Scientists planted a titanium copy of the Russian flag in the seabed at the North Pole Aug. 2 in a government attempt to lay claim to the land, which is thought to be rich in oil and minerals. The claim has no legal standing, according to The New York Times. Five countries have territory in the Arctic Circle.


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