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French Open: Top seeds advance to third round
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Top seeds Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the third round with comfortable wins over their opponents at the French Open here Thursday. Nadal, looking for his seventh French Open title, had the easiest outing of the day, routing Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin 6-2, 6-2, 6-0. Second seeded Nadal, aiming to win his 11th Slam, will next play the winner of

New French campaign fights counterfeit fashion
Below the steps of Paris' Sacre Coeur church, four sellers of fake Dior sunglasses run off past a group of tourists.

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Putin praises Russian, Indian chess schools
Russian president Vladimir Putin Thursday praised Russian and Indian chess schools and said they were among the best in the world.

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Bhupathi-Bopanna shocked in French Open first round
Indian tennis players' disappointing run in the French Open continued as sixth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna lost in the men's doubles first round here Thursday.

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France sees increase in jobseekers
Jobseekers in France increased by 0.1 percent in April from a month earlier, as tepid economic growth slowed job creation in the eurozone's second largest economy, official figures showed.

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Azarenka eases into 3rd round at French Open
Top seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus put on an inspiring performance to reach the third round of the French Open with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany.

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