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• Surprising GDP helps stocks close sharply up
Overseas, Japan’s Nikkei stock average edged up 0.12 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 1.32 percent, Germany’s DAX index added 1.57 percent, and France’s CAC-40 jumped 2.02 percent.
• Church trashed as India religious riots spread
A statement issued after a cabinet meeting also said Italy would ask France, the current EU president, to take up the issue at a future meeting of foreign ministers.
• Dalai Lama cancels trips due to 'exhaustion'
The Dalai Lama and the first lady of France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, attend the inauguration of a Buddhist temple in southern France.   ...
• The world’s most powerful women
In France, Areva head Anne Lauvergeon (No. 9) has been dealing with public fallout from this summer's leaks at two nuclear plants, even as France has announced plans to build more.
• Stocks extend gains in early afternoon
Overseas, Japan’s Nikkei stock average rose 0.12 percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 1.32 percent, Germany’s DAX index fell 1.57 percent, and France’s CAC-40 jumped 2.02 percent.