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• Deadly crashes bring FAA focus on air races
He said two air races are still staged in France, but they feature only a single class of aircraft, called Formula One. There have been 19 fatalities since the Reno event began in 1964, including the three last year in the deadliest single week.
• Sarkozy diplomacy key to Russia-Georgia fight
He helped win the release of six Bulgarian medics held in Libya; he has boosted France's diplomatic and military role in Afghanistan; and he has restored France's ties with Syria, among other things.
• Germany marks Berlin Airlift 60th anniversary
After the war, zones of western Germany were handed to Britain, France and the U.S. to administer, while the Soviet Union was handed the east.
• European probe zooms past asteroid
The European Space Agency is supported by 17 countries, including Germany, France, Ireland and the Netherlands. It cooperates with NASA, the European Union, European national space agencies and international partners.
• World markets plunge after Wall Street sell-off
By afternoon in Europe, Britain’s FTSE-100 was down 0.87 percent to 5,315.50, Germany’s DAX lost 1.41 percent to 6,191.16, and France’s CAC 40 fell 0.95 percent to 4,262.99.