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World media cites Iraq war, scandals for US vote result AFP via Yahoo! News The war in Iraq and a scandal-hit Republican Congress are the key issues that shaped the US mid-term elections in which Democrats swept to power, according to the world's press. Highlights from the world's press CNN.com After papers around the world on Wednesday almost unanimously agreed that U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had to go, President George W. Bush announced that Rumsfeld would indeed resign. World No.3 PC maker Lenovo's Q2 disappoints Reuters via Yahoo! News Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK) posted a worse-than-expected 16 percent slide in quarterly earnings despite its dominance in its home market of China, as the world's No. 3 PC maker struggled to make global headway after buying IBM's PC arm. World media blames Iraq war, scandal for US vote shift AFP via Yahoo! News The world's press homed in on the war in Iraq and a scandal-plagued Republican Congress as the crunch issues that shaped the US mid-term elections which saw the Democrats sweep to power. Russia, Serbia-Montenegro unbeaten in world volleyball champs AFP via Yahoo! News Olympic silver medallists Russia and underdogs Serbia and Montenegro stretched their winning streak to seven in a row at the women's world volleyball championships. World welcomes shift in U.S. politics AP via Yahoo! News Politicians, analysts and ordinary citizens across much of the world welcomed the electoral rebuke given President Bush's Republican Party and the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Wednesday. Jeonbuk Motors look forward to Club World Cup AFP via Yahoo! News Newly-crowned AFC Champions League winners Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea are looking forward to pitting their skills against the world's best in the Club World Cup next month in Japan. Women Fans Helped Reduce Violence at World Cup, Organizers Say Bloomberg.com Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-than-expected numbers of female soccer fans helped reduce levels of hooliganism at this year's World Cup in Germany, a trend that may continue at the 2008 European Championship, organizers said. World War II war brides renew vows in Canada AFP via Yahoo! News Eighteen war brides and their husbands renewed their vows at a ceremony at Canada's Pier 21 in Halifax, where some 48,000 women landed after marrying Canadian servicemen during World War II. World horrified by Israeli killings in Gaza AFP via Yahoo! News The world reacted with horrified shock to an Israeli army attack on Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip that killed 18 civilians, eight of them children.
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