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Prime Minister Julia Gillard is heading to Chicago for a major international summit focusing on Afghanistan's post-war future.

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By Nick Pearson, ninemsn | Thursday May 17 2012 6:00AM AEST

A California woman has taken a two-month-old puppy into her home after seeing it being dropped from the sky by a hawk.

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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stepped up their preparations for the French Open a gear as both advanced without any problems in their opening matches at the Rome Masters here on Wednesday.

 

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