G7 retreats on oil tax cuts amid euro crisis in Prague
G7 finance ministers signaled readiness to intervene in exchange markets to support the euro but rejected cutting oil taxes to ease energy costs. They urged higher production from OPEC, while US actions to tap stockpiles aimed to curb prices. Protests and security concerns shaped a tense Prague ahead of IMF World Bank talks.
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Five Die as Rally Car Crashes into Crowd in France
An auto rally car lost control near Cerisiers in Yonne and struck a utility pole that toppled onto spectators. Five were killed and eight injured, five seriously, as the driver died and navigator was seriously hurt. About 30 rescue vehicles responded, with victims transported to Sens and Auxerre hospitals.
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