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Page last updated at 15:31 GMT, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 16:31 UK

Usain Bolt FROM BBC SPORT >>
Bolt claims 200m gold with record
Jamaica's Usain Bolt delivers another astonishing display of sprinting to add the Olympic 200m title to his 100m crown with a new world record.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski sign the US missile defence agreement in Warsaw, Poland, 20 August 2008 US and Poland seal missile deal
The US and Poland sign a deal to locate part of a controversial US missile defence shield on Polish territory, angering Russia.

Satellite image of Fay at 2340 on 19 August from NOAA Storm poses new threat to Florida
Tropical storm Fay crosses to the east coast of Florida where it again threatens to develop into a hurricane.


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