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India and 5 countries to lose US trade benefits

WASHINGTON, Dec 20: Six countries -- including Brazil, India and Venezuela -- could lose duty-free access to the US market for some of their key exports under a revamped US trade program signed into law on Wednesday by President George W Bush, US trade officials said.

Thailand, Ivory Coast and Philippines could also lose trade benefits because of recent changes Congress made to the U.S.

Generalized System of Preferences program for developing countries, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said.

REUTERS

Chelsea, Spurs march into League Cup semi-finals

LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) Substitute Didier Drogba bent in a free kick to give Chelsea a 1-0 win at Newcastle United in the League Cup quarter-finals while Tottenham Hotspur needed extra time to beat second division Southend United 1-0. Chelsea, who brought on Drogba, Frank Lampard and Michael Ballack in the second half, broke the deadlock on 79 minutes when the Ivory Coast striker scored from the edge of the area after Arjen Robben had been.....

Champions Chelsea seek Christmas hat-trick

LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) Jose Mourinho has bucked the trend that decreed the league leaders at Christmas rarely win the title so he will be keen to complete the reeling in of Manchester United during the four-match holiday programme. In the nine years before Mourinho's 2004 arrival at Chelsea only once, when Manchester United triumphed in 2000/01, did the leaders by Christmas Day go on to take the title. Liverpool, Aston Villa and Newcastle United were.....

Joy for Sevilla, embarrassing defeat for Real

MADRID, Dec 21 (Reuters) Primera Liga leaders Sevilla crushed Deportivo Coruna 4-0 while Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing 3-0 home defeat by Recreativo Huelva in their final game before the Christmas break. Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute scored two goals to take his tally for the season to 14, Luis Fabiano weighed in with a header and fellow Brazilian Daniel Alves struck a superb free kick to spark wild celebrations at the Sanchez Pizjuan yesterday. Real's.....
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