Friday, April 30, 2010

Eritrea: Country Participating in Shanghai World Expo 2010 - AllAfrica.com


Eritrea: Country Participating in Shanghai World Expo 2010

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Asmara â€" Eritrea is participating in the Shanghai World Expo 2010 held under the theme "Better City Better Life". At the Expo currently underway in the Chinese city of Shanghai which opened on April 25 where more than 241 countries, organizations and ...



Thursday, April 29, 2010

BP Gulf Oil Well Is Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated - BusinessWeek


CBC.ca


BP Gulf Oil Well Is Leaking Five Times Faster Than Estimated

BusinessWeek


April 29 (Bloomberg) -- A damaged BP Plc oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is leaking as many as 5000 barrels of crude a day, five times more than previously estimated, the US Coast Guard said. “There's an additional breach ...


Oil spill five times as large as earlier thought

Los Angeles Times


Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts - BusinessWeek


The Guardian


Levin Grilling Blankfein Means Clash of Harvard Law Standouts

BusinessWeek


April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Lloyd C. Blankfein and Carl Levin both have degrees from Harvard Law School. Judging from their confrontation on Capitol Hill yesterday, they hardly speak the same language. Levin, chairman of the Senate's ...


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Financial overhaul bill debate blocked by GOP - San Francisco Chronicle


Kansas City Star


Financial overhaul bill debate blocked by GOP

San Francisco Chronicle


Charles Dharapak / AP Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (center) walks with fellow Republicans (from left) Sens. Mike Johanns and John Cornyn on their way to the Senate floor. Senate Republicans united Monday to block debate on legislation that would ...


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Monday, April 26, 2010

Steps urged against Thai red shirts - Aljazeera.net


Telegraph.co.uk


Steps urged against Thai red shirts

Aljazeera.net


Leaders of Thailand's pro-government activists are plotting their next move against red-shirted opposition protesters who are expecting a crackdown on their Bangkok base. The yellow shirts said on Monday they would take action to "protect the country" ...


Thai "red shirts" stand firm, no crackdown yet

Reuters


Grenade Attack Deepens Thai Crisis

New York Times


Thai Protesters Ask Backers to Block Police as Crackdown Looms

BusinessWeek


Xinhua -ABC Online -ABC News


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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Storm rips four southern states...Climate bill delayed - 9&10 News


Washington Post


Storm rips four southern states...Climate bill delayed

9&10 News


YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) â€" Broken crosses in front of a flattened church, splintered houses and overturned vehicles mark the path of deadly tornadoes that killed 10 people as they ripped through four southern states.  »


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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Arizona governor signs immigration law; foes promise fight - Arizona Republic


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Arizona governor signs immigration law; foes promise fight

Arizona Republic


Moments after Gov. Jan Brewer signed Arizona's controversial new immigration law Friday, opponents promised legal ch »

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Nick Clegg donations: why two Cabinet ministers joined the row to cry 'smear' - Telegraph.co.uk


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Nick Clegg donations: why two Cabinet ministers joined the row to cry 'smear'

Telegraph.co.uk


The two senior Cabinet ministers who stand to gain most from a pact between Labour and the Liberal Democrats have issued a defence of Nick Clegg. By Andrew Porter and Rosa Prince The Lib Dem leader was subject to a series of negative stories ahead of ...


Britain's Brown plays offense but gains no ground

CNN


Leaders' debate: Gripping television, if a little short on excitement

The Guardian


GENERAL ELECTION 2010: TV leaders' debate had aggro and high comedy

Daily Mail


BBC News -Washington Post -Times Online


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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Grassley Backs Derivatives Curbs - Wall Street Journal


Los Angeles Times


Grassley Backs Derivatives Curbs

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Chaos persists as Europe flights resume - BBC News


Reuters


Chaos persists as Europe flights resume

BBC News


Hopes that UK flights would soon return to normal have been undermined by a second volcanic ash cloud in Iceland. Chances to operate planes at many UK airports have been short-lived, and only a few flights have taken place. Airspace in most of the UK ...


Developments in volcanic ash affecting air travel

CNN


Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over

Jerusalem Post


As Some Flights Resume, New Confusion Emerges

New York Times


The Associated Press -Washington Post -Xinhua


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Monday, April 19, 2010

European flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon - Reuters


European flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon

Reuters


AMSTERDAM, April 20 (Reuters) - Flights from large parts of Europe were set to resume on Tuesday under a deal agreed by the European Union to free up airspace closed by a cloud of ash hurled into the sky by an Icelandic volcano. ...


Plans to reopen airspace in doubt

Aljazeera.net


Europe resumes some air travel despite volcano

The Hindu


Michio Kaku: What Next From Iceland's Volcano?

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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Toyota Said to Agree to Pay $16.4 Million US Fine - BusinessWeek


New Zealand Herald


Toyota Said to Agree to Pay $16.4 Million US Fine

BusinessWeek


April 19 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest carmaker, will agree today to pay a record $16.4 million fine levied by the US Transportation Department, according to an official at the agency. ...


Toyota Is Expected to Pay $16.4 Million Fine

New York Times


Toyota to pay $16.4 million 'sticky pedal' fine

MarketWatch


Toyota expected to pay $16.4M fine

Detroit Free Press


Washington Post -The Associated Press -CNBC


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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Obama Vows Renewed Space Program - New York Times


Washington Post


Obama Vows Renewed Space Program

New York Times


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. â€" Pointing to Mars and asteroids as destinations, President Obama on Thursday forcefully countered criticisms that he was trying to end the nation's human spaceflight program. President Obama toured a ...


Obama insists new plan will spur deep space exploration

CNET


Old vs. new space policies

msnbc.com


Colo. officials happy that space capsule is spared

BusinessWeek


InformationWeek -39online.com -Christian Science Monitor


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated - New York Times


BBC News


Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated

New York Times


Tea Party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, and are no more or less afraid of f »


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Proposal targets nuclear terrorism - Los Angeles Times


Reuters


Proposal targets nuclear terrorism

Los Angeles Times


The leaders of more than 40 nations agreed Tuesday to a voluntary but far-reaching program to prevent thousands of tons of weapons-grade nuclear materials from f »


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Monday, April 12, 2010

Obama, Chinese leader discuss possible Iran sanctions - CNN


The Hindu


Obama, Chinese leader discuss possible Iran sanctions

CNN


Washington (CNN) -- President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao held a private meeting Monday before the start of a nuclear security summit, with the focus on Iran -- and its opposition to the nuclear nonproliferation agreement. ...


Nuclear security summit hears of nuclear terror risk

BBC News


China agrees to pursue new sanctions against Iran

Los Angeles Times


Debating Obama's New Nuclear Doctrine

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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Family Values Become A Focus at Augusta - New York Times


Sydney Morning Herald


Family Values Become A Focus at Augusta

New York Times


Amy Mickelson, the wife of the Masters winner Phil Mickelson, with their children after the final round at Augusta. By RICHARD SANDOMIR Phil Mickelson's victory at the Masters repudiated the hype over Tiger Woods's return after his scandal-induced ...


Tiger's swing badly in need of repair

FOXSports.com


Mickelson wins Masters

Atlanta Journal Constitution


Westwood keeps banging on that major door

The Associated Press


Plain Dealer -BBC Sport -Chicago Tribune


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livejournal.com

Saturday, April 10, 2010

World figures offer condolences after Lech Kaczynski's death in plane crash - CNN International


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World figures offer condolences after Lech Kaczynski's death in plane crash

CNN International


(CNN) -- World leaders, agencies and officials mourned the death of Polish president Lech Kaczynski who was killed in a plane crash early Saturday. US President Barack Obama: "Today, I c »


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Stevens' exit sets up court battle - Philadelphia Inquirer


Globe and Mail


Stevens' exit sets up court battle

Philadelphia Inquirer


The successor: Obama gets a chance to place a second relatively young justice on the court for decades. By Michael Doyle and David Lightman WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement Friday, ...


Justice hailed for years of service on high court

Washington Post


In Stevens' successor, a delicate selection

San Jose Mercury News


A complex search for next justice

MiamiHerald.com


Los Angeles Times -Newsweek -Salt Lake Tribune


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Friday, April 9, 2010

Rescuers to make 'mad dash' to search for trapped West Virginia miners - CNN


CBC.ca


Rescuers to make 'mad dash' to search for trapped West Virginia miners

CNN


By the CNN Wire Staff Naoma, West Virginia (CNN) -- Crews planned to pump nitrogen into a West Virginia coal mine as the search resumed early Friday for four miners who may be trapped after a deadly explosion earlier in the week. ...


Massey Accused of Putting Lives at Risk

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Qatari envoy subdued after smoke is detected on jetliner - Los Angeles Times


The Hindu


Qatari envoy subdued after smoke is detected on jetliner

Los Angeles Times


Diplomat was in a restroom and told officials he was lighting matches, but it's unclear if he was lighting explosives or a cigarette, sources say. By Richard Serrano, reporting from washington and Nicholas Riccardi Reporting from Denver and Washington ...


Diplomat Sneaking Smoke on Flight Sparks 'Shoe Bomb' Scare

FOXNews


Officials: Passenger tried to ignite shoe on United flight

CNN


Jet-smoke incident cloudy

Denver Post


Sydney Morning Herald -Atlantic Online -New York Times


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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

US mine explosion leaves 25 dead - The Guardian


The Hindu


US mine explosion leaves 25 dead

The Guardian


A police officer stands at the entrance to the mine owned by Massey Energy. Photograph: Chris Keane/Reuters Twenty-five miners were killed and at least four were still unaccounted for today after an explosion in a mine in West Virginia â€" the worst US ...


W.Va. Calculates Survival in a New Climate

New York Times


At least 25 killed in West Virginia's mine explosion

Xinhua


25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984

The Associated Press


BBC News -ABC News -Forbes


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Monday, April 5, 2010

Shuttle Lifts Off for Space Station - New York Times


CBC.ca


Shuttle Lifts Off for Space Station

New York Times


Marta Lavandier/AP Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Monday. By WILLIAM HARWOOD KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. â€" Lighting up the pre-dawn sky, the shuttle Discovery climbed out of darkness and into ...


Discovery Launches on One of Last Shuttle Missions

ABC News


NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery Launches on Next-to-Last Mission

BusinessWeek


3 women flying on space shuttle Discovery

The Associated Press


Space.com -USA Today -Register


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Sunday, April 4, 2010

'We're sorry': Church offers Easter apologies - Times Online


Times Online


'We're sorry': Church offers Easter apologies

Times Online


Easter became a festival of apology across the Christian world today as church leaders issued mea culpas for grievous sins committed against children and God. The Pope was one of the few who failed to refer at  »