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PBS series shows how traveller took 25,000-mile trip without a penny in his pocket
on May 17, 2012 by skoty_root in World News, Comments (0)
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Michael Wigge left Berlin without a penny and travelled 25,000 miles to Antarctica, hitchhiking, bartering and working his way by ship, plane, car and foot, from […]
Former playboy Michael Clarke ties the knot
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Former playboy Michael Clarke was enjoying married life Thursday after the Australian Test captain tied the knot with a model in a secret ceremony, saying he was “the happiest guy […]
U.N. criticizes Canada for letting people go hungry
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – A U.N. official criticized Canada on Wednesday for allowing some of its people to go hungry, but the government dismissed him as a “patronizing academic” and said […]
Iran talks to continue, both sides see progress
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U.N. nuclear negotiators seeking to probe Tehran’s nuclear program for signs of secret work on atomic-weapons technology spoke of a good exchange of views Tuesday after talks with Iranian officials, […]
Canada says job data good, recovery will be lumpy
on May 16, 2012 by skoty_root in World News, Comments (0)
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A recent Canadian jobs report was promising but the country’s economic recovery is set to be uneven, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Tuesday. Canada added 58,200 […]
Legion admits it knew of priest’s kid, did nothing
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The Legion of Christ has admitted that it knew that its most prominent priest had fathered a child several years ago yet the religious order didn’t remove him from teaching […]
Adelaide, Ulsan tops in Champions League
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Adelaide United and Ulsan Hyundai secured crucial home advantage for the AFC Champions League last 16 as they registered important wins on Wednesday to finish top of their groups.
Mali president rejects proposal for new caretaker head
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Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traore on Wednesday rejected a proposal by a former junta which staged a coup in March for a national convention to choose a caretaker head of […]
Algerian women claw their way into parliament
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Algeria’s legislative election saw women take almost a third of the seats, making the national assembly the most gender-balanced in the region but activists say the battle is far from […]
Historic Amman street abuzz after facelift
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Rainbow Street in Amman’s heart is abuzz again after posh 1920s-era homes were turned into restaurants, galleries and libraries, drawing hipsters, bohemians, intellectuals and hordes of tourists.
South says Sudan stalls on UN talks deadline
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A UN deadline for Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks on oil and other critical issues passed without action on Wednesday, as South Sudan accused Khartoum of stalling.
Zimbabwe politician drives off in motor show car
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State prosecutors in Zimbabwe say an opposition politician at a Ford Motor Co. car show got into the latest model on display and drove it away. He faces car theft […]
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Honors HHS Assistant Secretary Howard Koh and Australia Attorney-General Nicola Roxon for Fighting Tobacco and Saving Lives
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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids will present Dr. Howard Koh, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, and Nicola Roxon, Australia’s Attorney-General and former Health […]
Caviar condos set to flood Toronto market
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TORONTO (Reuters) – Five months after buying one of Toronto’s new luxury hotel condominiums, Oliver Baumeister is girding for a glut of suites like his to hit the market as […]
49 headless bodies dumped on north Mexico highway
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Forty-nine bodies with their heads, hands and feet hacked off were found Sunday dumped on a northern Mexico highway leading to the Texas border in what appeared to be the […]
Mexico drug war’s latest toll: 49 headless bodies
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Authorities struggled Monday to identify the 49 people found mutilated and scattered in a pool of blood in a region near the U.S .border where Mexico’s two dominant drug cartels […]
Yemen: US gives help in new assault on al-Qaida
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Yemeni warplanes and troops backed by heavy artillery waged a four-front assault on al-Qaida militants Tuesday, trying to uproot their hold in the southern desert with the help of a […]
Yemen clashes kill 13 al-Qaida militants, 4 troops
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Yemen military officials say the latest fighting to uproot al-Qaida from the country’s south has killed 13 militants, as well as four soldiers and two militiamen fighting alongside the army. […]
CP Rail still seeks turnaround as proxy battle ends
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TORONTO/VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Storied Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd faces tough challenges as a grueling proxy battle nears its end, and a likely new boss must meet investors’ high expectations as […]
Greeks pull funds from banks; emergency cabinet to be named
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s political leaders meet on Wednesday to form a caretaker government to take it to a second election in just over a month, with its euro membership […]
Last gasp Aussie eight look to bury boat jinx
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – After the “Lay-Down Sally” row of 2004 and a disappointing sixth place four years later, a hastily assembled crew of Australian women rowers are aiming to bury […]
Thousands pay homage to Senegal football icon Bocande
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Tens of thousands of people on Tuesday filled a Dakar stadium to pay homage to Senegalese football icon Jules-Francois Bocande who died in France on May 7.
Argentine VP targeted for illegal enrichment probe
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The legal battles of Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou grew more complicated on Monday when a federal prosecutor asked a judge to open an illegal enrichment probe.
Dog, nappy and football found in Aussie croc
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Rangers who shot a saltwater crocodile that was terrorising pets in northern Australia found a dog, a pair of shorts, a football and a nappy in its stomach, according to […]
Colombia president says 2 die in Bogota bombing
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says two people have been killed in a bomb attack on a crowded Bogota street that he says targeted a former interior minister.
Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks charged in hacking scandal
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LONDON (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with interfering with a police investigation into a phone hacking scandal that has rocked the […]
Pakistan signals readiness to end Afghan blockade
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Pakistan’s top military and civilian body has indicated that the country will soon reopen NATO and U.S. supply lines to Afghanistan but stopped short of calling for an immediate end […]
Historic diamond sold for $9.7 million at auction
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Marie de Medici wore it at her coronation as Queen Consort of Henry IV in France in 1610, and now the Beau Sancy diamond is a lavish accessory owned by […]
Canada ready to tighten mortgage insurance market
on May 15, 2012 by skoty_root in World News, Comments (0)
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government will act if needed to further tighten the mortgage insurance market, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Tuesday. Some analysts fear low interest rates […]
Murray celebrates birthday the hard way
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Britain’s world number four Andy Murray celebrated his 25th birthday here on Tuesday with a hard fought 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 victory over veteran Argentinian David Nalbandian to reach the third […]
100 Nigerian couples in mass wedding
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One hundred couples tied the knot at a mass wedding at the main mosque in Nigeria’s second-largest city on Tuesday, part of an Islamic police programme aimed at promoting stable […]
Attack on Mombasa restaurant wounds four: police
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Four people were wounded on Tuesday night when armed men opened fire and threw grenades in a restaurant in Mombasa, the regional police chief told AFP.
EU navy, helicopters strike pirate supply center
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European Union naval forces in attack helicopters on Tuesday conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia. A pirate said the strike destroyed a supply center […]
2 dead in Bogota bombing targeting former minister
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A bomb targeting a former Colombian interior minister killed two people on Tuesday and injured at least 19 others in the heart of Bogota’s commercial district, authorities said.
Lightning hits French president’s plane, none hurt
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Socialist Francois Hollande took over as France’s president Tuesday and jetted off to Berlin hours later for talks on Europe’s debt crisis — only to have his plane struck by […]
Exclusive: Over 55 and jobless, Americans face tough hunt
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jean Coyle, 67, has a new kind of ministry. The former professor had just begun a career as a Presbyterian minister in Virginia when the economic downturn […]
S.Africa protesters hurl rocks at opposition march
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South Africa’s main opposition party called a march Tuesday to make a point about economic policy, but ended up facing rock-throwing counter-protesters in scenes that illustrated that democracy and traditions […]
Five IPL players suspended over ‘fixing’
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Five Indian Premier League players were suspended from cricket on Tuesday as fresh fixing allegations hit the game and threatened to further tarnish a competition already dogged by controversy.
Africa growth not ending food insecurity: UN
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Sub-Saharan Africa posts economic growth rates higher than the worldwide average but has the planet’s greatest food security problems, the UN development agency said in a report Tuesday.
Villa’s Herd new face in Australia squad
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Aston Villa’s Chris Herd was the only new face in a 26-man Australian squad named Tuesday for next month’s friendly against Denmark and their World Cup qualifiers against Oman and […]
49 headless bodies unidentified in Mexico massacre
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Authorities struggled Monday to identify the 49 people found mutilated and scattered in a pool of blood in a region near the U.S .border in the presumed fight between Mexico’s […]
Foreign force strikes Somali pirate land base
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An international naval force struck Somali pirate assets on land for the first time on Tuesday, marking a major escalation in the fight against the scourge of piracy plaguing vital […]
Greek leftists reject proposal for technocrat government
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s president will ask politicians on Tuesday to stand aside and let a government of technocrats steer the nation away from bankruptcy, but leftists have already rejected […]
EU carries out first strikes on Somali pirates.
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The European Union says its naval force off the Somali coastline has carried out its first air strikes against pirate targets on shore.
Mexico cartel war latest toll: 49 headless bodies
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Authorities struggled Monday to identify 49 bodies without heads, hands or feet to gain clues into the latest in a series of massacres from an escalating war between Mexico’s two […]
CNRL faces Alberta charges for poisonous release
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CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – The Alberta government said on Monday it has charged Canadian Natural Resources Ltd with releasing poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas from its Horizon oil sands plant two […]
Canada says maybe Europe should give up euro zone
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – If European countries are not prepared to bail out fellow euro zone members, maybe they should just abandon the whole concept of a common currency, Canadian Finance […]
Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
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AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, and efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when an opposition group said […]
Israel braces for unrest ahead of ‘Nakba’ day
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Israel is bracing for possible unrest on Tuesday, when Palestinians commemorate the exodus of hundreds of thousands of their kin following the foundation of the Jewish state in 1948.
Greek leftists reject proposal for technocrat government
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s president will ask politicians on Tuesday to stand aside and let a government of technocrats steer the nation away from bankruptcy, but leftists have already rejected […]