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Jose Saramago, first Portuguese Nobel Literature laureate, reported dead at 87
June 18th, 2010 - 18 h 34
LISBON, Portugal — Jose Saramago, who became the first Portuguese-language winner of the Nobel Literature prize after seeing his popularity at home dampened by his unflinching support for Communism, blunt manner and sometimes difficult prose...
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3 killed, dozens injured as tornadoes tear through Minnesota, flattening homes
June 18th, 2010 - 18 h 32
WADENA, Minn. — Police and National Guard soldiers blocked off neighbourhoods Friday as city officials organized a cleanup from tornadoes that ripped through the city the night before, part of a turbulent system that fueled twisters across the...
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BP chairman says embattled CEO Tony Hayward relieved of day-to-day responsibility for spill
June 18th, 2010 - 18 h 31
LONDON — The chairman of BP says embattled chief executive Tony Hayward is being relieved of day-to-day responsibility for managing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a day after he angered U.S. lawmakers with his refusal to answer many of their...
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Times Square car bomb suspect indicted in NYC on 10 terrorism, weapons counts
June 17th, 2010 - 20 h 42
NEW YORK — Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad was charged Thursday with 10 terrorism and weapons counts in an indictment that accuses him of receiving explosives training and financial help from the Pakistani Taliban.The indictment...
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BP has agreed to finance a $20 billion fund for people and businesses damaged by oil spill
June 16th, 2010 - 19 h 54
WASHINGTON — BP has agreed to finance a $20 billion fund to pay the claims of people whose jobs and way of life have been damaged by the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, senior administration officials said Wednesday.The independent...
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Mexican troops kill 15 suspected cartel gunmen in battle on outskirts of popular tourist town
June 15th, 2010 - 21 h 15
MEXICO CITY — Soldiers battled gunmen for nearly an hour Tuesday on the outskirts of the popular tourist town of Taxco, killing 15 suspects as escalating bloodshed puts June in line to become the deadliest month yet in Mexico’s drug war.Troops...
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N.S. gambling study concerns never crossed his desk: former Tory minister
June 15th, 2010 - 21 h 00
HALIFAX — A former Conservative cabinet minister who championed a study looking at the social damage caused by gambling in Nova Scotia says his bureaucrats should have alerted him to alleged flaws that led to the project’s cancellation.Mark...
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Residents return to their homes after brush fire is contained near Halifax
June 15th, 2010 - 21 h 00
THE CANADIAN PRESSPORTERS LAKE, N.S. — Residents of 18 homes that had to be evacuated after a brush fire broke out east of Halifax have returned to their properties.The all-clear was given Tuesday night after crews contained the blaze that...
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Experts say little worry of Internet or wireless problems during G20
June 15th, 2010 - 20 h 58
TORONTO — Banks will close more than three dozen branches in or near the concrete, fenced-in security perimeter during the G20 summit in Toronto.They are among several businesses that will shut down during the gathering of world leaders later...
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Forecasters issued 4 warnings in a single hour ahead of deadly Arkansas flash flood
June 14th, 2010 - 21 h 27
LANGLEY, Ark. — Before a wall of water swept through a narrow gorge in the Ouachita Mountains, worried forecasters sent warnings four times in a single hour to advise of the potential for flash flooding.But those warnings, issued in the middle...
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