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Mexican city distributes masks for volcano ash
May 7th
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Mexico city, May 07: Mexico City has started distributing 483,000 masks to residents who might need protection from the ash being spewed by the Popocatepetl volcano. The Federal District’s Public Safety Secretariat activated its strategic plan Saturday, distributing the masks and starting a series of “talks on the preventive measures that should be taken” by the 8 million people living in the…
Voters oust ruling parties in France and Greece
May 7th
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LONDON Voters in France and Greece redrew Europe’s political map Sunday in a powerful backlash against the German-led cure for the region’s debt crisis: painful austerity. In France, voters swept Francois Hollande into the nation’s highest office, ejecting President Nicolas Sarkozy and bringing the Socialists back to the Elysee Palace for the first time in 17 years. Along with Germany’s Angela Merkel, the blunt-talking Sarkozy was a chief architect of Europe’s push to restore confidence in the euro through tough fiscal discipline. Hollande vowed to focus on economic growth, arguing that the singular emphasis on spending cuts has weighted down Europe with…
Jamaican lottery schemesbilk thousands in U.S.
May 7th
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — The 88-year-old retired Coast Guard officer hadn’t been outside the United States in decades. Yet phone calls started pouring in from Jamaica, dangling the prospects of huge winnings from an international lottery that he had won. There was a catch, of course. He had to send a check to pay the tax on his winnings. He wired the money to Jamaica. Soon he was ensnared in a scam that may cost him his home in an assisted-living facility outside Seattle. “It’s been heartbreaking,” said Ruth Wilson, a Seattle woman trying to clean up the financial fiasco that she said has cost her frail parents about $250,000, nearly all of their retirement savings. U.S. officials say that is…
Moscow protesters battle with police
May 7th
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MOSCOW — A demonstration by at least 20,000 people on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as president turned into a battle with police Sunday after some protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin….
Moscow Protesters Arrested in March Against Putin
May 7th
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Moscow. A demonstration by at least 20,000 people on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as president turned into a battle with police on Sunday after some protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin. Club-wielding officers wearing helmets seized demonstrators and hauled them to police vehicles, dragging some by the hair, others by the neck. Several protesters were injured, including one man with blood dripping from his head down the left side of his face. Three leaders of the opposition movement that gained new life over the winter were among those arrested:…
The day’s best pictures
May 7th
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Published: Monday, May 7, 2012 on 8:53…
Big Effort But Kiwi Crews Fail to Make A Finals
May 5th
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Sunday, 6 May 2012, 9:58 am Press Release: Rowing New Zealand Big Effort But Kiwi Crews Fail to Make A Finals New Zealand’s new lightweight four failed to make the A final in Belgrade last night after a brave effort on its debut – leading until the final sprint where it was demoted to third and consigned to the B Final. They will be joined in the B Finals by the heavyweight four, who also narrowly failed to make it through. The eight was eliminated after finishing fifth in the repechage. Needing a first or second place to…
U.S. Libertarians nominate ex-Governor Gary Johnson for president
May 5th
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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The on Saturday chose former Republican New Mexico Governor as its presidential candidate in the November 6 election. Johnson,…
Fitzgerald ruled out of European Cup final
May 5th
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Holders Leinster will be without Luke Fitzgerald for their European Cup title…