Posts Tagged ‘defy’
Strikes erupt as Egypt protesters defy VP warnings (AP)
AP – Egypt’s anti-government activists pushed to expand their protests and sought to drum up labor unrest as thousands launched strikes at state firms and offices around the country, in defiance of the vice president’s warning that demonstrations calling for President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster would not be tolerated for much longer.
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Egypt protesters defy VP warnings they must stop (AP)
AP – Egypt’s anti-government activists called on supporters Wednesday to expand their demonstrations in defiance of the vice president’s warning that protests calling for President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster would not be tolerated for much longer.
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Thousands in Cairo defy curfew, demand change (AP)
AP – Saying Egypt’s president must go, a massive crowd of tens of thousands defied the government’s curfew and filled the streets and squares of downtown Cairo Saturday in a resounding rejection of the longtime leader’s attempt to hang onto power with promises of reform and a new government.
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Oil workers, youths, truckers defy French govt (AP)
AP – French oil workers defied the government’s demand Monday to get back to work and end fuel shortages, stepping up their fight against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s retirement reforms, as youths faced off against riot police and truckers joined the protests.
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Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 36 (AP)
AP – Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 36 people in attacks aimed at intimidating those taking part in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome the sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
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Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 31 (AP)
AP – Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 31 people in attacks aimed at intimidating those taking part in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome the sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
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Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 26 (AP)
AP – Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 26 people in attacks aimed at intimidating Iraqis participating in an election that will determine whether the country can overcome jagged sectarian divisions that have plagued it since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
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