Posts Tagged ‘relief’

In border opening, Gazan relief but Israeli worry (AP)

A Palestinian man waits before crossing into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 26, 2011. Egypt's decision to end its blockade of Gaza by opening the only crossing to the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory this weekend could ease the isolation of 1.4 million Palestinians there. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)AP – The opening of the Gaza Strip’s main gateway to outside world this weekend provides a long-awaited relief for its population and hands the Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers a significant achievement. But it highlights the deterioration in Egypt’s relations with Israel since protesters forced Hosni Mubarak from office in February.


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World: Bin Laden’s death sparks relief, outrage (AP)

A man shows an extra edition of a Japanese newspaper in Tokyo Monday, May 2, 2011, reporting Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks was killed in an operation led by U.S. forces. Japanese headlines read: Is Bin Laden dead?  His remains were taken custody, said President. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP – News of Osama bin Laden’s death stirred strong emotions Monday, from a profound sense of relief across much of the globe to outrage among sympathizers who vowed to avenge the al-Qaida leader.


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Bondy: Phil brings Cashman no relief

Brian Cashman’s legacy, as successful as it is, doesn’t always include happy endings for his pitching staff. It wasn’t so long ago that Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain and Ian Kennedy were going to be the young anchors of an unstoppable rotation. Chamberlain is throwing seventh innings. Kennedy is gone. That leaves Hughes as the last young gun standing and there are now real concerns he is not the same pitcher who began last season on fire.

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More US relief crews exposed to radiation in Japan (AP)

Los Angeles County Fire Dept. members and a dog search for survivors at Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit Japan's east coast.  (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP – More U.S. military crews were exposed to radiation Tuesday as the Pentagon ramped up relief flights over a Japan reeling from an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.


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Troops prepare to aid Australia’s cyclone relief (AP)

A tree blocks part of a street filled with sand in Cardwell, Australia, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). The storm, which hit in the early hours of Thursday, was among the most powerful ever to strike Australia, terrifying thousands of residents and causing widespread damage. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP – Australia marshaled 4,000 troops and sent a supply ship with tons of food to its cyclone-stricken northeast coast Friday, as awe-struck residents in wrecked towns confronted debris that included boats tossed into neighbors’ yards.


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EU governments to discuss Irish relief by phone (AP)

A poster of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen is set alight outside Leinster house after thousands of people marched through Dublin City center in protest against the Irish government's austerity measures Saturday Nov. 27, 2010. An Irish government minister says he expects an agreement Sunday with International Monetary Fund and European banking experts on an euro85 billion ($115 billion) loan for Ireland, but rejects reports that the deal could involve interest rates of 6.7 percent. Ryan spoke Saturday as approximately 15,000 people attended a peaceful protest march in central Dublin denouncing the government's plans to slash spending and accept an EU-IMF rescue.    (AP Photo/Niall Carson/PA Wire UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP – EU officials say European finance ministers plan Sunday to discuss a bailout package for debt-laden Ireland.


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Against Yankees, Rangers bullpen proves no relief

C.J. Wilson had pitched seven brilliant innings, but he gave up a pair of hits and a second run to start the inning. Soon afterward, everything Texas had gotten – the great start, the five runs off Yankees starter CC Sabathia – was gone.

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