Posts Tagged ‘Tens’
Anti-Putin protests draw tens of thousands (AP)
AP – Tens of thousands of Russians jammed a Moscow avenue Saturday to demand free elections and an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s 12-year rule, in the largest show of public outrage since the protests 20 years ago that brought down the Soviet Union. Gone was the political apathy of recent years as many shouted “We are the Power!”
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Tens of thousands gather in Cairo for ‘Day of Departure’
Tens of thousands of anti-government activists flooded Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Friday waving flags and demanding the immediate ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in a rally dubbed “day of departure.”
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Tens of thousands march against Yemen president (AP)
AP – Tens of thousands of demonstrators, some chanting “down, down with the regime,” marched Thursday in several towns and cities in Yemen against the country’s autocratic president, a key U.S. ally in the fight against Islamic militants.
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Floods leave tens of thousands homeless in Mexico (AP)
AP – Weeks of torrential rains have unleashed flooding in huge swaths of southern Mexico, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes.
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Tens of thousands rally for immigration reform (AP)
AP – Frustrated with the lack of action to overhaul the country’s immigration system, tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied on the National Mall and marched through the streets of the capital Sunday, waving American flags and holding homemade signs in English and Spanish.
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Tens of thousands of New York homes still without power after deadly weekend storm
Twenty thousand city households were still without power Monday – and three times that many Westchester homes were dark – as utility workers and the city struggled with the devastation left by the wicked weekend storm.
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Tens Of Thousands Of Children Orphaned In Haiti
Haiti Hit by 6.1 Magnitude Quake, Shaking Buildings (Update2)
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) — An earthquake measuring 6.1 struck Haiti today, eight days after the devastating temblor that may have killed more than 200,000 people, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Haiti Hit by 6.1 Magnitude Quake, Shaking Buildings (Update2)
Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) — An earthquake measuring 6.1 struck Haiti today, eight days after the devastating temblor that may have killed more than 200,000 people, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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U.S. troops move into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to help keep order, distribute aid
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Hundreds of U.S. troops surged into the epicenter of Haiti’s earthquake-ravaged capital Tuesday to guard convoys and food distribution sites, while thousands more stationed themselves on ships and helicopters offshore to bolster relief and recovery efforts.
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Pentagon orders 2,000 more Marines to Haiti
The Pentagon is ordering another 2,000 Marines to Haiti, diverting troops that were on their way to the Persian Gulf and Africa region.
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Tens Of Thousands Of Children Orphaned In Haiti
Even before last week’s deadly earthquake, Haiti was overrun by orphans. Now tens of thousands of children have been orphaned in the disaster.
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