Posts Tagged ‘World’
Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world (AP)
AP – Protesters attacked seven Syrian embassies around the world following reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Damascus’ nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent. Mobs trashed diplomats’ offices from London to Australia and set the embassy in Cairo on fire.
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Russia backs Assad, last friend in Arab world (AP)
AP – Russia’s defiance of international efforts to end Syrian President Bashar Assad’s crackdown on protests is rooted in a calculation that it can keep a Mideast presence by propping up its last remaining ally in the region — and has nothing to lose if it fails.
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World Bank warns of global growth slowdown (AP)
AP – The World Bank warned Wednesday of a possible slump in global economic growth and urged developing countries to prepare for shocks that could be more severe than the 2008 crisis.
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Woman battles to get Jewish father, World War I hero, his Medal of Honor
It was bravery at the highest level: William Shemin defied German machine gun fire to sprint across a World War I battlefield and pull wounded comrades to safety. And he did so no fewer than three times.
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‘How the World Began’ puts debate on science and God center stage
One careless comment and … big bang! That lone slip, made by a high school biology teacher, irreparably offends hard-core creationists in Catherine Trieschmann’s “How the World Began.”
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NYC, world ring in 2012, bid adieu to a tough 2011 (AP)
AP – From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year Sunday with confetti-filled celebrations, glittering fireworks displays and star-studded festivities.
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NYC, world ring in 2012, bid adieu to a tough year (AP)
AP – Revelers erupted in cheers amid a confetti-filled celebration in New York’s Times Square to welcome in the new year, part of star-studded celebrations and glittering fireworks displays around the world to usher in 2012.
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