Posts Tagged ‘World’
Asia assesses prospects as world recovery stumbles (AP)
AP – Talk of the global economic recovery fizzling doesn’t faze Cho Byung-cheol, president of a small South Korean technology company that has already set up a branch in China and plans one soon in the United States.
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NY gov could face charge over World Series tickets (AP)
AP – Gov. David Paterson could face a criminal charge over his testimony surrounding tickets he secured last year from the New York Yankees for the opening game of the World Series.
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Dutch 14-year-old girl starts solo sailing trip around the world
Brimming with confidence, a 14-year-old Dutch girl on a quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world launched her vessel from a port in Gibraltar on Saturday.
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World ramps up flood aid to stricken Pakistan (AP)
AP – The world ramped up assistance to flood-ravaged Pakistan on Thursday three weeks after the crisis began, and U.S. Sen. John Kerry said Washington did not want Islamist extremists to come out of the disaster stronger.
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Asia stops to remember end of World War II (AP)
AP – Asia paused on Sunday to remember Japan’s surrender to the allied forces which ended World War II 65 years ago, as the Japanese prime minister apologized for wreaking suffering on the region and the South Korean president said Tokyo’s remorse was a step in the right direction.
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Blasts hit World Cup watchers in Uganda, kill 64 (AP)
AP – Simultaneous explosions tore through crowds watching the World Cup final at a rugby club and an Ethiopian restaurant, killing at least 64 people including one American, officials said. Police feared an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group was behind the attacks.
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Bombs strike World Cup watchers in Uganda, kill 64 (AP)
AP – In simultaneous bombings bearing the hallmarks of international terrorists, two explosions ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in two places in Uganda’s capital late Sunday, killing 64 people, police said. One American was killed and several were wounded.
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