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Sarkozy nears victory on pension bill as unrest wanes (Reuters)

October 27th, 2010

French university students and striking workers attend a demonstration over pension reforms near the French Senate in Paris October 26, 2010. The placard reads Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved closer to victory on Wednesday in his showdown with unions over pension reform, with strikes easing and street marches losing momentum.


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Hurricane Richard nears landfall in Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

A man sets window protection shutters a few hours before the arrival of Hurricane Richard in Corozal, Belize, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. ( AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Hurricane Richard began battering Belize’s Caribbean coast with powerful wind and rain Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from the outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge…

French pension law nears adoption as unions fight on (Reuters)

October 24th, 2010

French striking workers block the entrance of the oil refinery of Grandpuits, southeast of Paris, October 23, 2010. REUTERS/Benoit TessierReuters - The French government pledged on Saturday to restore fuel supplies but unions dug in their heels at strike-hit oil refineries after the Senate approved the pension reform bill…

Dramatic endgame nears for trapped Chile miners (AP)

October 11th, 2010

Workers assemble machinery to be used in the rescue operation for 33 trapped miners in the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Monday Oct. 11, 2010. Rescuers on Monday finished reinforcing the hole drilled to bring 33 trapped miners to safety and sent a rescue capsule nearly all the way to where the men are trapped. The miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - They’ll come up one by one in green overalls bearing their names on their chests — first the fittest, then the weakest, twisting in a steel cage that…

Dramatic endgame nears for Chile miners (AP)

October 11th, 2010

Maria Segovia, sister of trapped miner Dario Segovia, center left, embraces US drill operator Jeff Hart, operator of the T-130 drilling machine that reached 33 trapped miners, as the drill leaves the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Monday Oct. 11, 2010. The engineer leading Chilean rescue efforts, Andres Sougarett, said Monday his team has successfully tested a rescue capsule nearly all the way down to where 33 miners are trapped. The miners became trapped when the mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - They’ll come up one by one in green overalls bearing their names on their chests — first the fittest, then the weakest, twisting in a steel cage that…

Igor nears Bermuda as Category 1 hurricane (AP)

September 19th, 2010

Wind and rain batter the trees and boats in Mangrove Bay as Hurricane Igor moves onto Bermuda, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - Fierce waves pounded the breakwaters and shores of Bermuda on Sunday, straining yacht moorings and battering oceanfront hotels as Hurricane Igor lashed the wealthy British enclave.


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Big waves pound Bermuda as Hurricane Igor nears (AP)

September 19th, 2010

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 at 4:45 a.m. EDT shows a swirl of clouds in the Atlantic Ocean associated with Hurricane Igor as it moves toward Bermuda as a Category 1 storm. At 4 a.m. EDT Sunday Igor was 235 miles South of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph. Igor is expected to pass over or very close to Bermuda late Sunday or early Monday, officials warned that its pounding rains and driving winds could be deadly. (AP Photo/NOAA)AP - Big waves are pounding Bermuda’s beaches while islanders rush to board up windows, fill sandbags and stock up on water, food and other supplies before Hurricane Igor’s expected…

Powerful Hurricane Karl nears Mexican Gulf coast (AP)

September 17th, 2010

Sea waves hit sunshades at Maracaibo beach in Nautla, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Hurricane Karl, that reached Category 3 strength in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to reach the country's central coast Friday. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico’s Gulf Coast on Friday, creating havoc in the major port city of Veracruz and forcing the country to shut down its only nuclear…

Clinton courts Chinese people; tough mission nears (AP)

May 22nd, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in blue, applauds alongside visitors as they watch a video presentation during a tour to U.S. Pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai, China, Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP - Courting the Chinese people, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to make the case Saturday for greater cooperation and partnership between the two countries as a…

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