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World Bank chief moots return to gold standard (AFP)

November 8th, 2010

File photo of gold bullion bars in the vaults at the Bank of England, in London. World Bank chief Robert Zoellick on Monday urged the world's leading economies to consider returning to a modified gold standard as fears of an upcoming currency war mount.(AFP/Ho)AFP - World Bank chief Robert Zoellick on Monday urged the world’s leading economies to consider returning to a modified gold standard as fears of an upcoming currency war mount.


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French strikes lose steam, garbage workers return (AP)

October 26th, 2010

Garbage collectors began tackling Marseille's reeking mounds of trash in the center of Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Striking garbage collectors in Marseille faced 9,000 tons of garbage that have piled up in the streets in the last two weeks. The FO union voted Monday evening to end the protest out of concerns over 'hygiene and safety.' City authorities said it would take four to five days before France's second-largest city starts looking, and smelling, like itself. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - France’s finance minister declared that anti-austerity protests had reached “a turning point” Tuesday as garbage collectors began tackling Marseille’s reeking mounds of trash and a few French oil…

Return to Baghdad: A Near Kidnapping Outside Karrada (Time.com)

October 11th, 2010

Time.com - After a surprisingly uneventful tour of Iraq, TIME’s former bureau chief and a former U.S. soldier run into potential trouble

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Return to Baghdad: A Fish Feast on the Tigris (Time.com)

October 5th, 2010

Time.com - TIME’s former bureau chief recalls the first time he shared fish by the Tigris with an American soldier, just before it was too dangerous to venture out

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Musharraf eyes return to Pakistan politics (AP)

September 15th, 2010

AP - Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday he is gearing up for a return to politics and will launch a new party next month — two years…

Villagers return to slopes of Indonesian volcano (AP)

August 31st, 2010

A man cook near his house as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic materials in Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia,Tuesday, Aug 31, 2010. The eruption of the mountain put the region on the highest alert level, and some domestic flights had to be diverted because of poor visibility. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - Thousands of villagers returned to their homes along the ash-covered slopes of an Indonesian volcano that exploded after four centuries of dormancy, even though officials warned they could…

Communists: ‘Jackal’ should return to Venezuela (AP)

August 17th, 2010

AP - Venezuela’s Communist Party urged the government on Monday to seek the repatriation of convicted terrorist “Carlos the Jackal,” who is serving a life sentence in France for murder.

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World champ Semenya cleared to return to track (AP)

July 6th, 2010

In this photo taken Thursday, May 27, 2010, South African runner Caster Semenya  smile during a training session with young Ivorian athletes  in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Semenya's father said Tuesday July 6 2010, that she has told him she is going to be cleared to return to athletics. (AP Photo)AP - Caster Semenya was cleared to immediately return to track by the sport’s governing body Tuesday, ending an 11-month layoff while she underwent gender tests after becoming the 800-meter…

Uzbeks plead for help after return to Kyrgyzstan (AP)

June 30th, 2010

Uzbek people talk in front of their burned houses in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Monday, June 28, 2010. International observers on Monday praised Kyrgyzstan's constitutional referendum, saying the vote was conducted in a largely transparent and remarkably peaceful manner despite the climate of fear lingering after recent ethnic violence. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - A simple plea is scrawled in meter-high (three-foot) letters across the charred remains of homes torched in violence against ethnic Uzbeks: SOS.


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Andy Murray gets good vibes from Wimbledon return (AFP)

June 22nd, 2010

Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts after winning the first set against Spain's Ivan Navarro in the AEGON Championships tennis tournament. The AEGON Championships tennis tournament in London.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Andy Murray admits he is already benefiting from the Wimbledon feel-good factor after putting an end to his recent dismal run.


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