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At least 8 dead in Russian coal mine blast (Reuters)

May 8th, 2010

Reuters - A methane blast at a large Siberian coal mine killed at least eight people, and dozens more were still underground hours after the explosion, emergency officials said on…

Britons vote in “photo finish” election (Reuters)

May 5th, 2010

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) walks through a supermarket, with his wife Sarah (L) and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson (top L,) during a campaign stop in Newcastle, norhtern England May 1, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Britons vote on Thursday in what is forecast to be the closest election since 1992, with the opposition Conservatives struggling to convert their opinion poll advantage into an…

Greece awaits rescue package, protesters decry cuts (Reuters)

May 1st, 2010

Reuters - Greece hopes to secure a deal with the European Union and the IMF for a multi-billion euro financial bailout to be announced on Sunday, a day after thousands…

European skies open but airline schedules scrambled (Reuters)

April 20th, 2010

A woman walks in the departures terminal in Barcelona airport April 19, 2010. REUTERS/Albert Gea/FilesReuters - Europe’s skies were open for business on Wednesday, but with so many planes having been grounded by the pall of volcanic ash spreading from Iceland it could take…

Sarkozy reviews options after French poll defeat (Reuters)

March 22nd, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (R) leave a Paris polling station after voting in the second round of regional elections March 21, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will meet President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday to discuss the consequences of the ruling center-right UMP party’s heavy loss in regional elections at the…

Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll (Reuters)

March 20th, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris March 20, 2010, as part of Francophonie International Day, organized by the International Francophonie (French-Speaking countries) Organization. REUTERS/Olivier Laban-Mattei/PoolReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s center-right party faces heavy losses in regional elections Sunday that could affect the pace of reform as maneuvering begins before the 2012 presidential campaign.


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China chief defends “crazy” league plan (Reuters)

March 19th, 2010

Reuters - China’s new soccer supremo has fiercely defended a proposal to include the national under-21 team in the domestic Chinese Super League (CSL) from this season, despite derision from…

Canada’s Conservatives see larger lead: poll (Reuters)

March 18th, 2010

Reuters - Canada’s Conservative government holds a clear lead in public support, but it appears to be due largely to weakness of the second-place Liberals, according to a poll released…

Icelanders reject deal to repay British and Dutch (Reuters)

March 6th, 2010

Iceland's president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson casts his vote at an Alftanes polling station. Icelanders have massively rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank, the government said Saturday after partial referendum results.(AFP/Halldor Kolbeins)Reuters - Icelandic voters vented their fury on Saturday at the bankers and politicians who ruined the economy, overwhelmingly rejecting a $5 billion deal to repay debts to Britain and…