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Two dead after quake shakes central Serbia (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

Reuters - A 5.3 magnitude tremor shook central Serbia early Wednesday, killing two people, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic told Reuters.

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Afghanistan: Run on Kabul Bank Shakes a Fragile Economy (Time.com)

September 6th, 2010

Time.com - The government insists there is no reason for anxiety but the depositors outside Afghanistan’s largest bank are implacable. They want their money back

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Ponzi scheme shakes West African nation of Benin (AP)

September 1st, 2010

AP - More than a hundred thousand people in the tiny West African nation of Benin have lost their savings in a Ponzi scheme run by a now-defunct company that…

5.7 quake shakes Iran (AP)

July 30th, 2010

AP - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.

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British govt. shakes up banking regulations (AFP)

June 16th, 2010

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne attends the Lord Mayor's dinner for the Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at Mansion House in London.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Britain has unveiled sweeping changes to its system of financial regulation, handing more power to the Bank of England (BoE) and abolishing the framework set up by the…

Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan (AP)

June 13th, 2010

AP - A strong earthquake rattled northern Japan on Sunday, and authorities said no tsunami was expected in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

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Magnitude 6.4 quake shakes Chile, no damages (AP)

May 3rd, 2010

AP - The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.4 earthquake has struck off Chile’s central coast. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

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Mild tremor shakes Haiti but no damage reported (AP)

May 3rd, 2010

Spanish army soldier Omar San Carrion, top, jokes with Haitian children on the beach of Petit Goave, Haiti,  Monday, May 3, 2010. Some 150 Spanish soldiers will leave Haiti on Tuesday after finishing their humanitarian mission following the Jan. 12 earthquake. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - People ran screaming from buildings Monday as a mild tremor rattled a Haitian capital still traumatized by the deadly Jan. 12 earthquake.


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French pres. shakes up Cabinet after vote losses (AP)

March 22nd, 2010

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, centre left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave the polling station after casting their votes for the second round of the regional elections, in Paris, Sunday, March 21, 2010. President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party was bracing for a massive setback Sunday as frustrated French voters cast ballots in regional run-off elections likely to favor the opposition left and to set the stage for the 2012 presidential race. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy dismissed his labor minister and reshuffled several other Cabinet posts Monday after leftists walloped his conservatives in France’s regional elections — a defeat that exposed…