The Hindu | Oil stocks slide as Gulf spill grows Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shares of companies that provided services or operated the sunken Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, including H » |
Friday, April 30, 2010
Oil stocks slide as Gulf spill grows - Reuters
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Gulf oil spill five times worse than first thought - MarketWatch
Times Online | Gulf oil spill five times worse than first thought MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- BP on Thursday confirmed that as much as 5000 barrels of oil a day is leaking into the Gulf of Mexico from the site of the sunken oil rig Deepwater Horizon, increasing the earlier estimate of 1000 ... US military joins Gulf of Mexico oil spill effort Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device |
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Investors Were Not Duped, Goldman to Tell Senators - New York Times
Times Online | Investors Were Not Duped, Goldman to Tell Senators New York Times Fabrice P. Tourre, foreground, Daniel L. Sparks, Joshua S. Birnbaum and Michael J. Swenson at the witness table on Tuesday. By CHRISTINE HAUSER A vice president at Goldman Sachs who helped create and sell a mortgage investment that figures in a fraud ... Goldman execs fire back against Senate Goldman Sachs's Tourre to 'Categoric » |
Monday, April 26, 2010
GOP, Democrats at an impasse before key vote on financial overhaul - Washington Post
Reuters | GOP, Democrats at an impasse before key vote on financial overhaul Washington Post Senators will face a crucial test vote Monday that could clear the way for debate on far-reaching legislation to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system -- or end in a partisan standoff -- as W » |
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
10 dead in Miss. after tornado, storms hit South - The Associated Press
ABC News | 10 dead in Miss. after tornado, storms hit South The Associated Press YAZOO CITY, Miss. รข€" Rescuers spread out Sunday to scour neighborhoods of splintered homes and twisted debris in Mississippi, a day after a devastating tornado sliced through the state and killed 10 people, including three children. ... Mississippi tornado leaves path of death, destruction Tornado's toll...Pope's message...Financial overhaul prospects Tornado Kills 10 in Southern US |
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Obama presses for immigration reform - Los Angeles Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Obama presses for immigration reform Los Angeles Times President Barack Obama, urging Congress today to press forward on "comprehensive immigration reform,'' warned that the absence of federal action will only encourage "misguided efforts'' such as those in Arizona. With support from some Republicans as ... Ariz. Law: "Open Season" on Non-Anglos? Obama Assails Arizona Immigration Law Nation+World headlines: Immigration law signed |
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Friday, April 23, 2010
TEXT-Greek PM statement on activating EU/IMF aid - Reuters
BBC News (blog) | TEXT-Greek PM statement on activating EU/IMF aid Reuters ATHENS, April 23 (Reuters) - Greece said on Friday it was tapping an EU/IMF aid mechanism aimed at rescuing the euro zone member from a debt crisis. "Yesterday, we learned of the real deficit figures. It reminded us of » |
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Flights ease Europe's air traffic crisis - CNN International
The Guardian | Flights ease Europe's air traffic crisis CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff London, England (CNN) -- Half of » |
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Iceland volcano cloud: The economic impact - BBC News
Reuters | Iceland volcano cloud: The economic impact BBC News The cloud of volcanic ash drifting across Europe is continuing to make much of the continent a no-fly zone this week. It is still unclear how long that disruption will last, but the longer flights are grounded, the greater the impact will be on ... Airlines, European officials urge end to flight restrictions Some European airlines set to close -industry body Developments in volcanic ash affecting air travel |
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Poland begins state funeral for Lech Kaczynski - BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk | Poland begins state funeral for Lech Kaczynski BBC News The state funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife has begun, with thousands of people gathered in the city of Krakow to pay respects. After a funeral Mass, the couple will be buried in Wawel Cathedral, resting place of kings and national ... Poland Holds Funeral for Late President, First Lady Bodies of Polish President and Wife Arrive for Burial Poles mourn as they prepare to bury president |
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Poland marks minute of president's plane crash - Times Online
The Hindu | Poland marks minute of president's plane crash Times Online Poland marked the minute their president, his wife and 94 others were killed in a plane crash, as the country began a weekend of mourning. Hundreds of thousands of Poles descended on Warsaw's Pilsudski Square for a massive outdoor memorial to victims ... Poland holds public memorial for crash victims Poles draw strength from tragic past Poland Prepares for State Burial |
Friday, April 16, 2010
The eruption that changed Iceland forever - BBC News
BBC News | The eruption that changed Iceland forever BBC News A volcanic eruption in Iceland is continuing to grounded flights in the UK and Europe, but 227 years ago a far more devastating eruption occurred wiping out a fifth of the island's population - as well as tens of thousands across ... Ash Spreads Across Europe, Closing More Airports Friday Volcano leaves travel plans in ashes Volcanic Ash Cloud Continues to Halt Flights Across Europe |
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Britain Closes Airspace as Volcanic Ash Spreads - New York Times
Globe and Mail | Britain Closes Airspace as Volcanic Ash Spreads New York Times PARIS รข€" British civil aviation authorities said on Thursday they would close the country's airspace at noon to shield aircraft from a high altitude cloud of ash drifting south from an erupting volcano in Iceland. ... Flights cancelled by volcanic ash: what are your rights? Why ash cloud endangers aircraft Flights grounded by volcano cloud |
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
7.1 quake in China kills 400 - Los Angeles Times
CBC.ca | 7.1 quake in China kills 400 Los Angeles Times The quake strikes a remote area of Qinghai province in western China that is mostly populated by Tibetans. About 8000 are injured. In this image from a mobile phone, rescuers work at a destroyed building after an earthquake hit China. ... Hundreds die in remote China quakes Deadly Earthquake Strikes China Official: China quake deaths near 400 |
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Nuclear Security Summit: Obama Invokes Mushroom Clouds - TIME
The Hindu | Nuclear Security Summit: Obama Invokes Mushroom Clouds TIME Nearly a decade ago, a President of the United States used the specter of a nuclear blast to argue his case for invading a foreign country. "We don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud," President Bush's then National Security Adviser ... Ukraine to give up nuke material; boost for summit Cyclist killed in Washington during nuclear summit Debating Obama's New Nuclear Doctrine |
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Obama hosts two-day summit on nuclear security - CNN
BBC News | Obama hosts two-day summit on nuclear security CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- President Obama hosts leaders from 46 countries for a two-day nuclear security summit starting Monday that will focus on how to better safeguard weapons materials, both old and new, to keep them out of the hands of ... Obama's ambitious nuclear security summit Iran on Obama-Hu agenda as nuclear summit looms Agenda of Nuclear Talks Leaves Out a New Threat |
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
London's Polish community hold mass for dead president - BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk | London's Polish community hold mass for dead president BBC News Hundreds of Poles are gathering in west London to mourn the death of their president and 95 other people killed in a plane crash in Russia. Lech Kaczynski and many of the country's top military, civic and cultural figures died in Saturday's crash near ... Poland mourns death of president, other top officials in plane crash Muscovites encircle Polish embassy with flowers and candles Poland Mourns President, Elite Killed In Crash |
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Stevens's Real Legacy - Newsweek
Washington Post | Stevens's Real Legacy Newsweek Just around this time last year, Justice David Souter announced his resignation from the US Supreme Court and President Obama explained to the White House press corps that he was looking for a replacement who shared a fundamental trait of Souter's: ... John Paul Stevens' unexpectedly liberal legacy John Paul Stevens' Chicago ties Stevens Sets Up Court Fight |
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Obama to review mine safety rules after West Virginia blast killed 25 miners - Washington Post
Reuters | Obama to review mine safety rules after West Virginia blast killed 25 miners Washington Post At least 25 coal miners died after a methane explosion Monday in the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, W.Va. High concentrations of toxic gases continued to delay efforts to find four missing miners Thursday. By Ed O'Keefe President Obama said ... Rescuers retreat in West Virginia mine search Mines carry backlog of $90M in violations Third rescue attempt at West Virginia mine delayed until Thursday evening |
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Drilling begins into coal mine; governor holds 'a sliver of hope' - CNN
Times Online | Drilling begins into coal mine; governor holds 'a sliver of hope' CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Montcoal, West Virginia (CNN) -- Rescue workers began drilling a hole Tuesday toward where they believe four miners may be located more than a day after a blast killed 25 others in a coal mine here. "There's a sliver of hope, ... About Massey Energy Co. West Virginia mining disaster: How to help the victims' families For mine's owner, many safety violations | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/07/2010 |
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Audit Cited Mine Inspectors for Training Problems Days Before W.Va. Explosion - FOXNews
CBC.ca | Audit Cited Mine Inspectors for Training Problems Days Before W.Va. Explosion FOXNews A federal audit released just days before a massive explosion killed 25 coal miners in West Virginia found that the country's top mine safety agency was not adequately retraining its veteran inspectors, even as hundreds of new inspectors were being ... Obama sends condolences to families of killed West Virginia miners Massey Shares Drop After Deadly Mine Explosion Obama offers condolences after W.Va. mine disaster |
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Monday, April 5, 2010
Two killed, scores injured in Mexican earthquake - CNN International
Sydney Morning Herald | Two killed, scores injured in Mexican earthquake CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Mexican authorities dispatched engineers to check damaged houses and buildings Monday in Baja California state following a major earthquake Sunday that left two people dead. The Federal Electricity Commission was also ... Aftershocks continue to shake Southern California 2 Dead, Aftershocks Continue After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake LA refineries say no impact from earthquake |
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