Archive for November 4th, 2009
Huge fire breaks out in Saint Petersburg: reports (AFP)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
AFP – A massive fire broke out late Tuesday at a facility owned by an industrial firm in Russia’s second city of Saint Petersburg, Russian news agencies reported.
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France to borrow up to 50 billion euros: presidency (AFP)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
AFP – France will take out a national loan of between 25 billion and 50 billion euros (37 billion-74 billion dollars), the office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday, eying post-crisis investments. Sarkozy will decide on the exact amount “at the beginning of December,” his office said.
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Regional summit seeks to end Zimbabwe crisis (Reuters)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Reuters – Regional leaders hold a summit in Mozambique on Thursday hoping to prevent the collapse of Zimbabwe’s unity government, threatened by the most severe political standoff since it was formed in February.
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US asks WTO to rule on China raw materials restrictions (AFP)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
AFP – The United States, joined by the EU and Mexico, asked the World Trade Organization Wednesday to rule on a dispute over Chinese restrictions on raw materials exports, officials said.
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Gunmen kill 6 in bar in Mexico border city (AP)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
AP – A gang of gunmen killed six men and wounded another in a bar early Wednesday in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, and four other men were found dead on a sidewalk in another part of town.
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Tropical storm Ida could trigger Nicaragua mudslides (Reuters)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Reuters – Tropical Storm Ida strengthened off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday, threatening the Central American nation with torrential rains that could trigger devastating mudslides.
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U.S. soldier dies in drug attack in Mexico strip bar (Reuters)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Reuters – Gunmen with automatic weapons burst into a Mexican strip club on the U.S. border, opened fire on patrons and killed six people including an American soldier, the army said on Wednesday.
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Ousted Honduran leader asks Clinton stand on coup (AP)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
AP – Ousted President Manuel Zelaya is asking the Obama Administration to explain why, after pressing for his reinstatement, U.S. officials say they will recognize upcoming Honduran elections even if he isn’t returned to power first.
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Colombia spars with Venezuela in growing crisis (Reuters)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Reuters – Colombia on Wednesday warned Venezuela not to brush aside last month’s deaths of nine Colombians on the border as paramilitary gang violence, an incident that fueled tensions between the Andean neighbors.
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Swine flu hits Yanomami Indians in the Amazon (AP)
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
AP – Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela’s Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in the Amazon, and a doctor said Wednesday that the virus is suspected in seven deaths, including six infants.
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