Archive for December, 2009
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 861
As of Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at least 861 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated …
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Turkmenistan to resume gas deliveries to Russia in early January
MOSCOW, Dec 31, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Turkmenistan will resume natural gas supplies to Russia on Jan. 9, 2010, Russia’s state gas monopoly Gazprom said on Thursday. “Turkmenistan is our strategic partner and we are very glad that we have …
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Timor-Leste: Deadly Police Shooting
Timor-Leste: UN Helping To Investigate Deadly Police Shooting New York, Dec 30 2009 11:10AM The United Nations today confirmed its participation in the criminal investigation of a deadly shooting allegedly committed by the police in the capital of …
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Comment / Settlers can stay, but only as citizens of Palestine
The time has come to say to the settler leaders: Okay – you’ve convinced us. It seems that a mass evacuation of settlers is an impractical idea. You showed us clearly that you’re prepared to turn such a removal into a national trauma. It’s doubtful …
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1st LD: Small plane crashes in Indonesia, killing two
JAKARTA, Dec 30, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — A small plane crashed in Indonesia ’s West Kalimantan province on Thursday morning, killing a pilot and a technician, an official said here. The plane used for spraying germ fell at 8:50 a.m. (0150 GMT) in …
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US moves to place new duties on steel from China
WASHINGTON (AP) ‘” The U.S. government is imposing new duties on imports of steel pipes from China, the latest sign of trade tensions between the two countries. The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to impose duties between 10.36 percent and …
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1st Ld: China manufacturing expands for 10 months
BEIJING, Dec 31, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — China’s manufacturing has recorded growth for 10 straight months, consolidating the recovery of the world’s third largest economy, an official survey showed on Friday. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI …
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Sri Lanka central bank defends controversial note
Dec 31, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank has defended a controversial 1,000 rupee note bearing the image of president Mahinda Rajapaksa, ahead of presidential polls, which had come under fire from the opposition and other critics. Critics had …
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5 years after tsunami, Sri Lanka still suffers
BERRIEN SPRINGS – Five years after a tsunami killed hundreds of thousands of people in Sri Lanka and other Asian countries, REACH International founder Jasmine Jacob said the need for help remains, but for different reasons. REACH stands for Render …
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Charges dismissed against Iraq contractors
Washington (CNN) — A federal judge dismissed manslaughter charges Thursday against five Blackwater security guards in the 2007 deaths of Iraqi civilians in a Baghad square, finding that prosecutors wrongly used the men’s own statements against them …
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