Archive for February 7th, 2010

Yanukovich wins Ukraine election: exit polls

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich has narrowly won Sunday’s presidential election against Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, exit polls said.

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Holbrooke on the Taliban

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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Feb 7 – Special Representative Holbrooke said the US is not engaged in talks with the Taliban. Deborah Lutterbeck reports

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Connecticut gas plant explodes, 2 reported dead

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least two people died and dozens were injured on Sunday when a massive explosion leveled a gas power plant under construction in Middletown, Connecticut, police said.

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Ukrainians vote in tense run-off

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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Feb. 07 – Ukrainians voted on Sunday for a new president in a run-off between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich which could push the country into a fresh bout of instability.

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Space shuttle launch reset for early Monday

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – NASA rescheduled the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour for early Monday after cloudy skies over the Kennedy Space Center in Florida delayed the mission by a day.

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Large explosion reported at power plant in Connecticut

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A gas line exploded on Sunday at a power plant in Middletown, Connecticut and local media reported dozens of casualties.

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G7 talk on Greece will not soothe global investors

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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TORONTO (Reuters) – Investors are skeptical of assurances European finance ministers gave to their Group of Seven counterparts this weekend that the euro zone’s debt crisis is under control.

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“Avatar” dethroned at box office by “Dear John”

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The new romantic drama “Dear John” unexpectedly ended the seven-week reign of “Avatar” at the weekend box office in North America on Sunday, pulling in large numbers of young female moviegoers.

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Taliban, NATO prepare for big Helmand offensive

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban militants are digging in ahead of a major NATO operation in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, in one of the biggest offensives in the eight-year-old war.

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Mid-Atlantic digs out from blizzard

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Churches canceled services on Sunday and millions of people dug themselves out of snowbound streets as the U.S. mid-Atlantic region struggled to recover from its biggest blizzard in decades.

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