Posts Tagged ‘the-aftermath’

Hopes fade for NZ quake missing

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Hopes fade of finding survivors beneath collapsed buildings in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake in New Zealand, as the death toll rises to 98.

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VIDEO: Egypt’s street clean-up begins

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Demonstrators clean-up Egypt’s streets in the aftermath of 18 days of protest which led to Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.

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Meg Whitman Lands at H-P

Friday, January 21st, 2011

H-P is doing its best to move past a scandal that led to the ouster of its former CEO last summer: The tech company has hired five new directors to replace four that resigned in the aftermath of the scandal. The incoming five include former eBay CEO…

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‘Enough to survive but not enough to live’

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – One of the largest and most costly humanitarian aid efforts in history saved many lives in the aftermath of last January’s earthquake but has done little to ease the suffering of ordinary Haitians since then.

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Gwyneth Paltrow Related to Rep. Giffords

Monday, January 10th, 2011

One of the more unexpected details to come in the aftermath of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ shooting: Giffords’ father is the first cousin of the late Bruce Paltrow, who was the father of actress Gwyneth Paltrow. “Although I have never had the pleasure of…

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‘There were bullet holes in windows’

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Eyewitness Ken Penner tells local media about in Arizona after witnessing the aftermath of the shooting.

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‘There were bullet holes in windows’

Police investigate cup tie punch

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Police are investigating an incident in which a Stevenage player was punched by a fan in the aftermath of the club’s shock 3-1 FA Cup win over Newcastle.

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7/7 medics ‘not sent for hour’

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

An ambulance worker tells the 7/7 inquests how she watched the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings on television for over an hour before being deployed.

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Swedish Terror Probe Turns to U.K.

Monday, December 13th, 2010

In the aftermath of this weekend’s deadly terror bombing in Stockholm, authorities investigating the perpetrator have turned to the U.K., obtaining a search warrant for a home in Bedfordshire. It is believed that Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, a…

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9/11 detective dies after cancer fight

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral service of a New York police detective, who died nearly a decade after being exposed to toxic debris while transporting victims in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

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Corrie gets set for live episode

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

ITV1 soap Coronation Street is to mark its 50th anniversary later with an hour-long live episode in the aftermath of the tram crash that devastated the street.

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Delays frustrated 7/7 firefighter

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

A firefighter was repeatedly refused permission to descend into King’s Cross Tube station in the aftermath of the 7 July attacks, an inquest has heard.

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Boris Johnson cancels Fifa’s hotel stay

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Boris Johnson withdraws the offer of a free stay in London’s Dorchester hotel for Fifa executives in the aftermath of the World Cup host decision.

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Haitian Women and Elections: Presidents, Politics and Power

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Reconstructing Haiti is not about buildings, projects or money. It’s about power, about who gets to control what the future Haiti looks like. Redistributing power and creating a new society based on different theories and practices of it are perhaps more important in the aftermath of the January 11 earthquake than ever. read more

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Crisis in Ireland Tests Eurozone Vision of Common Currency, Common Interests

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Paris – When the euro was launched 11 years ago, it was celebrated as the culmination of a vision of postwar Europe that was erasing borders and dismantling its nationalistic past. It was heralded as a great unifier of nations with common interests and equally cherished values. But a series of financial crises is shaking Europe’s core and raising fresh questions about its single currency as well as the solidarity of a union whose cooperation and stability date to the aftermath of World War II. read more

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