Two Russian seamen rescued after their ship sank off the Gwynedd coast thank the rescue services who saved them.

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Seamen pay tribute to rescue team

Technocrats are riding to the rescue in Greece and Italy. But can economic experts really solve problems that have already ruined illustrious political careers?

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What can technocrats achieve?

The mother of a woman who witnessed Friday’s M5 pile-up, was co-ordinating the rescue in her role with the ambulance service.

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VIDEO: M5 witness’s mum directed rescue

As much as American financial institutions have sought to minimize damage from Europe’s problems, the rescue of Dexia shows that there may be risks that are less known.

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Dexia’s Collapse in Europe Points to Global Risks

Politicians in Slovakia struck a deal that should permit the expansion of a rescue fund for the euro a day after the governing coalition fell in a no vote on the rescue fund.

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Slovakia Deal Revives Euro Rescue Fund Hopes

It is the busiest time of year for the rescue services in Cornwall as thousands of holidaymakers who are not used to sea conditions, flock to the county.

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VIDEO: Keeping Cornwall’s seaside visitors safe

Emperor Akihito of Japan, in a rare televised address to the nation, on Wednesday expressed his concern for the survivors of the tsunami and thanked the rescue teams working under difficult conditions in the north.

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Emperor, in Rare Address, Expresses Deep Concern Over Nuclear Crisis

Though morale has been slightly boosted in light of the rescue of two survivors on Tuesday, devastation continues to ravage Japan. The National Police Agency confirmed Tuesday afternoon that 2,722 have died in the earthquake and tsunami, and that…

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Death Toll Tops 2,700

Fears of an outbreak of disease loom in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, as rain hampers the rescue operation following devastating landslides.

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Disease fears amid Brazil rescue

Soldiers are deployed to help with the rescue and the identification of bodies in south-eastern Brazil, where almost 600 people have died in landslides and flooding.

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Brazilian army in flood mission

The US Congress passes a bill to fund healthcare for workers involved in the rescue and clean-up efforts after the 9/11 attack in New York City.

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US Congress backs 9/11 health law

Australian authorities are involved in the rescue of asylum seekers off Christmas Island, a Customs and Border Protection official said Wednesday.

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27 asylum seekers die off Australia

The euro holds steady as the ECB’s Christian Noyer seeks to boost market confidence in the rescue for the Republic of Ireland.

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Euro steady after Irish bail-out

Hopes are dwindling for 29 men missing four days after a New Zealand mine explosion, the police chief in charge of the rescue effort says.

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Hopes fade for trapped NZ miners

Rescuers in the search for 29 New Zealand miners will drill a 6-inch hole through 500 feet of rock to allow tests for explosive gas, as the rescue operations gets under way once again. The rescue effort at a New Zealand mine that exploded Friday had…

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Mine Rescuers Test for Explosive Gas