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Spacewalking repair halts station leak – for now
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts making a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak. Continue reading
India and China withdraw troops from Himalayan face off
By Fayaz Bukhari and Satarupa Bhattacharjya SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Indian (Reuters) – India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a freezing plateau where the border is disputed and the Asian giants fought a war 50 years ago. The two sides stood down after reaching an agreement during a meeting between border commanders, an Indian army official told Reuters, after the tension threatened to overshadow a planned visit by India’s foreign minister to Beijing on Thursday. Continue reading
China city quashes protest against petro plant
BEIJING (AP) — After word spread about an environmental protest that was planned for Saturday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu, drugstores and printing shops were ordered to report anyone making certain purchases. Microbloggers say government fliers urged people not to demonstrate, and schools were told to stay open to keep students on campus. Continue reading
Boston Suspects ‘Planned New York Attack’
Intelligence sources now believe the brothers suspected of the Boston Marathon bombings planned a Times Square atrocity. Continue reading
Sale of Lloyds Bank Branches to Co-op Collapses: Sources – FT
The planned sale of more than 600 bank branches from Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) to Co-operative Banking Group has collapsed after Co-op decided it couldn’t go ahead with the deal, the Financial Times reported Wednesday on its website, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Continue reading
Sale of Lloyds Bank Branches to Co-op Collapses
The planned sale of more than 600 bank branches from Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) to Co-operative Banking Group has collapsed after Co-op decided it couldn’t go ahead with the deal, the Financial Times reported Wednesday on its website, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Continue reading
2 linked to al-Qaeda arrested in Canada terror plot
RCMP says men planned to derail a passenger train in Toronto area. Continue reading
Thatcher’s Ironclad Funeral Plans Revealed
Baroness Thatcher planned her funeral right down to the hymns and advised that the current prime minister do a Bible reading. Continue reading
Sundance Shares Sink 50% on Deal Collapse
Australia’s Sundance Resources Ltd. Continue reading
EU’s Rehn: Big depositors could suffer in future bank bailouts under new law
Big bank depositors could take a hit under planned European Union law if a bank fails, the EU’s economic affairs chief Olli Rehn said on Saturday, but noted that Cyprus’s bailout model was exceptional. Continue reading
