Israel and Hamas agree to temporary ceasefire
The Independent (UK) - 12 ore fa
While it ordered a three-hour-long lull in "offensive" military operations to let in aid, Israel said it was considering a major escalation that would push troops deep inside Gaza's cities and refugee camps in their bid to end rocket salvoes into Israel by Islamist militants. In fresh fighting, 12 ...
Gaza ground offensive drives up civilian casualties, with heightened use of tank shells- Los Angeles Times (USA)
Rocket fire defines life in southern Israeli town- The Seattle Times (USA)
Chicago Tribune (USA) - Time (USA) - SFGate (USA) - e altri 40 articoli simili |
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Senate offers potential opening for Burris to enter chamber
Chicago Tribune (USA) - 6 ore fa
Rod Blagojevich , Reid praised Burris as "candid and forthright" And he suggested testimony Burris is scheduled to give before the state legislature's impeachment committee on Thursday could be crucial to his prospects of gaining the seat. He's going to go answer any other questions they might ...
Obama creates watchdog post for federal programs- Chicago Tribune (USA) |
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Comment: Gazprom is not a market player, it's a political weapon
Times OnLine (UK) - 18 ore fa
Across the Continent, radiators run cold. So why hasn't the European Union devised some kind of strategy to deal with the threat by now? Years of talk about energy security have generated nothing but hot air. The fundamental problem is that Western Europeans, and in particular the Germans, have ...
Apple underwhelms at Macworld- BBC (UK)
Mobilizing to embrace the future- CHINA daily
Los Angeles Times (USA) - e altri 18 articoli simili |
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Gaza truce hopes fade as Israel approves intensified attacks
Times OnLine (UK) - 6 ore fa
Less than half an hour later, an Israeli war plane blew up a car killing a Palestinian man and his three children, medics said. For a few hours though, shell-shocked and hungry Palestinians scrambled into the streets to buy whatever they could get their hands on, as tentative hopes for a more ...
Hamas using 'underground city' to launch attacks on Israel from Gaza- Telegraph.co.uk (UK)
Fighting resumes immediately after three-hour Gaza lull- Times OnLine (UK)
Time (USA) - CBCNews (CA) - The Independent (UK) - e altri 18 articoli simili |
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Now voters turn against Kennedy's stuttering campaign
The Independent (UK) - 20 ore fa
Yet new polling data suggests that her efforts to win public support for her quest have backfired badly. Most discouraging for her is asurvey released by Public Policy Polling which indicates that voters in New York are falling away from Mrs Kennedy faster than needles from a dead Christmas tree ... |
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Martin Amis & Friends: Intimate early photos
The Independent (UK) - 20 ore fa
Fenton is well groomed, although Hitchens and Amis have unkempt hair that hangs down to their shirt collars. They look handsome, bohemian and intellectual. Each man takes on the lens with confidence, a direct and focused stare straight into the eye of the camera. There is not a flinch of self ...
Cuba's golf revolution- The Independent (UK) |
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Risks of natural killer radon are ignored, warns study
The Independent (UK) - 21 ore fa
It is a chemically-inert pollutant produced by the radioactive decay of uranium-238, which is present throughout the Earth's crust. Radon, when inhaled, is a cause of lung cancer and scientists believe too little is being done to tackle it. Although concentrations outdoors are low, the gas can ... |
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New cold war in Europe as Russia turns off gas supplies
The Independent (UK) - 21 ore fa
But there was no sign of an end to the standoff between Russia's energy monopoly Gazprom and Ukraine, locked in battle since New Year's Day. Gazprom stopped pumping gas to Ukraine for domestic consumption on 1 January after the two countries failed to agree on a fixed price for 2009. The pipelines ...
Why cinema can't get enough of the Nazis- The Independent (UK)
The Big Question: Is India right to blame Pakistan for the attacks on Mumbai?- The Independent (UK)
Reuters (UK) - News.com.au (AU) - e altri 21 articoli simili |
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Scourge of forest beetles turned into a profit
SFGate (USA) - 4 ore fa
Sorocco Middle School contacted one of the two wood-pellet plants in Colorado that have opened since the beetles began attacking trees a number of years ago, and now draws heat from pellets. It's a disturbing situation to watch all of our trees die and we know this is going to dramatically impact ...
Fla. defender: Evidence mishandled in Brucia case- SFGate (USA)
Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states, CDC says- SFGate (USA)
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Jeb Bush decides against running for U.S. Senate
Chicago Tribune (USA) - 18 ore fa
Despite high approval ratings as Florida governor and a reputation as a master of policy, he says he will focus on his family and real estate business. Without him, GOP faces stiff battle for seat.. Senate, ending weeks of speculation that he would try to preserve a family power center in the ...
Obama asks CNN's Sanjay Gupta to be next surgeon general- Chicago Tribune (USA)
Obama defends choice for CIA chief- Chicago Tribune (USA) |
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