IMF chief tries to shore up fraying G20 unity |
- IMF chief tries to shore up fraying G20 unity
- Greek workers strike, warn of social explosion
- Leaders in TV clash over Europe
- Nasa readies jumbo eye in the sky
- U.S. signals its nuclear arms stay in Europe for now
- 400m star Merritt tests positive
- Live - Europa League
- Start of Debate Blocked on Financial Bill
- In Albany, Keeping an Eye on the Polls, and the Scales
- Sports of The Times: Suspension Gets Goodell’s Point Across to N.F.L. Rookies
- Oil Rig Sinks in Gulf of Mexico
- G-20 Chiefs to Press Reform
- Illinois Man Sues Vatican, Pope
- Russia Criticized Over Jail Death Probe
- Afghan parliament gains influence as a check on Karzai's authority
- Man jailed for sex with autistic girl
- U.S. signals its nuclear arms stay in Europe for now
- Man sues Vatican, pope
- Oil rig off US sinks after blast
- Post reporters, photographers win 5 more journalism awards
| IMF chief tries to shore up fraying G20 unity Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The IMF sought to shore up fraying unity among the Group of 20 rich nations on Thursday, urging countries not to go separate ways in reforming the financial sector, as frictions emerged over a controversial plan to tax banks.
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| Greek workers strike, warn of social explosion Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:38 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of striking Greek civil servants marched Thursday to protest against austerity measures, warning of a social explosion if the government agreed further cuts in aid talks with the EU and IMF.
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| Leaders in TV clash over Europe Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:47 PM PDT Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg lock horns in the second prime ministerial TV debate, focused on global affairs.
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| Nasa readies jumbo eye in the sky Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:35 PM PDT Nasa unveils the new craft that will be the centrepiece of its mission to unveil the secrets of the Universe.
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| U.S. signals its nuclear arms stay in Europe for now Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:25 PM PDT TALLINN (Reuters) - The United States appeared on Thursday to rule out an early withdrawal of its battlefield nuclear weapons from Europe and said if it cut its arsenal it would want Russia to move its arms further from NATO nations.
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| 400m star Merritt tests positive Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:17 PM PDT Olympic and world 400m champion LaShawn Merritt faces a two-year ban after failing three successive drugs tests.
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| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:00 AM PDT Liverpool and Fulham travel to Atletico Madrid and Hamburg respectively in the Europa League semi-finals.
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| Start of Debate Blocked on Financial Bill Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:03 PM PDT The two parties traded bitter accusations about who was standing in the way of bipartisan agreement on the financial overhaul measure.
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| In Albany, Keeping an Eye on the Polls, and the Scales Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:24 PM PDT Voters' anti-incumbent mood has many politicians in Albany worried about image, and their weight has become an issue as they head out on the campaign trail.
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| Sports of The Times: Suspension Gets Goodell’s Point Across to N.F.L. Rookies Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:50 AM PDT Roger Goodell's disciplining of the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger the day before the N.F.L. draft was a warning to incoming rookies.
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| Oil Rig Sinks in Gulf of Mexico Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:25 AM PDT The search continued in the Gulf of Mexico for 11 missing workers after an explosion on a rig off the coast of Louisiana.
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| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:25 PM PDT G-20 finance ministers will struggle this week to keep up the momentum on financial reform, as disagreements emerged over bank tax proposals being floated by the IMF that could cost the financial sector as much as $2 trillion.
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| Illinois Man Sues Vatican, Pope Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:54 AM PDT The federal lawsuit accused Pope Benedict XVI and senior Vatican officials of failing to protect children from a man the Vatican knew was a possible child molester.
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| Russia Criticized Over Jail Death Probe Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:15 AM PDT Two prominent Russian human-rights advocates accused authorities of dragging their feet in the investigation of the jailhouse death in November of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer working for a U.S. investment fund.
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| Afghan parliament gains influence as a check on Karzai's authority Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:42 AM PDT KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- The Afghan parliament, long a bastion of dysfunction and docility, has emerged this spring as a robust check on President Hamid Karzai's power, giving the United States an unlikely ally as it tries to persuade the government here to clean up its act.
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| Man jailed for sex with autistic girl Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:33 AM PDT A man who had sex with a "vulnerable" autistic girl after meeting her mother via the internet is jailed for more than three years.
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| U.S. signals its nuclear arms stay in Europe for now Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:36 AM PDT TALLINN (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday appeared to rule out an early withdrawal of battlefield nuclear arms from Europe and said that if it cut its arsenal it would want Russia to pull its weapons back from NATO territory.
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| Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:33 AM PDT An Illinois man is suing the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI for allegedly covering up sexual abuse by a priest at a Catholic school in Wisconsin.
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| Oil rig off US sinks after blast Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:59 PM PDT A Gulf of Mexico oil rig that caught fire on Tuesday after an explosion has now sunk, with 11 workers still missing.
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| Post reporters, photographers win 5 more journalism awards Posted: 22 Apr 2010 10:22 AM PDT Washington Post reporters and photographers have been honored with five more prestigious journalism awards this week.
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