Oil Companies Plan Rapid Response to Gulf Spills

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• Oil Companies Plan Rapid Response to Gulf Spills
• Former Romanian dictator's body exhumed for tests
• Fans Are Unbowed by Sumo's Scandal
• 'Lost' insect turns up anew in UK
• Salmond writes to US over Megrahi
• French minister's wife quizzed in heiress scandal
• Arts & Leisure Preview: ‘Inception’ Criticism Raises Questions for Critics
• Lebanon to raise Israel spy charge at U.N.
• Gay law in Argentina signals waning Catholic power
• Mother's fury at attack sentence
• U.S. general sees Iraq pullout without Arab-Kurd deal
• Review of Tory MP election spend
• After Talking of Testifying, Blagojevich Bypasses It
• Scientists discover monster star
• Bushmen lose Kalahari water case
• Bernanke uncertain on US economy
• Rebels attack power station in Russia's Muslim south
• Fed Chief Says Recovery Continues but Outlook Is Uncertain
• Facebook hits the 500 million mark
• 10 nations join opposition to Arizona immigration law

Oil Companies Plan Rapid Response to Gulf Spills Posted: 21 Jul 2010 01:06 PM PDT Four large oil companies are committing $1 billion to set up a system to deal with oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico.

Former Romanian dictator's body exhumed for tests Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:44 AM PDT A medical team exhumed the body of former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu on Wednesday to try to ensure that the remains are really his, Romanian state media reported.

Fans Are Unbowed by Sumo's Scandal Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:31 AM PDT Over the past few weeks, a gambling scandal has ballooned in the world of Japanese sumo wrestling. But for the sport's devoted fans, the scandal is but an annoying distraction from the beauty and complexity of the game.

'Lost' insect turns up anew in UK Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:57 PM PDT The dainty damselfly re-appears in the UK after an absence of more than 50 years, probably assisted by climate change.

Salmond writes to US over Megrahi Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:54 PM PDT Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond writes to US senators concerned about the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

French minister's wife quizzed in heiress scandal Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:48 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Police questioned the wife of Labour Minister Eric Woerth on Wednesday about how she came to work for a firm managing the fortune of France's richest woman, after allegations that her husband intervened in her favor.

Arts & Leisure Preview: ‘Inception’ Criticism Raises Questions for Critics Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:53 AM PDT Before a ticket had been torn, the feverish commentary and the metacommentary of "Inception" unspooled.

Lebanon to raise Israel spy charge at U.N. Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:39 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon will raise accusations of Israeli espionage at the United Nations, Information Minister Tareq Mitri said on Wednesday, after two telecom workers were arrested and charged with spying for the Jewish state.

Gay law in Argentina signals waning Catholic power Posted: 21 Jul 2010 01:00 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The Catholic Church's failure to derail a gay marriage law in Argentina shows once powerful clergymen losing their influence in Latin America, where pressure is growing for more liberal social legislation.

Mother's fury at attack sentence Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:17 PM PDT The mother of a teenager left in a coma after he was hit with a bottle in Majorca has criticised the sentence handed to his attackers.

U.S. general sees Iraq pullout without Arab-Kurd deal Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top commander in Iraq said on Wednesday that U.S. forces in the volatile north would probably be the last to leave the country at the end of 2011, acknowledging Arab-Kurdish disputes were unlikely to be settled before that time despite signs of progress last year.

Review of Tory MP election spend Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:57 AM PDT The Electoral Commission is to review the election spending of Tory MP Zac Goldsmith after receiving a complaint.

After Talking of Testifying, Blagojevich Bypasses It Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:29 PM PDT When the hour arrived at his corruption trial on Wednesday, the former governor of Illinois chose not to speak.

Scientists discover monster star Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:44 AM PDT Imagine a star so luminous that it would burn the Earth up if it were anywhere near, a star that outshines the sun as much as the sun outshines the moon. A monster even in the abyss of space.

Bushmen lose Kalahari water case Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:53 AM PDT A group of San bushmen in Botswana have lost a court case to allow them to re-open a vital Kalahari waterhole.

Bernanke uncertain on US economy Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:29 PM PDT US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has warned that the outlook for the US economy remains "unusually uncertain".

Rebels attack power station in Russia's Muslim south Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:29 PM PDT BAKSAN, Russia (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants in Russia's volatile North Caucasus stormed a hydroelectric plant and killed two guards on Wednesday in an escalation of rebel attacks on Russian economic targets.

Fed Chief Says Recovery Continues but Outlook Is Uncertain Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:57 PM PDT In a report to Congress, Ben S. Bernanke said that it would take significant time to restore the 8.5 million jobs lost in 2008 and 2009.

Facebook hits the 500 million mark Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:21 AM PDT Social network giant Facebook has announced that it has registered its 500 millionth member - one in 13 of the entire global population.

10 nations join opposition to Arizona immigration law Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:53 AM PDT Mexico has received the support of parliamentary leaders from 10 nations in opposition to Arizona's controversial new immigration law, the Mexican Senate president said Wednesday.

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