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Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria
(Reuters)
Reuters - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:40:02 GMT
| Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
(Reuters)
Reuters - An explosion hit a gas pipeline running from Egypt to Israel Sunday, witnesses and state television reported.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:40:56 GMT
| Russians stage rival protests over Putin
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:39:48 GMT
| Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island
(Reuters)
Reuters - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:23:34 GMT
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Rodgers wins NFL MVP award in landslide (AP)
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player honored since Brett Favre concluded a run of three straight seasons as MVP in 1997.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:29:36 PST
| RB Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame (AP)
Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The star running back with the Patriots and Jets for 11 seasons was one of six players elected Saturday to the shrine. Martin once disliked playing the game, but used it to escape a neighborhood where his grandmother was murdered.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:35:44 PST
| Without Calhoun, UConn rolls to end skid (AP)
Connecticut did just fine without ailing coach Jim Calhoun. Ryan Boatright scored 19 points, Jeremy Lamb had 17 and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday in their first game since the school announced Calhoun was taking an indefinite leave of absence. Lamb added eight rebounds and Boatright had five assists and four steals for the Huskies (15-7, 5-5 Big East), who stopped a four-game slide.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:05:35 PST
| 49ers' Harbaugh named Coach of the Year (AP)
San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award for leading the 49ers back to the playoffs. In his first season as an NFL coach, Harbaugh guided the 49ers to a 13-3 mark and the NFC West title and the conference championship game. They beat New Orleans in the first round of the playoffs before losing the conference title game to the Giants.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:23:44 PST
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Euro zone loses patience with Greece
(Reuters)
Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms needed to secure a second financing package from the euro zone and the IMF.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:38:54 GMT
| Eurogroup's Juncker warns of possible Greece default
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Reuters - The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on Saturday.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:58:58 GMT
| Clock ticks on Greece's bailout deadline
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Reuters - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faces a critical task of convincing international lenders and political party leaders on Sunday to agree to the stringent terms of a 130 billion euro ($171 billion) rescue plan to stave off looming default.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:56:38 GMT
| Micron appoints Durcan CEO after Appleton's death
(Reuters)
Reuters - Memory chipmaker Micron Technology's board appointed company veteran Mark Durcan as chief executive a day after longtime Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:16:19 GMT
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