All Stories from June 10, 2012 (Change date)
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Investment protection from Europe’s miseryJun 10, 2012 6:07 pm - WASHINGTON — Europe, a thundercloud over financial markets for three years, might burst this month into a downpour, even after a rescue of Spanish banks. For investors w...
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Catholic faith on line as church rallies in DublinJun 10, 2012 6:07 pm - DUBLIN — An international conference celebrating Roman Catholicism opened Sunday in Ireland against a backdrop of anger over child abuse cover-ups and evidence of declin...
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Libya delays parliamentary elections until JulyJun 10, 2012 6:06 pm - TRIPOLI, Libya — The head of Libya’s election commission says the vote for a national assembly has been pushed back to July 7 to give candidates more time to campaign an...
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Fish pedicures: Baghdad’s newest sign of progress?Jun 10, 2012 6:06 pm - BAGHDAD — The latest luxury spa in Iraq’s capital offers another small sign of life creeping closer to normalcy — if your definition of “normal” includes having tiny fis...
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Rare Napoleon letter exhibits English skillsJun 10, 2012 6:06 pm - FONTAINEBLEAU, France — A rare letter written by Napoleon in English has sold at auction for $405,210, five times the predicted price. The document went under the hamme...
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Experimental diabetes drugs offer patients hopeJun 10, 2012 6:06 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — Some experimental diabetes treatments in late testing offer patients hope of better controlling their blood sugar and weight and preventing dangerously l...
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Noted medical illustrator Gerald Hodge dies at 91Jun 10, 2012 6:06 pm - DETROIT — Gerald Parker Hodge, a pioneering, world-renowned medical illustrator and fine artist who specialized in “fool the eye” paintings, has died at his home in Mich...
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Iraq president: PM’s critics didn’t get majorityJun 10, 2012 6:06 pm - BAGHDAD — Opponents of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have failed to muster enough support to bring him down in a vote of no confidence, Iraq’s president said in a state...
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Hmong women in Calif. break with traditional rolesJun 10, 2012 6:06 pm - FRESNO, Calif. — In a crowded refugee camp in Thailand, Misty Her often sneaked away to a school house and listened through a hole in the wall. She knew she could never ...
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Iran warns Moscow nuclear talks could stallJun 10, 2012 6:06 pm - TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian negotiator warned Sunday that this month’s talks in Moscow over Iran’s nuclear program could stall because of faulty preparation. Ali Bagheri, ...