Obama signs new Iran sanctions into law US President Barack Obama Saturday signed into law tough new sanctions targeting Iran’s central bank and financial … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Parks Canada warns Banff skiers of dangerous conditions
Top political YouTube videos of 2011
Over the past year, some the most memorable political events were brought to us via YouTube. Here are some of our favourite political YouTube videos of 2011: Rob Ford family barbecue This video of Stephen Harper at Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s summer barbecue was allegedly taken down at the request of the Conservatives but reappeared...
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Sarkozy vows reforms in austere New Year’s speech
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged in a grave New Year’s message to find ways to pull the economy out of stagnation in the four months left before a presidential election and vowed no further public spending cuts. Sarkozy told the nation that the worst economic crisis since World War Two would...
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U.S. steps up sanctions as Iran floats nuclear talks
HONOLULU/TEHRAN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama signed new sanctions against Iran into law on Saturday, shortly after Iran signaled it was ready for fresh talks with the West on its nuclear programme and said it had delayed long-range missile tests in the Gulf. Tensions between Iran and the West have grown since EU leaders...
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Report says Liverpool’s Luis Suarez called Evra ‘negro’ seven times
LONDON – Liverpool striker Luis Suarez called Manchester United’s Patrice Evra “negro” seven times during an on-field confrontation before giving unreliable evidence to a racism hearing that banned him for eight matches, according to the judgment. Suarez’s claim that the racial slur used in the Oct. 15 Premier League match at Anfield was lost...
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Starting guard, backup linebacker stay home for Colts’ season finale
Scaping Castres’s scrum-half Rory Kockott (L) tries to avoid tackle by Perpignan’s lock Robins Tchale Watchou (R) during … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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Canada opens under-18 world championship with 13-1 win over Switzerland
PREROV, Czech Republic – Canada hopes it has started building the foundation for a gold-medal run at the under-18 women’s world championship. Catherine Dubois scored a hat trick and Taylor Woods added two goals on Saturday as Canada opened the tournament with a 13-1 victory over Switzerland. For all but six members of the...
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Moulson has goal and two assists in Islanders’ 4-1 win over Oilers
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New York Islanders have finally found a winning formula: welcome travel-weary Western Canadian teams to the friendly confines of the Nassau Coliseum. The only problem is, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers have no other scheduled trips to Long Island. The Islanders took care of business Saturday in their final...
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Iran’s Haddadi re-signs with Grizzlies
Scaping Castres’s scrum-half Rory Kockott (L) tries to avoid tackle by Perpignan’s lock Robins Tchale Watchou (R) during … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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Canadian man jailed in Congo could be home by next week, family friend says
OTTAWA – A young Canadian man jailed in Congo following the country’s tense presidential elections has been freed and could return home within the next week, a friend says. Fabien Kalala, a 24-year-old Ottawa resident, was supposed to return to Ottawa to spend Christmas with his family. They grew worried when they didn’t hear...
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