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| Oil spill evidence raised to surface |
| GULF OF MEXICO: A crane hoisted a key piece of oil spill evidence to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, giving investigators their first chance to personally scrutinize the blowout preventer, the massive piece of equipment... |
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Published: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:45 p.m. |
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| El Salvador police find $12.5m hidden in oil drum |
| EL SALVADOR: Police in El Salvador have found two buried oil drums stuffed with millions of dollars in cash possibly linked to the illegal drug trade.The first barrel was found Thursday on a ranch in the town of Penitente Abajo,... |
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Published: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:30 p.m. |
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| Hurricane Earl cancels flights |
| ANGUILLA: The tourism-dependent island of Anguilla is rushing to repair an airport beacon damaged by Hurricane Earl that has forced the cancellation of night flights.Caribbean carrier LIAT spokesman Desmond Brown said Saturday... |
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Published: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:37 a.m. |
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| Oil spill blowout delay |
| GULF OF MEXICO: Icelike crystals have formed on the 300-tonne blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. The icing-up is forcing BP crews to wait before they can safely hoist the device to the... |
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Published: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:55 a.m. |
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| Afghan leader hints at peace talks |
| In a further step toward reconciling with insurgents, President Hamid Karzai has said he will soon name the members of a council tasked with pursuing peace talks with rebels willing to break with al-Qaida and recognise the government... |
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Published: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:30 a.m. |
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| Joy-riding UK cops |
| MANCHESTER: Two British police officers have been suspended for confiscating a sports car from its driver and then crashing it. The driver of the turbo-charged Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII was arrested in Manchester in the early... |
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Published: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:10 a.m. |
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