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Articole din Iulie 2010

• WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. says
  
  (30.07.2010 ora 01:07)
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, the Pentagon said on Thursday, warning its unprecedented leak of secret U.S. military files could cost lives and damage trust of allies.
  
  
• Weakened Arizona immigrant rules still draw protests
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 23:07)
  
  PHOENIX (Reuters) - Police arrested at least 30 protesters who took to the streets of Phoenix on Thursday after Arizona adopted a new immigration law, even though its most intrusive provisions had already been blocked by a U.S. court.
  
  
• Republican concerns could stall START treaty
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 23:07)
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Republicans voiced objections on Thursday to the new START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, raising concerns that could delay efforts to hand President Barack Obama a foreign policy victory ahead of the November elections.
  
  
• Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 21:07)
  
  CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Thursday it would back face-to-face peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel when the Palestinians believe the time is right.
  
  
• Rangel nears deal on ethics charges: aide
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 21:07)
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Charles Rangel is near a deal on ethics charges that would let him avoid a trial that fellow Democrats fear could hurt them in the November election, an aide for the New York lawmaker said on Thursday.
  
  
• Toyota recalling over 416,000 cars in U.S., Canada
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 17:07)
  
  TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall nearly 417,000 high-end passenger cars and SUVs in the United States and Canada to fix steering problems.
  
  
• Suspected Nazi guard charged over 430,000 killings
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 15:07)
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Germany have charged a suspected Nazi camp guard with helping to kill 430,000 Jews in the Holocaust and personally shooting 10 others.
  
  
• Jobless claims fall 11,000 last week
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 15:07)
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly more than expected last week, government data showed on Thursday, offering a ray of hope for the anemic labor market recovery.
  
  
• No U.S., coalition vessels near Japan tanker: U.S. Navy
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 13:07)
  
  DUBAI (Reuters) - There were no U.S. Navy or maritime coalition vessels near a Japanese supertanker damaged in an incident in the Strait of Hormuz, a Fifth Fleet spokesman said on Thursday.
  
  
• Pakistan plane crashes, all 152 on board dead
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 05:07)
  
  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board, officials said, in the worst aviation accident in Pakistan.
  
  
• BP aims for quick well kill; weighs asset sales
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 05:07)
  
  HOUSTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - BP Plc may permanently shut the well that caused the worst off-shore oil spill in U.S. history as early as Monday, the company said as speculation grew over assets it might sell to cover mounting costs.
  
  
• Drug hitmen kidnap four Mexican journalists: report
  
  (29.07.2010 ora 05:07)
  
  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen have kidnapped four Mexican journalists who were reporting on organized crime in northern Mexico, the latest attempt by cartels to silence the media, a Mexican media group said on Wednesday.
  
  
• New York to spend big to kill bloodsucking guests
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 23:07)
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the city that never sleeps there is one increasingly busy nocturnal resident who New York wants to evict -- the bedbug.
  
  
• Senate energy bill draws widespread criticism
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 23:07)
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday began picking apart a new energy bill that they complained goes too far in holding oil companies responsible for accidents like the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.
  
  
• Special Report: Watching grass grow in the Gulf, and cheering!
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 22:07)
  
  BIRDFOOT DELTA, Louisiana (Reuters) - Marsh grasses are the tough guys of the plant world. Left alone, they dominate coastal marshes from Texas to Newfoundland. Burn their stems and leaves, and they come back bushier than ever.
  
  
• At least 12 dead in blast at China factory
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 20:07)
  
  NANJING, China (Reuters) - At least 12 people died and 15 were seriously injured on Wednesday after an explosion at an abandoned plastics and chemicals factory in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, state television said.
  
  
• Out-of-stock Kindle may mean new version coming
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 20:07)
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com said its best-selling Kindle device was currently out of stock, leading one Internet analyst to surmise the online retailer was poised to launch a new version.
  
  
• BP tees up asset sales to pay for spill
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 17:07)
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A day after BP said it would sell $30 billion in assets to pay for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the focus shifted to what is for sale, while lawyers prepared to tackle a mountain of claims for damages.
  
  
• Durable goods orders fall as growth picture dims
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 16:07)
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods unexpectedly fell for a second straight month in June, posting their largest decline since August, further evidence economic growth cooled in the second quarter.
  
  
• Bomb blast kills 25 bus passengers in Afghan west
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 15:07)
  
  HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 25 Afghan passengers were killed and 20 wounded when their bus was hit by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, the government said.
  
  
• Palestinians set to reject direct talks for now
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 15:07)
  
  RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will tell the Arab League on Thursday indirect talks with Israel have not progressed enough to justify face-to-face peace negotiations, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.
  
  
• Boeing quarterly profit falls but beats forecast
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 15:07)
  
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co reported a higher-than-expected quarterly net profit on Wednesday, but the results were down from a year earlier on fewer airplane deliveries.
  
  
• Officials ready criminal probe of oil spill: report
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 13:07)
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several U.S. government agencies are preparing a criminal probe of at least three companies involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, though it could take more than a year before any charges are filed, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
  
  
• Passenger jet with 152 on board crashes in Pakistan
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 09:07)
  
  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A commercial Pakistani passenger plane with 152 people on board crashed in bad weather in hills near the capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday, officials said.
  
  
• Special forces relieve pressure in Afghan valley
  
  (28.07.2010 ora 04:07)
  
  OUTPOST NOLEN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Elite U.S. special forces soldiers are relieving insurgent pressure on American outposts in the volatile Arghandab Valley with a series of night attacks on suspected Taliban hideouts.