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Friday, December 12, 2014

Unions strike in Italy over labor reforms

ROME, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A general strike in recession-affected Italy included rallies in 50 cities, violence in Turin and Milan and the halting of half the country's trains Friday. Airline flights were delayed, as were 70 percent of the country's buses, the two sponsors of the strike, the trade... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Ukrainian president pleads for Russia to withdraw troops

MELBOURNE, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko publicly appealed to Russia to remove its troops from Ukraine on Thursday, after a Russian general admitted a small contingent of soldiers was in the country. In Australia, where he is meeting with Prime Minister Tony Abbott on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Former Polish president knew of CIA prisons in Poland

WARSAW, Poland, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Poland allowed the CIA to operate a secret prison on Polish territory after Sept. 11, 2001, former President Aleksander Kwasniewski acknowledged Wednesday. He denied, though, awareness that it was used for the brutal treatment of interrogation suspects described in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

ESPN pays tribute to Stuart Scott, who is battling cancer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/12/09/espn-monday-night-hosts-pay-emotional-tribute-to-stuart-scott-who-is-battling-cancer/ Source Cited: www.washingtonpost.com Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Russian minister accuses U.S. of using sanctions to unseat Putin

MOSCOW, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Russian deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov alleged that U.S.-imposed sanctions against Russia were intended to unseat President Vladimir Putin, ITAR-TASS reported. "The fact is not concealed that the sanctions' aim is to create social and economic conditions to carry out... Sign in to see full entry.

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