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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Correa: Don't enter embassy for Assange

LONDON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Britain's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden where he is accused of sexual offenses. Supreme Court decisions cannot normally be appealed but the court has given Assange's lawyers two weeks to decide whether they will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Nyad pushes on after nighttime storm

HAVANA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad was within 75 miles of Key West Monday afternoon on her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida, her Web site said. Nyad, who turns 63 Wednesday, reached the 50-hour mark of her swim about 5:30 p.m. EDT. At 3:24 p.m. EDT, when Nyad had been in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Reports of Russian sub in gulf downplayed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Russia declined to confirm or deny a media report that one of its submarines spent a month in the Gulf of Mexico without the knowledge of the United States. The RIA Novosti news agency said the Defense Ministry brushed off inquiries about the report, which appeared on a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Victims of 'Dark Knight' shooting get aid

AURORA, Colo., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Victims of the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colo., are to receive another $350,000 each from a fund created with donations, officials say. The money will go to the 58 people who were injured and the families of the 12 people killed during a midnight premiere of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Russian, Syrian officials to meet

MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Russian officials are to meet with a Syrian delegation about an agreement on Russian money and oil supplies to Syria, officials said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is to meet with the Syrian delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Qadri... Sign in to see full entry.

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