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 Yahoo reaches agreement to sell half of its stake in Alibaba for about $7.1 billion
| HONG KONG — Yahoo reaches agreement to sell half of its stake in Alibaba for about $7.1 billion. | ___ | May 20, 2012 10:56 PM EDT | Copyright 2012, The Associate... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) Austin American Statesman
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 Solar Eclipse 2012: Annular Eclipse Makes 'Ring of Fire'
| If you live in a band across the southwestern United States, twilight likely seemed to come early this afternoon, well before the sun actually sets. | The cause: a rare... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) ABC News
Earth Photos Solar Eclipse Space Prgamme Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 |
 >Jason Dufner claims second title in four weeks at Byron Nelson
| IRVING, Texas — A month ago, Jason Dufner was a single man still in search of his first PGA Tour victory. | Life has certainly changed for the 35-year-old golfer ... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast) Penn Live
Championship Golf Photos Sport Wikipedia: Jason Dufner |
 Sharapova beats Li Na to retain Italian Open title
| ROME — Maria Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Li Na. | Li appeared to be on course for the victory as she... (photo: WN / aruna) Austin American Statesman
Photos Sports Star Tennis Wikipedia: Maria Sharapova |
 Justin Bieber, Prom: Singer Invites High Schooler Cady Eimer To Billboard Awards
| Justin Bieber has done it again! Just months after making cancer-stricken six-year-old the happiest girl in the world by visiting her for Valentine's Day, Biebs has inv... (photo: Creative Commons / Adam Sundana) Huffington Post
Arts Awards Celebrity Photos Wikipedia: Justin Bieber |
 Jailed Israeli president freed briefly
| JERUSALEM — A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. | Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman sai... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Austin American Statesman
Israel Lawmaker Peace Photos Wikipedia: Moshe Katsav |
 NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
| WASHINGTON — NATO's secretary general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. | Anders Fogh Ras... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Austin American Statesman
Afghanistan Finance Nato Photos Wikipedia: Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
 UK's Cameron calls for euro contingency plans
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged countries on Saturday to put in place strong contingency plans to deal with fallout from the euro zone debt crisis as fears gro... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko) Independent online
Business Finance Photos Politics Wikipedia: David Cameron |
 Snoring and disturbed sleep may increase cancer risk
People who snore and suffer from disturbed sleep may have a heightened risk of dying from cancer, a study has shown. | People with sleep disordered breathing are almost f... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Daily Telegraph
Cancer People Photos Sleep Wikipedia: Snoring |
 Dershowitz demolishes Zimmerman prosecution
| After writing in the New York Daily News that murder charges should be dropped against George Zimmerman in the slaying of Trayvon Martin, liberal law professor and auth... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) The Examiner
Lawmaker Legal Photos Police Wikipedia: Alan Dershowitz |
 Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Ele... (photo: US Army / Spc. Jenny Lui) Atlanta Journal
Afghanistan Nato Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
 G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity mea... (photo: Creative Commons / jvh33) Independent online
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 Harrington trails Dufner by five
| Golf: Jason Dufner kept his composure after a slow start to move one stroke clear of a congested leaderboard at the wind-buffeted third round of the Byron Nelson Champi... (photo: AP / Tom Hevezi) Irish Times
Golf Photos Sport Texas Wikipedia: Pádraig Harrington |
 Cameron calls on G-8 leaders to make contingency plans to deal with EU debt crisis
| London, May 20 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has called on world leaders to make "strong contingency plans" for the break-up of the Euro, after discussing... (photo: AP / Christopher Furlong, Pool) Newstrack India
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 Cameron and Obama talk euro crisis over workout as Tories at home plot £7bn welfare ...
| David Cameron and Barack Obama yesterday staged a 35-minute ‘treadmill summit’ side by side at a G8 gathering dominated by the Euro crisis. | Their crunch t... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) The Daily Mail
Business Finance Photos Politics Wikipedia: David Cameron |
 Obama hails progress on euro crisis
Maryland - US President Barack Obama hailed progress made in tackling Europe's economic crisis at the end of a G8 summit on Saturday, noting leaders' agreement that growt... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) News24
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 Zardari-NATO chief meet postponed due to plane delay
Tweet WASHINGTON: A delay in the arrival of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's plane Saturday evening led to the postponement of a meeting in Chicago between him and ... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed) The Times Of India
Nato Pakistan Photos Politics Wikipedia: Asif Ali Zardari |
 G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
| Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea ... (photo: EC / EC) Newstrack India
G8 Iran Korea Leaders Photos Wikipedia: G8 |
 President Barack Obama urges banking reforms in the wake of JPMorgan's $2-billion loss
| WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need to finally put in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago. ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) Detroit Free Press
Obama Photos President Washington Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
 Growth, jobs are priority for Group of Eight leaders
| President Barack Obama leads a Group of Eight summit session Saturday at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. The European debt crisis dominated the talks, ... (photo: EC / EC) Denver Post
Economy G8 Jobs Leaders Photos Wikipedia: G8 |
