Oil jumps $6 on US-Russia tensions, sliding dollar
NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up $6 a barrel Thursday, rising to the highest level in over two weeks as escalating tensions with Russia stoked fears of a disruption of energy shipments to Western countries.
Nations:Poland Russia Japan Hungary Australia People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-08-21
No. 6: Phelps grabs yet another gold medal, WR
BEIJING - Michael Phelps collected the sixth gold medal and stuffed it in his warmup jacket. No time to even savor that one as he rushed off to swim again.
Nations:Australia Zimbabwe Brazil Russia Germany France People:Natalie Coughlin Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-15
Phelps easily wins 6th Olympic gold medal in pool
BEIJING - Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Friday in record time, defeating rivals Laszlo Cseh and teammate Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley.
Nations:Hungary People:Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-14
Oil sets new record above $147 a barrel
NEW YORK - Oil prices spiked to a new record above $147 a barrel Friday, as rising hostilities between the West and Iran and the potential for attacks on Nigerian oil facilities gave investors reason to rush back into the energy markets.
Nations:Nigeria Israel Malaysia Brazil Hungary People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-07-11
Cheng leads China to fifth world title
Cheng Fei became the first gymnast to win three consecutive vault titles as China added three more golds to their haul at the world championships here on Saturday.
Nations:North Korea Australia Bulgaria Brazil Romania Netherlands People:Ksenia Semenova Elena Zamolodchikova Alicia Sacramone Chen Yibing Cheng Fei Activities:2007 World Gymnastics Championships
2007-09-09
Davydenko advances to U.S. Open semis
For better or worse, Nikolay Davydenko is back in the semifinals at the U.S. Open. Smack in the middle of tennis' gambling scandal, the fourth-seeded Davydenko once again looked untouchable Wednesday, beating No. 10 Tommy Haas 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
Nations:Israel People:Agnes Szavay Shahar Peer Tommy Haas Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko Jelena Jankovic Activities:2007 U.S. Tennis Open
2007-09-05
CDC: 107 people on TB flights need tests
A man with a form of tuberculosis so dangerous he is under the first U.S. government-ordered quarantine since 1963 had health officials around the world scrambling Wednesday to find about 80 passengers who sat within five rows of him on two trans-Atlantic flights.
Nations:U.S. Italy Canada Czech Republic Hungary France
2007-05-30
TB case brings warning to air passengers
A man with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis ignored doctors' advice and took two trans-Atlantic flights, leading to the first U.S. government-ordered quarantine since 1963, health officials said Tuesday. The man, whom officials did not identify, is at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital in respiratory isolation.
Nations:U.S. Hungary Czech Republic South Africa
2007-05-29
Dems seek no-confidence vote on Gonzales
Support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sank further Thursday as Democrats proposed a no-confidence vote, a fifth GOP senator called for his resignation and yet another Republican predicted he won't survive a congressional investigation.
Nations:Switzerland Germany Hungary People:Dianne Feinstein Alberto Gonzales Norm Coleman John Ashcroft Arlen Specter Lindsey Graham Activities:2007 U.S. Attorneys Firing 110th Congress
2007-05-17
British confronts outbreak of bird flu
Britain is confronting Europe's biggest outbreak of bird flu with a massive slaughter of turkeys -- and worried consumers are asking whether the disease will hit humans next.
Nations:Turkey Netherlands France U.K. Romania Indonesia Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2007-02-05
European poultry farmers watch for flu
Poultry farmers around Europe were on guard Monday against the possible spread of bird flu across the North Sea from infected Britain, fearing the disease could be carried by wild birds.
Nations:Netherlands U.K. Turkey Russia Norway France Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2007-02-05
Storms in Europe kill 46, disrupt travel
Europeans labored Friday to restore services across the continent after hurricane-force winds toppled trees, brought down power lines and damaged buildings, killing at least 46 people and disrupting travel for tens of thousands.
Nations:U.K. Germany Netherlands Czech Republic Poland France
2007-01-19
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