Archive for July 9th, 2010
Swapped spies reach Russia and US
Fourteen people exchanged in Vienna, in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War, are flown to Russia and the US.
No CommentsWatchdog rebukes Chechen leader
Europe’s top human rights body criticises Chechnya’s leader for calling rights campaigners “enemies of the people”.
No CommentsFeds say new cap could contain Gulf leak by Monday (AP)
AP - The BP oil leak could be completely contained as early as Monday if a new, tighter cap can be fitted over the blown-out well, the government official in charge of the crisis said Friday in some of the most encouraging news to come out of the Gulf in the 2 1/2 months since the disaster struck.
Swapped spies reach Russia and US
Fourteen people exchanged in Vienna, in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War, are flown to Russia and the US.
No CommentsDeported spies arrive in Moscow
Ten people who spied for Moscow in the US arrive in Russia after being deported in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War.
No CommentsEU watchdog chides Chechen leader
Europe’s top human rights body criticises Chechnya’s leader for calling rights campaigners “enemies of the people”.
No CommentsPolice raid heiress adviser home
French police raid the offices of the wealth manager of France’s richest woman, as part of a probe into illegal campaign funding.
No CommentsEU Parliament bans illegal timber
The European Parliament votes to ban illegal timber, echoing recent legislation in the US and delighting campaigners.
No CommentsRosetta probe to pass by asteroid
The Asteroid Lutetia will become the largest space rock to be visited by a probe when the European Rosetta mission flies past it.
No CommentsEarliest evidence of pet tortoise
The earliest archaeological evidence of a tortoise kept as a family pet in Britain is unearthed by researchers.
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