Archive for June 8th, 2009

Air Canada reaches tentative agreements with 3 unions (Reuters)

Reuters – Air Canada said it reached tentative agreements with three of its unions on contracts and pensions as the airline battles a cash shortage and tough competition amid the industry’s worst ever downturn.

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Air Canada reaches tentative agreements with 3 unions
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Taliban cornered in NW Pakistan by angry locals (AP)

AP – A group of Taliban fighters under siege by hundreds of angry tribesmen tried to sneak to another village in northwest Pakistan, only to find themselves cornered there too, an official said Tuesday.

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Taliban cornered in NW Pakistan by angry locals
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U.S. bailout panel: more bank stress tests needed (Reuters)

Reuters – Bank stress tests should be repeated if the U.S. unemployment rate rises beyond levels assumed by regulators in a recent round of examinations that provided relief to markets, according to a report released by a bailout watchdog panel on Tuesday.

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Will US send envoy after NKorea jails reporters? (AP)

AP – The sentencing of two American journalists to 12 years’ hard labor in North Korea sets the stage for possible negotiations with the reclusive nation for their release ? perhaps involving an envoy from the United States.

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Will US send envoy after NKorea jails reporters?
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Peru Indian leader seeks Nicaragua exile (AP)

AP – Peru’s government says an Indian leader charged with sedition for heading Amazon protests has sought refuge in Nicaragua’s Embassy and is seeking asylum.

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Peru Indian leader seeks Nicaragua exile
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Crews find vertical stabilizer in Air France crash (AP)

AP – Search crews recovered the vertical stabilizer from the tail section of an Air France airliner that went down in the Atlantic, Brazil’s air force said Monday ? a key find that could help locate the black boxes and determine why the jet crashed.

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Crews find vertical stabilizer in Air France crash
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Bryce Dallas Howard pens "Originals" (Reuters)

Reuters – “The Originals,” a drama script by actress Bryce Dallas Howard and her writing partner, Dane Charbeneau, might serve as a directing vehicle for her father, filmmaker Ron Howard.

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Bryce Dallas Howard pens "Originals"
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John Travolta thanks colleagues for promoting film (AP)

AP – John Travolta is thanking his colleagues from “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ for promoting the film while he continues to mourn the death of his 16-year-old son, Jett, who died after a seizure in January.

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John Travolta thanks colleagues for promoting film
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