Oct
16

Britons trust ministers on cuts, don’t expect fairness: poll (AFP)

Lorenzo on October 16th, 2010

Prime Minister David Cameron, gives a press conference at 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 11. Almost half of Britons think that major cuts in public spending due to be unveiled this week will be unfair but they trust ministers more than the opposition to fix the economy, a poll found Saturday.(AFP/POOL/File/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AFP – Almost half of Britons think that major cuts in public spending due to be unveiled this week will be unfair but they trust ministers more than the opposition to fix the economy, a poll found Saturday.


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16

Climate activists protest at British oil refinery (AFP)

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A man walks past fuel tankers at a refinery and depot in Coryton in 2008. Hundreds of demonstrators blockaded the road to a British oil refinery on Saturday in a peaceful protest against climate change, police and organisers said.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP – Hundreds of demonstrators blockaded the road to a British oil refinery on Saturday in a peaceful protest against climate change, police and organisers said.


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16

German police evict protestors in station siege (AFP)

Lorenzo on October 16th, 2010

Protestorsparticipate in a demonstration against the Stuttgart 21 rail project in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on October 9. Opponents of a major rail scheme in the German city of Stuttgart on Saturday barricaded themselves into a part of city's station slated for demolition before being evicted, police said.(AFP/File/Thomas Kienzle)AFP – Opponents of a major rail scheme in the German city of Stuttgart on Saturday barricaded themselves into a part of city’s station slated for demolition before being evicted, police said.


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16

German bid at multi-cultural society has failed: Merkel (AFP)

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Germany's attempts to create a multi-cultural society in which people from various cultural backgrounds live together peacefully have failed, Chancellor Angela Merkel, pictured on October 12, said Saturday.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP – Germany’s attempts to create a multi-cultural society in which people from various cultural backgrounds live together peacefully have failed, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday.


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16

French protesters rally over pension reform (Reuters)

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Reuters – A million or more people marched in cities across France on Saturday in the latest protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s flagship pension reform, and refinery strikes squeezed fuel at airports.

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16

Chavez pledges oil supplies to Belarus ‘for next 200 years’ (AFP)

Lorenzo on October 16th, 2010

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko (R) welcomes his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez in Minsk. Chavez on Saturday promised to supply Belarus with oil for AFP – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday promised to supply Belarus with oil for “the next 200 years”, during a meeting with his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.


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16

French workers take to the streets as airport fears ease (AFP)

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People demonstrate in Paris as part of a national day of mass rallies against pension reform.French trade unions staged another massive day of protest Saturday to defend their right to retire at 60, as strikes in the key refining sector threatened to cut off fuel supplies.(AFP/Jacques Demarthon)AFP – French trade unions staged another massive day of protests Saturday to defend their right to retire at 60, but fears of fuel shortages crippling Paris airports eased as supplies resumed.


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Oct
16

Fuel supplies low as French protest pension reform (AP)

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Students shoot slogans as they demonstrate in Paris, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. Saturday's march from the Place de la Republique in Paris was the fifth in a full month of protests that have swept this nation of 64 million people, affecting trains, subways, airports, hospitals, schools and other facilities. Diesel and jet fuel supplies were running low Saturday in parts of France as workers took to the streets for another nationwide protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62. (AP Photo Thibault/Camus)AP – Officials have taken the extraordinary step of warning some flights landing at France’s main airport to come with enough fuel to get back home, bracing for a possible fuel shortage after a new round of protests Saturday against plans to raise the retirement age to 62.


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16

Munster charge back as Myler lifts Saints (AFP)

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Toulon's Jonny Wilkinson is tackled Munster's Peter Stringer (R) and John Hayes (L) during their European Cup rugby union pool 3 match at Thomond Park in Limerick. Munster bounced back from their opening European Cup loss to London Irish by scoring a thrilling bonus point win over Toulon at Thomond Park(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP – Munster bounced back from their opening European Cup loss to London Irish by scoring a thrilling bonus point win over Toulon at Thomond Park on Saturday.


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16

Man Utd stunned by West Brom fightback (AFP)

Lorenzo on October 16th, 2010

West Bromwich Albion's goalkeeper Scott Carson celebrates at the final whistle during their English Premier League football match against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester. Manchester United squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion as Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to leave Wayne Rooney on the bench backfired Saturday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP – Manchester United squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion as Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to leave Wayne Rooney on the bench backfired Saturday.


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