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South Korea
Sat Sep 04 05:02:00 UTC 2010
S. Korea update: President accepts resignation of Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan over hiring of daughter - Reuters
Categories: Politics, Labor, Human interest
People: Yu Myung-hwan
Countries: South Korea
Companies: Reuters
Washington, DC, US
Sat Sep 04 03:28:35 UTC 2010
Body of climber John Arum, son of boxing promoter Bob Arum, found on Washington mountain peak - AP
People: John Arum, Bob Arum
Cities: Washington
Natural features: Washington mountain
South Korea
Sat Sep 04 03:07:37 UTC 2010
S. Korea Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan set to offer resignation over hiring of his daughter - Yonhap
Categories: Labor, Politics
People: Yu Myung-hwan
Countries: South Korea
Companies: Yonhap
Fox Glacier, West Coast, NZ
Sat Sep 04 03:02:06 UTC 2010
9 dead in Fox Glacier, New Zealand, plane crash http://bit.ly/aUo2Rj
Countries: New Zealand
Nantucket, MA, US
Sat Sep 04 02:41:36 UTC 2010
Earl downgraded to tropical storm with 70 mph winds as it nears Nantucket http://bit.ly/bUDWLE
Iraq
Sat Sep 04 02:23:04 UTC 2010
Blackwater created 30+ shell firms to gain U.S. contracts after Iraq conduct criticism - NY Times http://nyti.ms/buiPGh
Categories: War conflict
Countries: Iraq, United States
Mexico
Fri Sep 03 23:17:12 UTC 2010
Huatulco plane crash update: 2 Mexico lawmakers, 2 mayors-elect among 6 dead http://bit.ly/aFsRGA
Countries: Mexico
Laos
Fri Sep 03 21:52:00 UTC 2010
Delayed Medal of Honor to go to soldier who died saving 3 comrades in Laos in 1968, White House says - CNN http://bit.ly/cK7crN
Categories: Human interest, Entertainment culture
Countries: Laos
Companies: CNN
Organizations: White House
Tennessee, US
Fri Sep 03 21:37:40 UTC 2010
FBI says fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson - tennessean.com http://bit.ly/a6lgRP
Industry terms: mosque site
Facilities: Tenn. mosque
Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Province or states: Tennessee
Fri Sep 03 20:04:41 UTC 2010
BP removes damaged blowout preventer from Macondo well, expects it to lift to surface in 24-36 hours, Adm. Allen says http://bit.ly/cfqgum
Categories: Other
Lyttelton, Canterbury, NZ
Fri Sep 03 19:51:05 UTC 2010
Hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to main Port of Lyttelton after N.Z. quake, port CEO says – Radio New Zealand
Categories: Business finance, Disaster accident, Environment
Facilities: Port of Lyttelton
Radio stations: Radio New Zealand
Countries: New Zealand
New Zealand
Fri Sep 03 19:33:15 UTC 2010
Update on New Zealand quake: Scores of minor injuries reported, but no major casualties, authorities say http://bit.ly/dqeDvj
Categories: Disaster accident, Environment, Law crime
Countries: New Zealand
Dubai, Dubai, AE
Fri Sep 03 19:15:57 UTC 2010
More on Dubai highway plane crash: UPS says 2 employees killed after 747 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff http://bit.ly/cj09AN
Categories: Disaster accident, Law crime, Labor
Cities: Dubai
Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
Fri Sep 03 19:04:24 UTC 2010
More on New Zealand quake: Christchurch center closed by police due to rubble, airport shut due to damage - Stuff.co.nz http://bit.ly/avSghV
Categories: Disaster accident, Environment
Countries: New Zealand
Miami International Airport, Miami, FL, US
Fri Sep 03 18:49:16 UTC 2010
Scientist detained at Miami airport Thursday was once charged with transporting bubonic plague - Miami Herald http://bit.ly/bP6UB5
Categories: Entertainment culture, Law crime, Technology internet
Facilities: Miami airport Thursday
Published media: Miami Herald
Companies: Miami Herald
Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
Fri Sep 03 17:52:37 UTC 2010
Please help us report this story. Contact @breakingnewseds if you're in Christchurch or elsewhere in New Zealand and have quake info #eqnz
Categories: Disaster accident, Environment
Countries: New Zealand
New Zealand
Fri Sep 03 17:39:43 UTC 2010
New Zealand quake magnitude revised to 7.2 on Richter scale; no tsunami alert issued. Extent of damage unknown http://bit.ly/dqeDvj
Categories: Disaster accident, Environment
Countries: New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
Fri Sep 03 17:05:10 UTC 2010
More on New Zealand quake: Power knocked out across much of Christchurch; aftershocks ongoing http://bit.ly/daICd3
Categories: Disaster accident, Environment
Countries: New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
Fri Sep 03 16:50:15 UTC 2010
7.4 prelimary magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand 4 miles from Christchurch - USGS http://bit.ly/cipHXC
Categories: Disaster accident, Environment
Countries: New Zealand
Dubai, Dubai, AE
Fri Sep 03 16:22:39 UTC 2010
More on Dubai highway plane crash: Aircraft was an American cargo plane; several killed, some cars on fire - Al Arabiya
Categories: Disaster accident
Cities: Dubai