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After a deployment, a Marine meets his match
It wasn't until my husband held our son Aaron for the first time that I realized I'd been holding my breath — for months. In August, Judah had hugged me, 20-something-weeks' pregnant, and our 3-year-old goodbye before leaving for a tour in...
Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), Christmas, Air Transportation Delays, Skype, Afghanistan
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Lindpere will miss next two Fire games to play for Estonia
Chicago Fire midfielder Joel Lindpere will play for the Estonian national team in upcoming games and so will miss two matches for the Fire. Lindpere will represent Estonia in their friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago on June 7 and Kyrgyzstan on...
Tags: Estonia, Trinidad and Tobago
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Anti-Centerra Kyrgyz protesters seize regional administration
ReutersBISHKEK, May 31 (Reuters) - Opposition protesters seized the regional administration building in the town of Jalalabad in southern Kyrgyzstan on Friday, pressing the central government to tear up its deal with Centerra Gold and free a jailed...Tags: Activism, Centerra Gold Incorporated
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open lower on Fed uncertainty, BMO results
ReutersMay 29 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index looked set to open lower on Wednesday ahead of a Bank of Canada rate decision, as robust U.S. economic data led to speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve would soon begin tapering back its bond-buying program....Tags: China, Thomson Corporation, Canada, International Monetary Fund, Credit Ratings
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Running out of cash, Australian miners get creative to survive
Reuters* Some smaller Australian miners are running out of cash * As funding options close, firms seek new ways to stay in business * Gold miners hardest hit due to bullion's price plunge * Executive pay cuts, cheaper rents among ways to cut costs By James...Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, CEO Pay, China, Private Equity, Rentals
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Kyrgyz protesters step up pressure on Centerra Gold
Reuters* Protesters threaten to climb up and hamper Kumtor's work * Demand government immediately tears up deal with investor * Centerra says its Kyrgyz operations not impacted so far * Kyrgyz "mob rule" scares off strategic investors By Olga Dzyubenko...Tags: Employees, Casino and Gambling Industry, U.S. Military, Central Asia, Government
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Two Southern Californians killed in Air Force crash in Kyrgyzstan
Two of the Air Force crew members killed in the crash of a KC-135 refueling aircraft in Kyrgyzstan were from California, according to information released Sunday by the Department of Defense. Killed were Capt. Victoria Pinckney, 27, of Palmdale, and...Tags: Military Equipment, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Body fragments found at U.S. plane crash site in Kyrgyzstan
MOSCOW -- Rescue teams found remains of two crew members Saturday morning at the site of a U.S. military plane crash in Kyrgyzstan, an official said. “Fragments of two bodies have already been found as we are continuing the search,”...
Tags: Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Central Asia, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Military, Afghanistan
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Body of third American found at site of Kyrgyzstan crash
MOSCOW -- Recovery teams have found the body of the third American crew member at the site of a plane crash in Kyrgyzstan, the television network Russia-24 reported Saturday. The remains of the plane's two other crew members were found Saturday morning....
Tags: Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Armed Conflicts, U.S. Air Force, Google Inc., Afghanistan
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Witnesses in Kyrgyzstan say U.S. military plane broke apart midair
Witnesses say a U.S. tanker airplane that crashed Friday in northern Kyrgyzstan caught fire and broke apart in the air, according to local officials. Emergency response crews were dispatched to the scene, but the fate of the crew was not immediately...
Tags: Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Military, Afghanistan, Air and Space Accidents
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Plane from McConnell AFB crashes in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (Reuters) - A U.S. military refueling plane on its way to Afghanistan exploded in mid air and crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday when its cargo of fuel ignited, the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry said. The aircraft took off from the U....
Tags: Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Central Asia, Emergency Incidents, Boeing Co., Wars and Interventions
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U.S. military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan
MOSCOW -- A U.S. fueling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan on Friday, a local official said. The Boeing 707 took off from the U.S. air base at Manas International Airport near Bishkek, officials said. The base is a key installation for...
Tags: Pakistan, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Boeing Co., U.S. Air Force, U.S. Military
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