Silobreaker Feed2008-07-04T13:30:00Zhttp://www.silobreaker.com/AtomFeed.aspxUNITED STATES - COLOMBIA: Three American hostages freed from FARC rebelswww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8755049062008-07-03T23:57:00ZAfter six years, fourth months and nine days in captivity in the rebel-held jungles of Colombia, former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt didn't expect to see her would-be rescuers wearing Che Guevara t-shirts. 'This is FARC,' she thought ...
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ECB raises rates amid inflation battlewww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8755665932008-07-04T03:59:00ZThe European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday raised the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25 percent amid inflation concerns.The ECB last raised its benchmark refinancing rate in June last year, so it was the first time in more than ...
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Obama's trip to Iraq to help refine his policywww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8758154292008-07-04T18:16:00ZWASHINGTON-Barack Obama, who hoped to use U.S. Independence Day holiday campaign stops to woo moderate voters in traditionally Republican territory, found himself instead defending against criticism that he was wavering on his Iraq war policy to win votes.A ...
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Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logswww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8757778082008-07-04T14:49:00ZDismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when. U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton ...
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Jerusalem bulldozer rampage kills threewww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8752942192008-07-03T09:25:00ZJERUSALEM (Agencies): A Palestinian man plowed an enormous construction vehicle into cars, buses and pedestrians on a busy street Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding at least 45 before he was shot dead by security officers. The violence, ...
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France extends a hero's welcome to Ingrid Betancourt as she returns homewww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8759797772008-07-04T22:32:00ZPARIS - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a hero's welcome today after six years being held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle.Betancourt said she 'cried a lot during this time from pain and indignation,' Today, she said, 'I ...
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Ingrid Betancourt, US Hostages Freed from FARC Rebelswww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8757296662008-07-04T13:46:00ZThe U.S. military says it flew thousands of spy flights over Colombian jungles trying to find and free three Pentagon contractors since their kidnapping in 2003.Keith Stansell, left, Marc Gonsalves, center, and Thomas Howes sit in an aircraft after being ...
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MINSK: Bomb blasts at concert in Belarus, 50 injuredwww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8759311432008-07-04T21:08:00ZAbout 50 people have been wounded by a homemade bomb that sprayed nuts and bolts into a crowd at an open-air concert in Belarus's capital, Minsk, attended by long-time ruler Alexander Lukashenko, officials say.President Lukashenko, who has ruled the ex-Soviet ...
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Colombian army rescues Ingrid Betancourt, other hostages from FARC rebelswww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8752458272008-07-03T06:52:00ZWashington - The three US nationals who were among the 15 hostages freed from leftist rebels in Colombia arrived early Thursday in the US state of Texas. A US military plane brought the three, who were employees of the defence company Northrop Grumman ...
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China, Taiwan launch direct flightswww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8759992462008-07-04T21:18:00ZTAIPEI: The first weekend charter flight across the Taiwan Strait landed here on Friday amid expectation of many to commute between the two sides within a day.More than 100 mainland tourists aboard the Airbus A330 of China Southern Airlines (CSA) became ...
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TPG withdraws B&B fundingwww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8758804532008-07-04T21:32:00ZBradford &amp; Bingley investors who expected the would-be suitor Clive Cowdery to ride immediately to the bank's aid might like to think again.After walking away from a possible deal with the mortgage lender via his Resolution takeover vehicle last week, ...
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Pop princess Kylie Minogue receives an OBE at Buckingham Palacewww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8757330022008-07-04T11:36:00ZKylie Minogue was in high spirits last night after receiving an OBE from Prince Charles, trading the imposing surroundings of Buckingham Palace for celebrations at a local pub.The Australian singer let her hair down with a night out at the Admiral Codrington ...
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Zimbabwe opposition supporters seek refuge at embassywww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8757360722008-07-04T14:19:00ZSOUTH African president Thabo Mbeki's mediation efforts in the Zimbabwe crisis to produce an undisputed presidential result have failed, with some political analysts suggesting that Sadc should appoint another facilitator to broker an inclusive government ...
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BCE buyers finalize fundingwww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8760960022008-07-04T22:17:00ZNEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Bell Canada on Friday put the finishing touches on a $52 billion deal to go private in the largest leveraged buyout in history, despite the credit crunch. BCE Inc. (BCE:BCENews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalystCreate ...
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General Motors holds off Toyota in June sales, but reports drop of 18 percentwww.silobreaker.com/Item=16_8748610562008-07-02T05:52:00ZIf these were normal times for the auto industry, Galpin Motors, the nation's top-volume Ford dealership, would have perhaps 400 F-Series trucks on its lot in North Hills. On Tuesday, it had 746. 'We're selling small cars as fast as we can,' said Bert ...
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