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• Global turmoil could reverse years of prosperity
But it was global markets that plunged yesterday, as investors sold off commodities in Brazil, currency in Mexico, bank stocks in Russia and the short-term debt of the state of California. Robert B. Zoellick , president of the World Bank , said the ...
• German leader criticizes Russia over Georgia
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - German Chancellor Angela Merkel chastised Russia's conduct in Georgia and told President Dmitry Medvedev that the pro-Western nation's territorial integrity is "nonnegotiable," underscoring deep divisions left by the recent ...
• Rice says U.S. not trying to undermine Russia
ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday rejected any suggestion that U.S. efforts to build closer ties to this former Soviet republic are meant to undermine Russian influence in Central Asia. "This is not a zero-sum game ...
• Crew on hijacked ship off Somalia said to be OK
Russia, whose warship is not expected for several days, has used commando tactics to end several hostage situations on its own soil, but hundreds of hostages have died in those efforts. A pirate spokesman, who could not be reached Monday, told the AP ...
• Disney Cruise Line to move ship to Europe in 2010
Disney Cruise Line will send the Disney Magic to Europe for five months in 2010, hitting locations such as Germany, Russia and Sweden. It will sail four 12-night cruises to Northern European capitals in June and July of that year, with rates starting ...