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Giant skimmer tested by BP to clean up oil spill
A ship described by its owners as the world's largest oil skimmer was tested in the Gulf of Mexico at the weekend – and represents the latest hope for relief workers trying to clean up the mess from BP's Deepwater Horizon oil well, which has now been spewing crude into the ocean for 76 days.
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Venezuela in diplomatic row with Washington new
Monday, 5 July 2010
Venezuela's top diplomat accused US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of attacking his country for seeking Latin American unity and opposing US influence in international affairs.
54 hot dogs in 10 minutes help 'Jaws' chew up competitors
Monday, 5 July 2010
He came, he saw, he very nearly chundered. Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, a 26-year-old Californian with a famously-ferocious appetite, confirmed his standing as the world's greatest professional eater when he won America's most prestigious hot dog eating contest for the fourth consecutive time.
Bulletproof vests for candidates on Mexican poll day after drug hits
Monday, 5 July 2010
A dozen Mexican states held elections yesterday after a campaign marred by assassinations and scandals that displayed the power of drug cartels. The elections for governors, mayors and local posts are the biggest political challenge yet for the government of President Felipe Calderon, who is deploying troops and federal police to wrest back territory from drug-traffickers.
World Cup replica made of cocaine
Monday, 5 July 2010
Fans worldwide have fashioned replicas of the World Cup trophy out of everything from papier-mache to plastic. But a crook in Colombia gets top prize for most original material: cocaine.
Submarine seized in anti-drugs swoop
Sunday, 4 July 2010
The US Drug Enforcement Administration said it helped Ecuador seize a submarine capable of transporting tons of cocaine.
Sex, death and slaves: Haiti's horror carnival
Sunday, 4 July 2010
Blood and black magic flow through Haiti's history – as Leah Gordon discovered when she visited Jacmel...
Out of the Woods: Tiger's wife Elin to bag $100m and custody in divorce settlement
Sunday, 4 July 2010
To say that Tiger Woods has grown fond of behaving like a single man is a bit like observing he's pretty decent at golf. Now it may be even more redundant: this morning, for the first time in six years, the headline-prone sportsman is thought to be waking-up as a single man.
Warren Buffett gives away more of his fortune
Sunday, 4 July 2010
Warren Buffett, the world's third richest man, has announced a donation of $1.9bn (£1.25bn) worth of shares to charitable foundations.
An entire year's worth of rain falls on city in only three days
Sunday, 4 July 2010
Monterrey, Mexico, was recovering from Hurricane Alex after flooding destroyed homes, damaged bridges and left six people dead. More than a year's worth of rainfall fell in the space of three days, flooding the normally dry Santa Catarina riverbed near the city.
US judge orders three accused Russian spies held
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Two suspects have admitted they are Russian citizens and were living in US under assumed names.
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1 Venezuela in diplomatic row with Washington new
2 World Cup replica made of cocaine
3 Giant skimmer tested by BP to clean up oil spill
4 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes help 'Jaws' chew up competitors
5 An entire year's worth of rain falls on city in only three days
6 Submarine seized in anti-drugs swoop
7 Caught on tape: Mel Gibson race rant to girlfriend
8 Living the American dream. But all the time spying for Russia
9 Obama commits nearly $2 billion to solar companies
10 The 17-year-old jailed for having sex with a 15-year-old
11 Friedrich Hayek: Darling of the right is reborn in the USA
12 Out of the Woods: Tiger's wife Elin to bag $100m and custody in divorce settlement
13 The last post: McChrystal's bleak outlook
14 Bulletproof vests for candidates on Mexican poll day after drug hits