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Zimbabwe drops charges against BBC's Petroc Trelawny
BBC radio presenter Petroc Trelawny, being treated in a Zimbabwe hospital for a fractured arm , will not be prosecuted and is free to fly home, his lawyer told Reuters on Monday.
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Spanish debt costs spiral, Rajoy says no outside bailout
Mariano Rajoy stands at the start of a news conference at his People's Party headquarters in Madrid MADRID - Spanish debt yields jumped and shares in Bankia SA plunged to record lows on Monday after the government, struggling to sort out its finances, put forward a plan to revive its fourth-largest lender involving more public debt.
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Hong Kong's Kwok brothers renew bail; bribery case saps confidence
The two billionaire Kwok brothers who run Sun Hung Kai Properties and three other men arrested in a bribery scandal involving Asia 's biggest developer renewed their bail on Monday as Hong Kong's highest-profile graft investigation saps shareholder confidence in the conglomerate.
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Bankia shares open 26.75 percent down after bailout request
Shares in troubled Spanish lender Bankia fell 26.75 percent when trading resumed after stock market regulator CNMV suspended it on Friday, before the bank asked for a 23.5 billion euros bailout.
It was a patriotic parade in Ansonia
On a hazy, hot Sunday, Ansonia residents came out to honor veterans during the e city's annual Memorial Day parade.
Jeff Jacobs: Athlete Forgoes Revenge, And Tastes Sweet Victory
Great victories of the spirit are not dyed ugly with the stain of retribution. The purest joys in athletics, as in life, are not satisfied by cheap words of payback.
Whistleblower Woodford to tackle Olympus in court
Michael Woodford, the ousted chief executive of Olympus , will try to persuade a London judge his embattled former employer fired him because he blew the cover off one of Japan's most high-profile corporate frauds.
Regional Drug Addiction Clinic Would Serve Bethany, Woodbridge
Not only is narcotics possession illegal, but drug addiction is also a major cause for burglaries and other crimes, and it is on the rise, according to the Regional Network of Programs .
MPS chairman sees more than 50 percent chance of Greek exit from euro
There is better than 50 percent chance that Greece will leave the euro, the chairman of Italy's number three lender, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Sunday, while he was confident the single currency bloc would survive.
Bevin Bell Factory Destroyed By Fire In East Hampton
Over 30 different fire departments comprised of over 200 firefighters responded to the fire at 10 Bevin Rd.
Keila Torres Ocasio: Unemployed don't need a phone number, they need a job
Every day, the 52-year-old sits at the computer in her Ansonia home and browses job listings.
Two Wounded in New Britain Shooting
Two people were wounded Saturday night on Clark Street in New Britain , police said, but their injuries were not life threatening, and they were expected to be released from the hospital the same day.
Multiple People Injured in Route 2 Accident in Marlborough
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CT Race For Cure Hurt By Planned Parenthoood Flap
When the Susan G. Komen Foundation decided to defund Planned Parenthood earlier this year, the Connecticut affiliate was the only one in the country with the courage to immediately - and publicly - stand up to that stupidity.
More Training Urged After Nursing Home Choking Deaths
The panel that investigates deaths of developmentally disabled people in state care has recommended additional training for nursing -home staff members in the wake of the latest choking death of a convalescent-home resident.
Arriving officers found the car had gone off the roadway into a fence and hit a bridge abutment, police said.
UConn Baseball Team Pulls Of Upset Of Top Seed Louisville
The UConn baseball team put itself in prime position at the Big East tournament, knocking off top-seeded Louisville , 4-1, on Friday morning at BrightHouse Field.
Story Lines From Around The Postseason Tournaments
The Great Northern Hope: No northern public or private school has ever won a Division I title.
EDITORIAL Poetry's Rock Stars Light Up Sunken Garden
When hundreds of people showed up for a outdoor poetry reading in Farmington in 1992, causing a traffic jam, "it dawned on us," said an organizer, "this was going to be a yearly thing." That was an understatement.
Inside The High School Baseball Tournament: 10 Story Lines
Now that the pairings are out, here are 10 story lines to know about the CIAC baseball tournament, which starts Saturday with qualifying games in Class L. Class LL, M and S play first-round games on Tuesday: No.