Saturday, January 26, 2013

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Cherry criticizes Yakupov's celebration in Oilers 2-1 overtime win on Thursday
TORONTO – Don Cherry was not impressed with Nail Yakupov’s post-goal hijinks.


No verdict in trial of psychiatrist accused of molesting patients
CALGARY – A Calgary jury will deliberate for a third day in the case of a Calgary psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting his court-appointed patients.


EU, U.S. on verge of "difficult" free-trade negotiations
European Trade Commissioner De Gucht answers a question during an interview with Reuters in SantiagoSANTIAGO (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union are wrapping up final preparations for talks on a free-trade agreement that would encomp ass half the world's economic output, Europe's trade chief said on Saturday, while warning of "difficult negotiations." EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will travel to Washington on February 5 to put the finishing touches on a joint EU-U.S. report. He gave his clearest signal yet that Brussels and Washington are ready to embark on the accord. "Essentially the report is ready. …


China December industrial profits up 17.3 percent on year
Labourers pour molten iron into a container at a foundry in XiangfanBEIJING (Reuters) – Profits earned by China's industrial companies rose 17.3 percent in December from a year earlier to 895.2 billion yuan ($143.91 billion), moderating from November's 22 .8 percent increase, China's National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. Industrial profits totaled 5.56 trillion yuan in 2012, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier, the bureau said in a statement published on its website, www.stats.gov.cn (Reporting By Xiaoyi Shao and Lucy Hornby)


Riots over Egyptian death sentences kill at least 32
A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gestures at riot police during clashes along Mohamed Mahmoud street which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in CairoPORT SAID, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 32 people were killed on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Armored vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port Said, where gunshots rang out and protesters burned tires in anger that people from their city had been blamed for the deaths of 74 people at a match last year. …


French, Malian forces capture Gao rebel stronghold
Malian soldiers ride in a Malian army pickup truck in DiabalyKONNA, Mali/PARIS (Reuters) – French and Malian forces fighting Islamist rebels took control on Saturday of the rebel bastion of Gao, the biggest military success so far in an offensive against al Qaeda-allied insurgents occupying the country's north . The United States and Europe back the U.N.-mandated Mali operation as a counterstrike against the threat of Islamist jihadists using the West African state's inhospitable Sahara desert as a launching pad for international attacks. …


Chavez starting more medical treatment in Cuba
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez shout slogans during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's condition has improved and he is now optimistic as he faces more treatment following cancer surgery, his vice president said Saturday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defeated a respiratory infection and has begun additional medical treatment in Cuba after struggling with complications following cancer surgery more than six weeks ago, a government spokesman said Saturday.


Venezuela's Chavez overcomes infection, still having treatment
Supporters of Venezuela's President Chavez attend a rally to commemorate 55th anniversary of last Venezuelan dictatorship collapse, in CaracasSANTIAGO/CARACAS (Reuters)  211; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection, but is still being treated for breathing problems after cancer surgery in Cuba last month, a government minister said on Saturday. Official statements have sounded upbeat about the socialist president's condition in recent weeks, following rumors he was gravely ill in a hospital in Havana and might be unable to keep governing after being re-elected in October to a third term. …


Marleau becomes 2nd player to start season with 4 multigoal games as Sharks beat Avalanche 4-0
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patrick Marleau became the second player in NHL history to open a season with four straight multigoal games, striking twice on the power play in the first period in the San Jose Sharks’ 4-0 victory against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.


Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot
Relatives of inmates react outside the Uribana prison in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. A bloody riot erupted at the Uribana prison in the central Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto Friday when National Guard troops clashed with inmates. Venezuelan media reported that dozens were killed. It was the latest in a series of bloody riots in the country's prisons.(AP Photo/Roger Varela/El Informador)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The death toll has risen after a bloody prison riot in Venezuela, with a local hospital director saying 61 people died and 120 were injured.


Chavez starting more cancer treatment in Cuba
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez shout slogans during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's condition has improved and he is now optimistic as he faces more treatment following cancer surgery, his vice president said Saturday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has begun additional medical treatment in Cuba after struggling with complications following cancer surgery more than six weeks ago, a government spokesman said Saturday.


Pitcher Carlos Villanueva, Chicago Cubs complete US$10 million, 2-year contract
CHICAGO – Pitcher Carlos Villanueva and the Chicago Cubs have completed a $10 million, two-year contract.


Hugo Chavez starting more treatment in Cuba
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez shout slogans during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's condition has improved and he is now optimistic as he faces more treatment following cancer surgery, his vice president said Saturday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) --


Canadians grab gold and silver in snowboarding cross event at Worlds
STONEHAM, Que. – Canadians Maelle Ricker and Dominique Maltais won gold and silver in the snowboard cross event at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships on Saturday.


Mercosur to unblock talks, EU trade chief sees U.S. negotiations
European Trade Commissioner De Gucht answers a question during an interview with Reuters in SantiagoSANTIAGO (Reuters) – The European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur will exchange offers on opening up their markets by the end of this year, the EU's trade chief said on Saturday as both sides try to unblock long-stalled free-trade negotiations. "A tremendous effort has been made to install new momentum into the discussions," EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht told Reuters in an interview. De Gucht, who handles trade issues for the 27 nations of the European Union, also signaled he expected Europe and the United States to go ahead with talks on a possible free-trade accord. …


Northern Illinois has 4-point half, breaks NCAA records in 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Northern Illinois broke its own NCAA Division I record for futility, scoring just four points in the first half of a 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan on Saturday.


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