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Sea of green shirts urging Ireland to seek shock result against defending champion Spain
GDANSK, Poland – Hordes of green-clad Ireland fans are refusing to let their team’s perilous position at the European Championship dampen the festive atmosphere ahead of its clash with Spain.
Experts work on skills to help recover art, other cultural treasures looted in Nazi era
BERLIN – Call them the looted treasure detectives.
India says Pakistan opens fire across frontier in Kashmir, killing 1 Indian soldier
SRINAGAR, India – Pakistani forces opened fire on Indian positions across their disputed frontier in Kashmir, killing one Indian soldier and drawing return fire in the Himalayan region, the Indian military said Thursday.
New tablet application hopes to cut through clutter for sports fans on Twitter
CHICAGO – When Philip Sanford goes to his favourite bar to watch his beloved Seton Hall Pirates, he brings along his phone charger so he also can follow the game on Twitter.
Ironman France says Lance Armstrong barred from race as he faces fresh doping allegations
PARIS – Organizers of Ironman France say Lance Armstrong can no longer compete in the triathlon this month after the U.S. anti-doping agency filed new charges that he doped as a Tour de France cyclist.
Repeat performance: Barrett umpires second perfect game of career as Giants’ Cain stops Astros
SAN FRANCISCO – Major league pitchers are going to start demanding Ted Barrett for their starts.
Selena Gomez to join Justin Bieber at this weekend’s MuchMusic Video Awards
TORONTO – Selena Gomez is set to join boyfriend Justin Bieber at the MuchMusic Video Awards this weekend.
Short list announced for $50,000 Sobey Art Award for contemporary work
HALIFAX – The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Sobey Art Foundation have announced the short list for this year’s Sobey Art Award.
Obama campaign uses celebrity access in critical fight for election money
WASHINGTON – You could call it “Checks and the City.”
StatsCan says its new housing price index rose 0.2 per cent in April from March
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says its new housing price index rose 0.2 per cent in April, following a 0.3 per cent increase in March.
US current account trade deficit grew to $137.3 billion in first quarter, largest since 2008
WASHINGTON – The U.S. current account trade deficit widened in the first three months to the largest imbalance since late 2008, reflecting a big increase in imports in oil, cars and machinery and a drop in U.S. earnings on overseas investments.
Markets for both new and existing homes to moderate by the end of 2012: CMHC
OTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., expects both new and existing home markets to moderate through the end of the year.
Cheaper gas drives down measure of US consumer prices by most in 3 1/2 years
WASHINGTON – A measure of U.S. consumer prices fell in May by the most since December 2008 as gas costs dropped sharply. Outside food and energy, prices rose modestly.
Oil hovers below US$83 a barrel in Europe ahead of OPEC policy meeting
The price of oil hovered below US$83 a barrel Thursday as markets awaited an announcement from OPEC, where some members of the cartel were pushing for the group to cut crude production amid falling prices.
Tropical Storm Carlotta forms in the Pacific south of Mexico, expected to become a hurricane
MIAMI – Tropical Storm Carlotta has formed in the Pacific south of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane.