Toronto mayor says he won't run for a third termSeptember 25th, 2009 Toronto mayor says he won't runTORONTO — The mayor of Canada's largest city says he won't run for a third term in office. Toronto Mayor David Miller had previously said he would run again but his popularity plummeted following a 39-day strike by municipal employees that halted garbage collection and other services this past summer.
LA City Council approves $8.1M payout for 2 firefighters who sued department in 2007August 13th, 2009 LA City Council OK's $8.1M for 2 firefightersLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to pay $8.1 million to two firefighters who won separate discrimination and retaliation lawsuits against the fire department in 2007. Council members on Wednesday approved a $4.8 million payment to Capt.
23 killed in Peru bus accidentJuly 3rd, 2009 LIMA - At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured when two passenger buses in which they were travelling collided head-on in Peru's southern Puno region, officials said. The accident occurred at around 7.45 a.m.
Toronto Raptors drop interim label, sign coach Jay Triano to 3-year dealMay 11th, 2009 Raptors sign coach Jay Triano to 3-year dealTORONTO — Jay Triano signed a three-year contract Monday to coach the Toronto Raptors, dropping the interim tag after taking over the team during the season. Triano was promoted Dec.
Toronto FC, Columbus tie 1-1 as MLS champions search for first win of seasonMay 3rd, 2009 Toronto keeps Crew winless with 1-1 drawTORONTO — Chad Barrett scored in the 64th minute Saturday to give Toronto FC a 1-1 tie with Columbus that kept the MLS champion Crew winless. Toronto (3-2-3) extended its unbeaten streak to three games despite some defensive lapses.
2 Mexico soccer clubs _ Chivas and San Luis _ moving Copa Libertadores games to BogotaApril 30th, 2009 2 clubs moving Copa Libertadores games to BogotaMEXICO CITY — Mexican soccer clubs Chivas and San Luis will be playing upcoming Copa Libertadores matches in Colombia, a move aimed at helping slow the swine flu outbreak in Mexico. The governing body of South American soccer on Thursday confirmed the change of venue for the Mexican clubs' home matches, both of which will be played next Wednesday in Bogota.
Adam Lind gets 3 doubles as Toronto Blue Jays pound Chicago White Sox 14-0April 25th, 2009 Lind helps Blue Jays pound White Sox 14-0CHICAGO — Adam Lind hit three doubles, Aaron Hill drove in three runs and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Chicago White Sox 14-0 on Friday night. Rod Barajas was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Jose Bautista homered in the ninth for Toronto, which has won seven of its last nine games.
Blue Jays place LHPs B.J. Ryan and Ricky Romero on 15-day DL with muscle strainsApril 23rd, 2009 Blue Jays place LHP Ryan, LHP Romero on DLTORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays put closer B.J. Ryan and starter Ricky Romero on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, the latest setbacks for a team with an already thin pitching staff.
Toronto FC gives CD Chivas USA first loss in 6 games this season, 1-0April 23rd, 2009 Toronto FC pins first loss on CD Chivas USATORONTO — Toronto FC knocked Chivas USA from the ranks of the undefeated with a 1-0 victory Wednesday night at BMO Field. Amado Guevara's third goal of the season gave Toronto (2-2-2) its first victory since the opener in Kansas City on March 21.
Australia drops bid for 2015 Rugby World CupApril 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia cannot afford to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup and may not bid for the 2019 competition either, Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill said Tuesday. O'Neil said the International Rugby Board (IRB) was insisting the host assume all costs as well as a tournament guarantee fee.
Global Weather-CelsiusApril 19th, 2009 Global Weather-CelsiusMinimum and maximum temperatures in Celsius, precipitation in centimeters and weather conditions as recorded for the previous day and forecast for the current and following day in each city as of 1900 GMT:
;MIN;MAX;COND;PRECIP;MIN;MAX;COND;MIN;MAX;COND
Amsterdam;7;17;clr;0.0;5;13;rn;4;13;rn
Athens;8;19;clr;0.0;9;18;rn;10;19;rn
Atlanta;15;25;rn;0.0;16;26;rn;17;22;rn
Auckland;10;13;rn;0.0;9;16;clr;8;16;rn
Basra;x;x;x;25;36;clr;25;38;pc
Bahrain;27;32;clr;0.0;24;30;clr;25;33;clr
Bangkok;27;33;pc;0.0;25;34;rn;25;36;rn
Barbados;24;29;rn;0.6;24;30;rn;24;30;rn
Barcelona;12;21;clr;0.0;13;20;clr;12;21;clr
Beijing;9;28;clr;0.0;11;29;clr;12;29;clr
Beirut;14;24;clr;0.0;17;26;rn;21;29;rn
Belgrade;7;17;rn;0.0;5;23;clr;7;26;rn
Berlin;5;22;clr;0.0;4;23;clr;6;15;rn
Bermuda;19;23;rn;0.0;19;23;clr;20;23;clr
Bogota;12;18;pc;0.0;11;18;rn;10;19;rn
Boston;14;21;rn;0.0;11;17;pc;8;15;rn
Brasilia;18;26;pc;0.0;16;24;rn;15;22;rn
Brisbane;14;24;pc;0.0;15;26;rn;16;24;rn
Brussels;7;17;pc;0.0;7;15;rn;5;12;rn
Bucharest;9;16;rn;0.8;4;18;rn;4;23;rn
Budapest;3;17;rn;0.0;8;24;clr;7;23;pc
Buenos Aires;14;22;clr;0.0;12;22;clr;10;23;pc
Cairo;20;27;pc;0.0;21;30;pc;28;32;pc
Calgary;-1;16;clr;0.0;3;16;cdy;2;16;pc
Caracas;26;30;pc;0.0;24;31;rn;25;31;rn
Chicago;7;17;pc;0.0;7;18;pc;7;16;pc
Colombo;26;32;pc;0.0;25;31;rn;25;31;rn
Copenhagen;5;13;clr;0.0;6;14;rn;6;12;rn
Dhahran;26;37;clr;0.0;21;35;clr;22;38;clr
Dhaka;22;31;rn;0.0;27;36;rn;27;35;rn
Dili;20;34;clr;0.0;23;32;rn;23;32;rn
Dubai;28;41;clr;0.0;27;31;clr;25;34;clr
Dublin;5;14;rn;0.0;5;10;rn;7;13;rn
Frankfurt;7;22;rn;0.0;7;21;rn;5;15;pc
Geneva;7;20;clr;0.0;8;22;rn;9;15;rn
Guatemala;16;27;rn;0.2;19;27;rn;15;27;rn
Hanoi;21;29;rn;0.0;21;31;clr;20;29;clr
Harare;12;28;clr;0.0;13;26;rn;13;26;rn
Havana;21;32;pc;0.0;20;33;pc;19;31;clr
Helsinki;3;18;clr;0.0;2;18;pc;3;19;clr
Hong Kong;22;29;clr;0.0;21;25;rn;22;26;clr
Honolulu;20;28;clr;0.0;22;28;pc;21;29;clr
Islamabad;23;35;pc;0.0;21;24;rn;17;35;rn
Istanbul;11;15;rn;0.4;7;19;rn;10;16;rn
Jakarta;24;32;pc;0.0;25;33;rn;25;33;rn
Jerusalem;13;26;pc;0.0;17;25;rn;22;34;rn
Johannesburg;11;18;rn;0.0;11;21;clr;11;22;rn
Kabul;12;26;rn;0.0;8;18;rn;7;17;rn
Kiev;7;17;pc;0.0;7;21;clr;5;21;clr
Kuala Lumpur;25;33;rn;0.1;23;31;rn;23;32;rn
Kuwait;25;34;clr;0.0;21;35;clr;22;37;clr
La Paz;0;12;pc;0.0;1;13;rn;-1;15;rn
Lima;16;22;pc;0.0;18;25;rn;17;25;rn
Lisbon;15;27;clr;0.0;15;27;clr;15;26;clr
London;7;18;clr;0.0;7;17;clr;5;16;rn
Los Angeles;14;20;clr;0.0;13;23;pc;14;24;pc
Madrid;8;24;clr;0.0;7;25;clr;8;25;clr
Managua;24;35;pc;0.0;24;36;rn;24;34;rn
Manila;24;32;pc;0.0;22;34;rn;25;27;rn
Mecca;27;43;clr;0.0;27;42;clr;31;44;clr
Melbourne;5;16;clr;0.0;7;17;rn;4;18;cdy
Mexico City;13;29;clr;0.0;11;30;clr;12;30;rn
Miami;21;29;clr;0.0;21;29;pc;21;29;pc
Montevideo;9;23;clr;0.0;10;23;clr;7;25;rn
Montreal;3;15;rn;0.0;4;18;rn;5;20;cdy
Moscow;-1;17;clr;0.0;3;21;clr;6;24;clr
Nairobi;15;24;rn;0.7;15;24;rn;15;25;rn
Nassau;22;29;clr;0.3;22;30;clr;22;28;pc
New Delhi;27;41;clr;0.0;27;42;clr;24;43;clr
New York;12;20;rn;0.0;12;15;rn;9;15;rn
Nice;15;24;clr;0.0;14;19;rn;14;19;rn
Osaka;11;23;clr;0.0;12;23;rn;11;23;rn
Oslo;1;15;rn;0.0;2;16;rn;1;16;rn
Panama;25;29;rn;0.6;24;31;rn;24;31;rn
Paris;7;18;pc;0.0;7;15;pc;5;14;rn
Perth;12;28;clr;0.0;10;28;clr;13;31;clr
Prague;4;19;clr;0.0;1;22;clr;8;13;rn
Rio de Janeiro;20;24;pc;0.0;16;24;rn;18;26;rn
Rome;10;24;pc;0.0;11;18;rn;9;21;rn
San Francisco;13;17;rn;0.0;9;17;rn;12;17;rn
San Jose;18;29;rn;0.0;18;29;rn;22;28;rn
San Juan;24;28;rn;0.0;24;28;rn;24;28;rn
San Salvador;19;31;pc;0.0;22;33;rn;21;32;rn
Santiago;5;14;pc;0.0;3;18;pc;2;17;pc
Sao Paulo;16;20;pc;0.0;15;22;rn;15;23;rn
Sapporo;6;22;clr;0.0;12;21;rn;9;22;rn
Seoul;12;19;rn;0.0;4;23;clr;4;29;clr
Singapore;26;31;pc;0.3;23;32;rn;26;34;rn
Sofia;7;15;rn;0.0;4;19;rn;5;19;rn
Stockholm;4;20;clr;0.0;5;16;pc;5;15;rn
Sydney;10;20;rn;0.3;11;23;clr;13;20;rn
Taipei;22;30;clr;0.0;20;23;rn;17;22;clr
Tegucigalpa;17;30;rn;2.2;19;25;rn;18;26;rn
Tehran;12;23;pc;0.0;14;25;pc;13;26;rn
Tel Aviv;13;26;pc;0.0;17;27;pc;23;35;rn
Tokyo;15;24;clr;0.0;15;24;pc;13;24;rn
Turin;10;26;clr;0.0;9;24;rn;11;22;rn
Toronto;5;13;rn;0.1;4;16;pc;4;13;pc
Tunis;13;20;clr;0.0;13;20;rn;15;24;clr
Valletta;12;20;pc;0.0;13;17;clr;13;17;clr
Vancouver;7;16;rn;0.6;7;14;rn;8;15;rn
Vienna;8;18;pc;0.0;8;21;clr;9;18;rn
Warsaw;7;19;clr;0.0;2;24;clr;6;23;clr
Washington;15;20;rn;0.0;14;16;rn;12;15;rn
Zurich;9;18;rn;0.2;4;21;rn;7;14;rn
Baghdad;19;30;clr;0.0;22;32;pc;22;33;cdy
x - Indicates missing information.
clr - clear
pc - partly cloudy
cdy - cloudy
rn - rain
sn - snow
Source: Weather Underground
Brazil stumbles with 1-1 draw against EcuadorMarch 30th, 2009 QUITO - Brazil looked well poised to win against Ecuador, but the home side equalised just one minute before the end of the game at high altitude here at the South American qualifiers towards the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In the other game that was played Sunday, Chile beat Peru 3-1 in Lima to climb past Brazil and a joint second place in the table.
Female-only traffic police in Peruvian capitalMarch 23rd, 2009 LIMA - A nightmare is coming true for many macho motorists in the Peruvian capital as the entire traffic police force will soon be female. Since surveys show female officers in Lima to be far stricter and - more importantly - less bribable than males, they will be given complete control of the chaotic streets in the city of some 8 million inhabitants, the municipal traffic police announced recently.
Strong earthquake hits PeruFebruary 2nd, 2009 LIMA - An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit southern Peru Monday, authorities said. The Geophysics Institute of Peru (IGP) said that the earthquake occurred at 12.53 p.m.
National Games postponed to JuneJanuary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Olympic Association Saturday decided to postpone the 34th National Games, scheduled to be held in three Jharkhand cities Feb 15-28, till June due to delay in construction of infrastructure. The IOA steering committee reviewed the state's preparations for the Games to be held in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad and concluded that the state was not ready to host the tournament as infrastructure was not in place.
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