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Fete de la Musique brings light back to Vancouver’s spirits

Fete de la Musique brings light back to Vancouver’s spirits
On June 21, starting at dusk, over 150 musicians featured performances along Water Street in Gastown. Every kind of music was heard - from jazz, classical, and acoustic to heavy metal, indie and pop. Founded in France in 1982, throughout the years Fete de la Mausique has become an international musical festival celebrated in Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Fiji, Colombia, Chile, Nepal, and Japan.
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Greece faces vote crucial to avoid default

Prime Minister George Papandreou's cabinet faces a confidence vote late on Tuesday, the first of three tests the Greek government must survive to avert the euro zone's first sovereign default.
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Wimbledon Day 2 new schedule

Fans can have their fingers crossed and hope for further rain on Day 2 after a rain caused delay at 5pm on the day 1 cancelling 31 matches. Here's the new schedule which will feature six time men's champion Roger Federer, World No. 2 Novak Djokovic, the rematch of John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. Serena Williams is back from her injuries.
Wimbledon day 1

Wimbledon day 1 wrap-up (PHOTOS)

A wrap up of Wimbledon Day one and the day two schedule, which was rescheduled because of rains on day one, that canceled 31 matches.

Intel takes aim at NVIDIA with new super chip

At a supercomputer conference in Germany, Intel unveiled plans for its new chip, expected to clock in at roughly 600 times the speeds of current processors, aiming at a position held by supercomputing rival Nvidia.
Tennessee faces a major nuclear threat

Tennessee allows nuclear waste for incineration

The Tornado devastated state of Tennessee has received about 1,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Germany for incineration putting Nebraska under serious radiation threat, says the local environmental council.
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Stock index futures fall as Greek loan delayed

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.7 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.7 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.7 percent at 0758 GMT (3:58 a.m. ET).
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Euro dips, stocks turn lower on Greece worries

The euro dipped on Monday and Asian stocks flipped back into the red after euro zone finance ministers delayed a final decision on extending emergency loans to debt-stricken Greece, dashing hopes for a quick solution to the political impasse.
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New elongated Boeing 747-8 debuts in Paris

Boeing Co's 747-8 Intercontinental, the new elongated passenger version of its legendary jumbo jet, made its international debut on Sunday, showing its distinctive silhouette abroad for the first time.
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Greek PM warns against default as Europe meets on aid

Prime Minister George Papandreou asked Greeks on Sunday to support austerity steps and avoid a catastrophic default, as European finance ministers discussed extending tens of billions of euros of aid to Greece.
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Germany urges role for private creditors in Greece

European governments should give private creditors an incentive to participate in a new Greek bailout, but the choice should be voluntary and not trigger a credit event, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said.
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Premier urges Greeks to avoid catastrophic default

Prime Minister George Papandreou, besieged by public protests and dissent in his own party, appealed to Greeks on Sunday to support deeply unpopular austerity reforms and avoid a catastrophic bankruptcy.

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