• The French-led operation in Mali has ousted the Islamist groups, including al-Qaeda's North African branch, from cities and town in the vast desert region they had captured a year ago in the wake of a coup.

    BBC: Cameroon hostages: French Moulin-Fournier family freed

  • It was performed in Sarajevo under siege in the 1990s, in South Africa it was seen as a critique of apartheid and in the wake of Hurricane Katrina a performance in New Orleans was seen as an emblem of the city's wait for recovery.

    BBC: Why are we still waiting for Godot?

  • Many lenders who supported ethanol ventures in 2005 are gone today, and every trend leaves a graveyard of investors in its wake, according to a panel of investors who convened in Chicago Wednesday.

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  • The switch was approved in a vote by Big East university presidents in the wake of a split announced last week of the league's football schools and seven other Catholic schools that next season are forming their own basketball-focused conference with the Big East name.

    NPR: Notre Dame To Join ACC Next Season

  • It filed seven suits in federal court on a single day in March, in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that makes it easier for insurers to challenge older policies.

    WSJ: Fortress and Phoenix in Battle Over Death Bets

  • You would probably see a second attempt to form a national government in the wake of a controlled default, uncontrolled would almost certainly lead to a snap election.

    BBC: What might a Greek default look like?

  • One casualty of the sales slump was UK based supermarket giant, Tesco -- the world's third largest retailer -- which was forced to offer a profit warning in the wake of a disappointing UK Christmas trading period.

    CNN: Luxury goods stay on trend

  • The large, lacy shell is edged with blush pink and its flavour is a revelation: sweet, oceanic, outrageously fresh, leaving in its wake a memory of the sea with subtle notes of hazelnut.

    BBC: Postcard from Etang de Thau, France

  • The move comes after the social care minister called for a "national debate" in the wake of a series of cuts unveiled in February's Manx budget.

    BBC: Isle of Man welfare system reform set for debate

  • Almost immediately, Glasgow levelled the issue thanks to a pinpoint Dan Parks penalty in the wake of a sizzling move featuring World Cup colleagues Andy Henderson and Fergus Thomson.

    BBC: Glasgow 11-11 Munster

  • Nevertheless, given changes in American society over the past 100 years, it appears as if the left would have more to lose on a socio-political level in the wake of a complete financial meltdown that gives rise to societal breakdown.

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  • The modest retreat is not a surprise in the wake of the big rally move on Friday and a buy the dip mentality has taken over in recent weeks, which should limit downside action.

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  • Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) stock recently fell over 5%, dropping to a 7-month low, in the wake of a literal fabric shortage in its black yoga and crop pants.

    FORBES: Cult Brands: Weathering the Storm

  • Hamilton had been under pressure all weekend in China in the wake of a dramatic race in Japan last week, and his driving tactics have been criticised by some of his peers.

    BBC: Hamilton closes on title with win

  • Ms Lagarde said the IMF was pleased to see China taking steps to quantify and reduce local government borrowing that funded a huge infrastructure boom in recent years and helped the country pull itself out of a downturn in the wake of the financial crisis.

    CNN: Lagarde welcomes Japan's big stimulus

  • But their deaths do indeed cause a paradox, and they all wake in a cemetery, saved.

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  • President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday to highlight the bill as part of a campaign for national gun control measures in the wake of a mass shooting at a primary school in December, in the state of Connecticut.

    BBC: US & Canada

  • Crimestoppers' "It's a Drag" campaign in Thames Valley comes in the wake of a UK Border Force find at Southampton Container Port earlier this month.

    BBC: Illegal cigarettes find at Southampton Container Port

  • The rise in the base rate comes in the wake of a massive gold buying spree in the past two weeks, ever since international gold prices fell 4% on April 12.

    WSJ: India Gold Imports Become Expensive

  • Mr. Obama's trip to Afghanistan comes at a time of fresh scrutiny of the war in the wake of a series of incidents that have strained relations between the U.S. and the Karzai government.

    WSJ: Obama, Karzai Sign Strategic Pact on Surprise Afghan Visit

  • At Vassar College, in the 1980s, the argument was usually framed with a thought-experiment: Imagine that you wake up in a hospital bed, hooked up to a machine and soon realize that if you disconnect yourself from the machine, the person in the next bed will die.

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  • But he often leaves in his wake a few bruised egos and much disgruntlement.

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  • The debt-ceiling debate has mostly come and gone, leaving in its wake a torrent of commentary from both right and left.

    FORBES: Thoughts On The Recently Completed Debt-Ceiling Agreement

  • Carrefour hit the brakes on a costly revamp of the French retail giant's biggest stores in the wake of a drop in profit for 2011, underscoring the challenges the new chief executive will face when he starts later this year.

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  • Mr Robinson said disorder on the streets of Northern Ireland in recent weeks was a wake up call that there was still much work to be done in building peace and stability.

    BBC: Peter Robinson welcomes EU peace fund indications

  • First, James was in the right place at the right time to finish clinically in the wake of a series of patient phases, with skipper Xavier Rush in the thick of things.

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  • Politicians in Europe and beyond have been harshly criticized and, in some cases, forced out of office in the wake of a wave of economic woes, including governments and banks' role in contributing to debt and other crises.

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  • Iceland's farmers, long used to scratching a hard living from their unfertile land in its cool climate, now hope to export their clean beef and lamb at a premium in the wake of the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Europe.

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  • After winning a decisive reelection victory Tuesday, President Barack Obama told thousands of supporters in Chicago that he would reach out to leaders of both parties to tackle the hard issues that faced the country in the wake of a fiercely partisan campaign and against the backdrop of a divided congress embroiled in a historic budget battle.

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