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  • Mexican authorities are offering a reward of $658,000 for information leading to the capture of two suspects wanted in last August's massacre of 72 illegal Central and South American migrants.

    Mexico Offers Reward for Massacre Suspects 2011

  • Despite his lasting association with the director, Mr. von Sydow's one previous Oscar nomination was not for a role in a Bergman picture but rather for another Swedish-language part, that of Lassefar in Bille August's "Pelle the Conqueror" 1987, which won an Academy Award for best foreign film as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

    His Silence Could Be Golden David Mermelstein 2012

  • The country's official Purchasing Managers Index for September, from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and National Bureau of Statistics, showed a second straight rise, to 51.2% from August's 50.9—but the HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index, which is less weighted to large state-owned enterprises, was unchanged at 49.9, HSBC said.

    Manufacturing Slides in Australia, Taiwan Ray Brindal 2011

  • She squeezes her eyes shut against the harsh fluorescent lights while the drone of the fixtures bores into her ears like August's cicadas.

    Blank Inside J. A. Johnson 2011

  • In January, orders increased 1.2% on the month and 21.9% on the year, the strongest annual rise since August's record 24.5% increase.

    Uncertainty Rattles Europe's Consumers Nicholas Winning 2011

  • After July's global deal volume rose 8% over the same period a year before, August's volume fell 18% from the same month in 2010.

    Deals Fall by the Wayside Ryan Dezember 2011

  • To a lesser degree, the same was true in August's Hurricane Irene, where wind damage in the U.S. was covered—but flooding, in many places, was not.

    Disaster Losses Hit Record Levels in 2011 Erik Holm 2011

  • August's move to raise reserves happened with no official notice.

    China Easing Into Pro-Growth Mode Tom Orlik 2011

  • Still, the German production data may have been "artificially depressed" by technicalities including an upward revision to August's data, said Andreas Rees , an economist at UniCredit in Munich.

    German Industrial Output Drops Tom Fairless 2011

  • Growlers of Gaithersburg, the brewpub and live music venue in the city's Old Town area has reopened after being severely damaged in last August's violent storms.

    Growlers of Gaithersburg reopens with music and fresh brews Fritz Hahn 2011

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