5 killed in Ivory Coast anti-govt protests

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Police fired up on demonstrators at an anti-government rally Friday, killing 5 people and wounding a dozen others in Ivory Coast's newest protest as the president dissolved the government 1 week ago, the opposition said.

Demonstrations reach to at least 8 cities in the West African nation on Friday. Moussa Dembele of the resistance RDR party said the deadly protest took place in Gagnoa, about 125 miles northwest of the economic capital, Abidjan.

President Laurent Gbagbo had set a Friday target to form a new government but the prime minister on Thursday evening asked for a 48-hour addition. Dembele said late Wednesday that the death toll had enlarged to 5 people, from 3 earlier in the day. "The police were aiming straight at the protesters," he said. "These weren't stray bullets."

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Medal Count In 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

Vancouver, Canada: At the end of Day 7 of the 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada the total medal count for United Stated stood at 18.

This count of 18 includes – 6 gold medals (highest earner by any country so far in the 2010 Winter Olympics), 5 silver medals and 7 bronze medals.

In 2nd place is the European nation of Germany with a total of 11 medals – 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.

Hosts Canada is in the 4th spot as Norway takes the 3rd spot with a total of 8 medals (3 gold,3 silver and 2 bronze) ahead of Canada’s 7 (3 gold,3 silver and 1 bronze) medals.

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Vancouver 2010: Evan Lysacek’s Gold In Olympic Men’s Figure Skating

It was another great day for the United States at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics yesterday, after Evan Lysacek became the 1st American to win the Olympic men’s figure skating title since 1988. And with him winning gold, he helped the United States extend their lead in the medals standings.

24-year old Evan Lysacek managed to move past defending champion Evgeni Plushenko(Russia), in the free skate part of the competition. He is now the first United States male figure skater to win a gold medal, as Brian Boitano won gold 22 years ago in Calgary.

Thanks to Evan Lysacek’s victory in the men’s figure skating, the Unites States is now on a total of 18 medals in just 6 days of Olympic competition. That is in fact 7 more medals than Germany, who is 2nd in the medals standings. The United States has also got a Winter Games-best, with 6 gold medals.

Evan Lysacek managed to score a career high 257.67 points in the event, to prevent Evgeni Plushenko from joining Dick Button of the U.S. as the only 2-time Olympic men’s figure skating gold medalists. 3-time world champion Evgeni Plushenko, took silver with 256.36 points.

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