| From the Scene: Eco-polar station
February 17, 2009 at 8:08 am
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| Feb 17 - Reuters contributor Wendell Roelf reports from East Antarctica where Belgium has opened a zero-emission research station, using wind and solar power. |
| Japan finmin quits over drunk claim
February 17, 2009 at 4:29 am
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| Feb 17 - Japan Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa says he will resign, after being forced to deny being drunk at a G7 news conference. |
| Clinton, Japan eye NKorea
February 17, 2009 at 4:24 am
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| Feb 17 - U.S. Secretary of State Clinton met with Japan counterparts on the first leg of an Asian tour, coming as the Cabinet and economy are both reeling. |
| Chinese premier says steel up
February 17, 2009 at 4:02 am
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| Feb 17 - Wen Jiabao stresses China's strong position to ride out of crisis. |
| Indebted miners seek relief abroad
February 17, 2009 at 3:46 am
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| Feb 17 - Australia's indebted miners are seeing strong demand for assets, with shares of world No.2 zinc firm Oz Minerals jumping after a Chinese takeover bid |
| Homeless Gazans live in tents
February 17, 2009 at 3:14 am
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| Feb 16 - Destitute Gazans attempt to pick up the pieces at a tent city formed in the aftermath of the war in Gaza. |
| No drug charges for Phelps
February 16, 2009 at 7:47 pm
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| Feb 17 - Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will not be prosecuted over a photograph published in a British newspaper apparently showing him smoking marijuana. |
| Suicides on the rise in Kashmir
February 16, 2009 at 7:40 pm
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| Feb 17 - Unemployment and stress increases suicides cases among Kashmir youth. |
| Masked men on the march
February 16, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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| Feb 16 - Masked men march through Budapest to scare away winter. |
| Man who eats everything
February 16, 2009 at 1:48 pm
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| Feb 16 - Algeria's Salim Haini, dubbed as the "man who eats everything", puts on a display of eating nails, glass and light bulbs in a bid for recognition. |
| Nuclear submarines collide
February 16, 2009 at 1:46 pm
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| Feb 16 - Two nuclear subs collide in Atlantic Ocean, but no-one is hurt. |
| A new 'Start' for Windows phones
February 16, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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| Feb 16 - Microsoft grabs attention on the first day of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with a series of announcements including a rebrand for the next generation of devices using its Windows Mobile operating system. |
| Party pets' fancy dress parade
February 16, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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| Feb 16 - Pets hit the world famous Copacabana beach in fancy dress as a carnival for pets and their owners takes place in Rio de Janeiro. |
| "Milk of Sorrow" wins Berlin
February 16, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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| Feb 16 - The mournful story of rape and death wins the top prize in the annual Berlin film festival. |
| Protest marks Kyoto anniversary
February 16, 2009 at 12:56 pm
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| Feb 16 - Environmental campaigners in Rome dress up as penguins to demand greater action over climate change, four years after the Kyoto Protocol came into force. |
| Migrants die as boat capsizes
February 16, 2009 at 11:59 am
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| Feb 16 - At least 21 African migrants, some of them children, die as they try to reach the Canary Islands in a wooden boat. |
| Business Update: Lloyds slumps
February 16, 2009 at 10:06 am
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| Feb. 16 - Shares in UK bank Lloyds TSB slid further as investors feared the bank may need more government funding. |
| U.S. abuse suspect held in Taiwan
February 16, 2009 at 9:39 am
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| Feb 16 - Taiwan police arrest a suspected child molester wanted by a Californian court. |
| Talk of the Town - Brown says sorry
February 16, 2009 at 9:31 am
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| | Feb 16 - The latest celebrity news including an apology from Chris Brown and the weekend box office. John Russell reports.  |
| Clinton begins Asian trip
February 16, 2009 at 8:55 am
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| Feb 16 - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Tokyo, the first leg of a one-week Asian trip to discuss economic, defense and human rights issues. |
| Australian kids return after fires
February 16, 2009 at 8:29 am
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| Feb 16 - Children in the southern Australian state of Victoria go back to school after wildfires devastated small towns and killed many in the area. |
| Chavez wins re-election referendum
February 16, 2009 at 6:22 am
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| Feb 16 - Venezuelans have voted to scrap the term limits on re-election, clearing the way for President Hugo Chavez to stay in power until he's voted out of office. |
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