Vietnam suspends duck and quail breeding to fight bird flu spread Designerz.com
Vietnam said it had suspended the breeding of ducks and quails to combat the deadly bird flu outbreak which has spread to 33 of the country's 64 cities and provinces.
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UN: World Population to Hit 9B in 2050 ABC News
Women offer prayers to the Sun God after taking a dip at the confluence of Indian holy rivers, Ganges and Yamuna, during the auspicious occasion of 'Maghi Purnima', at Allahabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005.
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30 Die in Series of Attacks Across Iraq ABC News
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EU Scraps Plans to Outlaw Nazi Symbols Deutsche Welle
European Union interior and justice ministers have dropped plans to ban Nazi symbols, but said they will revive debate on harmonising anti-racism laws.
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Bad day at the register office Guardian
There are times when the establishment suddenly discovers it has finally pushed the people too far and an angry backlash erupts on the streets of Britain.
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Our Readers Suggest More Humane Solutions For Terri Schiavo The Washington Obfuscator (satire)
CLEARWATER, FL - At the age of twenty-six, Terri Schiavo suffered a severe heart attack. It starved her brain of oxygen and reduced her to a “persistent vegetative state.
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The Bush Tapes: Hitting the Erase Button Village Voice
Doug Wead poses for a publicity shot within earshot of the White House—if you yell really loud. No wonder the religious right has seized control of America's political machinery and launched a crusade to go medieval on the rest of the world.
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Liberal Groups Keeping Close Eye on Dean ABC News
Howard Dean speaks to Democrats at the Western States Caucus of the Democratic National Committee during a meeting introducing Dean and other candidates for DNC Chairman in Sacramento, Calif.
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Specter Indicates He'll Be His Own Man as Judiciary Chairman Los Angeles Times
The week after learning he has cancer and three months after placating conservative critics to achieve his position as Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, Sen.
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Minorities more likely to be searched at stops Houston Chronicle
A study of more than 1,000 Texas law enforcement agencies released Thursday shows that two out of three agencies searched blacks or Latinos at higher rates than Anglos at traffic stops in 2003.
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Anglicans ask Americans to leave BBC News
Anglican leaders have asked the US and Canadian Churches to withdraw from a key council temporarily because of their stance on homosexuality.
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Mortgage interest rates rise San Diego Union Tribune
Rates on 30-year, fixed rate mortgages rose to 5.69 percent this week from 5.62 percent last week, according to Freddie Mac's nationwide survey.
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Technology: Security warning over 'FBI virus' Keralanext
The message asks recipients to click on the attachment and answer some questions about their internet use. But rather than being a questionnaire, the attachment contains a virus that infects the recipient's computer, according to the agency.
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Judge to hear motions in Jackson trial WBOC TV 16
SANTA MARIA, Calif. The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial is set to hear motions today as the case races toward opening statements.
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Experts defend 'virulent HIV' warning Aljazeera.net
Aids experts who created an uproar when they publicised the case of a man infected with an apparently uniquely dangerous mutant of HIV, have said it was important to warn health officials.
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Avian flu vaccine tested Irish Health
The US Government is to test a bird flu vaccine and is to stockpile both vaccine and antiviral drugs as the threat grows that a deadly strain of avian influenza will begin spreading from Asia.
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Putin holds talks with Slovak leaders after meeting with Bush Pravda
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UN team in Lebanon starts probe into Hariri killing Reuters AlertNet
A UN team began an inquiry in Beirut on Friday into the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, blamed by the Lebanese opposition on Syria.
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Opting out of missile defence could alter Norad: ex-general National Post
OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government's decision to opt out of the contentious US missile defence program will freeze Canada out of critical decision-making in its own defence, says Norad's former deputy chief.
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Syria to pull back troops in Lebanon AZ Central.com
BEIRUT - Syria will redeploy its troops in Lebanon closer to its own border, vice-Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said Thursday in Damascus, Syria.
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Global Anti-Smoking Pact Takes Effect from Sunday Reuters
A global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit comes into force Sunday despite what health officials say has been heavy lobbying by the tobacco industry.
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World population 'to rise by 40%' BBC News
The world's population is expected to rise from the current 6.5 billion to 9.1 billion by 2050, the UN says. Virtually all the growth will be in the developing world, according to a report by the UN Population Division.
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Israel Plans 6,000 W. Bank Settlement Homes --Report Reuters
Israel plans to build more than 6,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank this year, a sharp boost in its construction in the occupied territory, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday.
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China: Taiwan willing to consider China’s call for regular flights Keralanext
On Friday morning, the Chinese State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office held a news conference urging Taiwan to open regular passenger flights between Taiwan and China.
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Analysis: Bush trip ends, but not all Euros are won over USA Today
President Bush told thousands of people in Hviezdoslavovo Square on Thursday that they and the United States are "allies and friends and brothers in the cause of freedom.
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Police Say Arrests Thwarted Terror Attacks Los Angeles Times
Police said they thwarted plans to attack an airport, malls, a church and US troops with the arrests of three members of a terrorist group who allegedly came to the Philippines to train militants to make bombs.
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Anti-secession law conducive to stability Xinhua
BEIJING, Feb. 25 -- China says legislation for the anti-secession law is conducive to stability across the Taiwan Strait and peace in the Asia Pacific region.
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At least 8 UN soldiers killed in Congo: UN Xinhua
Militia men ambushed United Nations peacekeepers on patrol in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday, leaving at least eight of the troops dead, a UN official said.
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Putin Says Satisfied with Results of US Summit Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was satisfied with the results of a summit in the Slovak capital with President Bush despite a clash over Moscow's democratic credentials.
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Alleged al-Qaida-Linked Leader Captured ABC News
People gather at the scene of a car bomb which targeted , a police patrol and the building of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iskandariyah south of Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005, killing five people.
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ONLINE EXTRA: Our readers on missile defence National Post
Whether you agree with Canada joining the Americans’ missile defence shield plan or not, the way the Martin government has bungled this important issue is appalling.
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'Humble' French Minister Quits in Luxury Housing Scandal Scotsman
French Finance Minister Herve Gaymard submitted his resignation today after he came under heavy criticism for using public funds to rent a luxury apartment and was caught in a lie.
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At Least 22 Killed in Renewed Afghan Violence Reuters
At least 22 rebels and troops have been killed in a renewed surge in violence in Afghanistan, US and Afghan officials said on Friday.
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China proposes closer Taiwan ties International Herald Tribune
BEIJING China made new overtures toward Taiwan on Friday by offering closer economic ties even as Beijing played down the Taiwanese president's call the previous day for renewed dialogue over the island's political future.
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Blair rejects calls to publish war advice Guardian
Tony Blair today angrily rejected repeated calls for the government's legal advice on the Iraq war to be published in full, after a member of Lord Butler's inquiry broke ranks to demand the document now be aired.
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US January Existing Home Sales Fell 0.5% to 5.94 Mln Rate Bloomberg
US sales of previously owned homes fell 0.5 percent to a 5.94 million annual rate in January. The drop followed a revised 5.97 million pace in December, the National Association of Realtors reported today in Washington.
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Stocks head lower on inflation concerns BusinessWeek
FEB. 25 10:12 AM ET Stronger-than-expected growth in the nation's gross domestic product raised Wall Street's fears of higher prices and inflation Friday, sending stocks modestly lower in light trading.
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Clear Channel Has $4.67 Bln Loss on Asset Writedown Bloomberg
Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest US radio station owner, posted a fourth-quarter loss of $4.67 billion because it wrote down the value of radio licenses and permits.
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Stolen identity Cincinnati Post
When word first emerged last week that scammers had illegally obtained detailed dossiers on 35,000 people by posing as legitimate customers of ChoicePoint Inc.
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UK Government Launches Virus Alert Site Enterprise Security Today
Although ITsafe has not yet launched its first offensive, Sophos security researcher Graham Cluley praises the government's strategy, especially for its potential educational advantages.
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Clicks by deception? Not quite CNET News.com
When Google went public last summer, founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were hailed for breaking the corporate mold because they famously pledged in a public document to do no evil.
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HIV Protein's Protean Prowess Revealed Scientific American
HIV is a consummate trickster. Availed of a human body, it can thrive for years on end, foiling the immune system's attempts to squelch it.
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Poor sanitation deadlier than war, terrorism and WMDs: New Kerala
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Attacks in Iraq kill 42 as bin Laden anoints Zarqawi Designerz.com
At least 42 people were killed in a string of attacks on Iraqi security forces and other targets after Osama bin Laden declared fugitive Jordanian Islamist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his "emir" in the country.
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Though decision rankles Washington, Ottawa marches to a different drum as it increases defense budget.

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UN troops killed in Congo ambush BBC News
Several United Nations peacekeepers have been killed during an armed ambush in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country's UN mission.
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Sinn Fein Launches United Ireland Initiative Scotsman
The Irish Government should publish a parliamentary discussion document within a year on the reunification of the country, Sinn Fein said today.
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British Soldiers Jailed in Iraq Abuse Trial Reuters
Three British soldiers convicted of mistreating captured looters in Iraq were expelled from the army and jailed on Friday after a trial over prisoner abuse ...
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Suicide bomber targets Tel Aviv nightclub ITV.com
The Palestinian Authority is vowing to track down those behind a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv which killed at least four people and shattered an informal truce.
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