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- Vladimir Putin criticizes tycoons who underinvest in power
- Turkish court charges 7 officers in coup plot (AP)
- 100 days to World Cup, South Africa still wooing fans (AFP)
- Round-the-world girl sailor on home stretch (AFP)
- China envoy says deep divides threaten climate talks
- Thai "red shirts" plan mass Bangkok rally March 12
- U.S. Millennials: tattooed, plugged in, open minded
- Greece steeled for 24-hour strike
- Greece steeled for 24-hour strike
- Sikhs beheaded in Pakistan's northwest
- Clinton holds talks with UAE foreign minister
- World should avoid isolating Iran: Brazil
- Iraq's March 7 poll could bring peace or chaos
- Indonesian landslide death toll, number of missing rise
- FACTBOX - Possible prime minister in new Iraqi government?
- FACTBOX - The main issues facing Iraq's next government
- INTERVIEW - Iraq VP says no chance of return to civil war
- Deadly landslide hits Indonesia
- Many dead in Turkish mine accident
- Winning The Energy Wars
| Vladimir Putin criticizes tycoons who underinvest in power Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:45 PM PST SAYANO-SHUSHENSKAYA DAM, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's prime minister, Vladimir Putin, told four businessmen their companies faced fines and would not be able to sell power at market prices as a result of underinvesting in the sector.
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| Turkish court charges 7 officers in coup plot (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:24 PM PST
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| 100 days to World Cup, South Africa still wooing fans (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:39 PM PST
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| Round-the-world girl sailor on home stretch (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST
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| China envoy says deep divides threaten climate talks Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:04 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Rich and developing countries have little hope of overcoming key disagreements over how to fight global warming, China's climate change ambassador said on Wednesday, warning of a year of troubled negotiations.
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| Thai "red shirts" plan mass Bangkok rally March 12 Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:04 PM PST BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's anti-government "red shirts" on Wednesday announced plans to hold a mass rally in Bangkok from March 12 in a bid to force the dissolution of parliament and new elections.
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| U.S. Millennials: tattooed, plugged in, open minded Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:04 PM PST DALLAS (Reuters Life!) - If you sport a tattoo, voted for Barack Obama, and have a profile on a social networking site, then chances are you are one of the 50 million Americans dubbed the "Millennial" generation.
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| Greece steeled for 24-hour strike Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:49 PM PST As many as two million people in Greece are to hold a 24-hour strike against austerity measures.
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| Greece steeled for 24-hour strike Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:49 PM PST As many as two million people in Greece are to hold a 24-hour strike against austerity measures.
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| Sikhs beheaded in Pakistan's northwest Posted: 23 Feb 2010 09:27 PM PST Two men from the minority Sikh community in Pakistan's tribal northwest were kidnapped and beheaded on Sunday, authorities said this week. Two others remain in custody.
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| Clinton holds talks with UAE foreign minister Posted: 23 Feb 2010 07:52 PM PST WASHINGTON -US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and visiting United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan discussed regional issues including Mideast peace, the State Department said.
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| World should avoid isolating Iran: Brazil Posted: 23 Feb 2010 07:51 PM PST CANCUN, Mexico -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva said the global community, in its quest for peace, should avoid isolating Iran over its controversial nuclear program.
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| Iraq's March 7 poll could bring peace or chaos Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:33 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq holds a parliamentary election on March 7 that could set it on a path to peace and prosperity or bring back the bloody sectarian chaos of the years that followed the U.S. invasion of 2003.
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| Indonesian landslide death toll, number of missing rise Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:33 PM PST JAKARTA (Reuters) - About 60 people are missing and six dead have been found after a landslide at a tea plantation in Indonesia's West Java province, a disaster relief agency official said on Wednesday, as the military searched for survivors.
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| FACTBOX - Possible prime minister in new Iraqi government? Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:33 PM PST The following are political figures who have been mentioned as possible prime ministerial hopefuls:
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| FACTBOX - The main issues facing Iraq's next government Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:33 PM PST REUTERS - Iraqis vote in an election on March 7 seen as a test of Iraq's young and tenuous democracy, its ability to provide security, and the prospects for reconciliation between warring factions after years of violence.
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| INTERVIEW - Iraq VP says no chance of return to civil war Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:33 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Reconciliation between Iraq's once dominant Sunnis and its Shi'ite majority has failed at a political level but the country will not slide back into sectarian conflict, Iraq's Sunni vice-president said.
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| Deadly landslide hits Indonesia Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:34 PM PST At least 15 dead as search continues for scores of missing in mudslide near Bandung.
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| Many dead in Turkish mine accident Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:48 PM PST Tragedy blamed on methane-gas explosion inside coal mine in Dursunbey in country's northwest.
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| Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:00 PM PST China is doing well in solar, and the United States isn't. Why?
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