UK temperatures set to reach -15C Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:02 PM PST The UK is braced for its coldest night yet this winter as temperatures in some parts of England could reach as low as -15C.  
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Brazil's Itau has record profits Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:41 PM PST Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.  
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Bonuses row 'threatens business' Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.  
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Austerity cuts to hit fight against doping Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:59 PM PST With fewer funds available, anti-doping agency, WADA, has difficult task ahead in checking doping at London Olympics.  
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Romney’s Returns Revive Scrutiny of Offshore Tax Shelters Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:07 PM PST Experts say Mitt Romney appears to have benefited from an investment technique that has long frustrated Congress.  
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Russia Makes Push in Syria Amid Violence Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:13 AM PST Russia's foreign minister met with Syrian President Assad and said his message of the need to step up efforts to end the violence in Syria "has been heard."  
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Claims of Faked Shootouts Hit India's Police Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST One of India's most famous police officers is on trial—accused of being a killer-for-hire—in a case that embodies the difficulty of trying to clean up the nation's notoriously corrupt crime-fighting forces.  
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Sudan Rebels Free Chinese Workers Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:52 AM PST Rebels in Sudan released 29 Chinese workers, capping a hostage drama that exposed the risks of China's investments in the conflict-prone African region.  
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Yemen Leader Promises Reconciliation Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:32 AM PST Yemeni Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi told his divided nation that his priorities as the country's next head of state will be to foster national reconciliation and usher in democratic political reforms.  
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Maldives President Resigns After Coup Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:58 AM PST Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed resigned after what government officials described as a coup by some police officers and opposition figures linked to his predecessor.  
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Bombs Explode Near Nigeria Military Bases Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:05 AM PST Bomb blasts struck near army and air force bases on the outskirts of Kaduna, the central Nigerian city at the heart of riots last year that killed hundreds.  
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Suu Kyi Tests Leash With Myanmar Tour Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST Aung San Suu Kyi embarked on a political tour across Myanmar, as many wondered how far the government will let the opposition leader go in rallying followers.  
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Egypt Names 19 Americans in Probe Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:30 AM PST Egypt's judicial ministry named the 43 nongovernmental organization employees, including 19 Americans, who will face charges in an investigation over foreign funding that has shaken Washington's faith in one of its closest security allies in the Middle East.  
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Death Toll in Philippines Quake Hits 22 Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:16 AM PST The death toll from an earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 22, but officials said it was likely to rise further as rescuers struggle to reach remote areas.  
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Vietnam Arrests 9 Alleged Political Activists Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:31 AM PST Vietnam arrested nine members of an alleged "reactionary political organization" seeking to overthrow the government, state media reported.  
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Germany Arrests 2 Alleged Syrian Spies Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:37 AM PST German police arrested two men on allegations they were spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany, prosecutors said.  
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Romanian Government Resigns Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:54 AM PST Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned following weeks of protests against his government's tough austerity program.  
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Bellwether Indian State Heads to Polls Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST India's most populous state and political bellwether—Uttar Pradesh—will go to the polls Wednesday, a month-long process to elect a new state assembly.  
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U.S. Toughens Sanctions on Iran Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:06 PM PST President Obama handed down a fresh set of sanctions on the Iranian government Monday in the latest bid to pressure Tehran to end its nuclear program.  
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China Carriers Won't Pay Fees For Emissions Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:45 PM PST China said it prohibited its airlines from paying for carbon emissions under the European Union's system to limit greenhouse emissions, in an escalation of Beijing's opposition to the plan.  
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