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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

100 Year Snow Paralyzes Moscow

MOSCOW, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Moscow residents lost power and got into traffic accidents following the heaviest snowfall in a century to hit the Russian capital, officials said. And to make matters worse, weather forecasters said the snow is expected to continue at least until the end of the week, The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Report says Obama to visit Israel

JERUSALEM, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama plans to visit Israel next month for the first time since taking up the presidency, Israel's Channel 10 reported. The Israeli television station that broke the news Tuesday night, said the White House had confirmed the visit which will occur on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 4, 2013

NFL: Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Joe Flacco fired three touchdown passes Sunday and Baltimore held off a furious San Francisco comeback try to hang on for a 34-31 win in Super Bowl XLVII. Flacco went 22-of-33 for 287 passing yards -- connecting with Anquan Boldin, Dennis Pitta and Jacoby Jones on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Egyptian PM: Stop the violence

CAIRO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil demanded Saturday that protesters stop violence, but conceded the government is not meeting "the demands of youth." At least one person was killed Friday in front of the presidential palace as thousands of people were on the streets in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

6.4-magnitude quake shakes northern Japan

KUSHIRO, Japan, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook Japan's northern island Hokkaido Saturday, the officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake had a depth of about 75 miles and was centered about 68 miles west of the island's capital Kushiro, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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