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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Report: Beijing policy defended

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- China cannot follow the United States and its Western alliance in conducting its foreign policy, a Chinese international relations expert said. Writing in the Wednesday edition of the official China Daily, Wang Jinglie -- Middle East studies researcher at the Chinese... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Train spill ruled out in teens' illness

ROY, N.Y., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- An environmental investigator ruled a chemical spill from a 1970 train derailment did not cause a strange illness affecting teenagers at a New York high school. Investigator Bob Bowcock, an environmental expert associated with environmental activist Erin Brockovich, said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Houston autopsy done, no cause of death

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- An autopsy was conducted on Whitney Houston's remains in Los Angeles Sunday, but officials said afterward her cause of death remained unknown. Law-enforcement sources told TMZ the 48-year-old, Grammy-winning pop singer had water in her lungs when she died Saturday at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Whitney Houston dead at 48

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Grammy-winning U.S. R&B singer and actress Whitney Houston died Saturday in Los Angeles at age 48 and the cause was under investigation, police said. "I can confirm that Whitney Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. at the Beverly Hilton Hotel," Beverly Hills police... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Sudan and South Sudan sign pact

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Thabo Mbeki, ex-president of South Africa, says Sudan and South Sudan have signed a non-aggression pact. Mbeki, who has acted as the chief mediator between the two sides, said told the BBC on Friday both sides have pledged to "refrain from launching any attack,... Sign in to see full entry.

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