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Monday, July 16, 2012

Actress Celeste Holm Dies At 95

NEW YORK, July 15 (UPI) -- Academy Award-winning actress Celeste Holm passed away in her home in New York City Sunday at the age of 95, family members said. Holm was admitted to Roosevelt Hospital a week ago, but was taken home Friday by her husband, CNN reported. "She passed peacefully in her home... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 13, 2012

Annan 'appalled' by reported killings

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 13 (UPI) -- The reported massacre in Tremseh violates Syria's agreement to refrain from using heavy weapons against civilians, Special Envoy Kofi Annan said Friday. Reports 220 people were killed in the village come from anti-government activists, The Guardian reported. Gen.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Court views footage of Egypt soccer riots

PORT SAID, Egypt, July 12 (UPI) -- An Egyptian Criminal court adjourned the trial of 73 suspects charged with killing 74 soccer fans after viewing footage of the February Port Said Stadium riots. The Port Said Criminal Court ruled the trial would reconvene Sunday, when it would hear testimony from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Study links climate to human activity

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. and British researchers say they have, for the first time, been able to attribute extreme weather events to "human influence on the climate." The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Britain's National Weather Service, known as the Met Office, said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Woman seeks S. Korean presidency

SEOUL, July 10 (UPI) -- South Korean lawmaker Park Geun-hye, a member of the ruling Saenuri Party, announced Tuesday she would seek to become South Korea's first female president. Park, the 60-year-old the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, is widely expected to win the party's... Sign in to see full entry.

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