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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Late pope now one step from sainthood

VATICAN CITY, May 1 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI formally advanced his late successor, John Paul II, to one step away from full sainthood Sunday before a jammed square at the Vatican Sunday. As John Paul's exhumed casket was on display at an altar in St. Peter's basilica, Benedict read a proclamation... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

NASA Grounds Endeavour Until Monday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 29 (UPI) -- NASA scrubbed Friday's scheduled launch of space shuttle Endeavour in Florida because of a problem with two heaters. President Obama and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the wife of shuttle flight commander Capt. Mark Kelly, had planned to attend the 3:47 p.m.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Ex-Costa Rican president sentenced to jail

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, April 29 (UPI) -- A Costa Rican court sentenced former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez to five years for accepting bribes from a French telecommunications firm. Rodriguez was convicted of receiving more than $800,000 in bribes from the French company Alcatel in exchange for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Cairo denies pressure on Mubarak

CAIRO, April 26 (UPI) -- There wasn't any pressure from Arab states on Cairo to discourage prosecution of former President Hosni Mubarak, the ruling military council said. Mubarak suffered a heart attack this month while being questioned about the killings of pro-democracy protesters. Several... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 25, 2011

Japanese soldiers search for quake victims

TOKYO, April 25 (UPI) -- About 25,000 Japanese soldiers joined police Monday in a concerted effort to find more bodies of victims of the country's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. A police official said searchers had recovered 27 bodies in Rikuzentakata where heavy equipment was used to lift large... Sign in to see full entry.

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