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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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Friday, February 1, 2013

Gambia begins four-day work week

BANJUL, Gambia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The West African country Gambia has begun a four-day work week for its public sector employees, President Yahya Jammeh announced. In a statement, Jammeh said the shorter work week, with Fridays off, will give the country's mostly Muslim population more time to pray,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Polish-speakers No. 2 in England

LONDON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Polish has become the most commonly spoken foreign language in England, a sign of changing migration patterns, the Census reported Wednesday. The Census said that in 2011 about 1 percent of British residents, 565,000 people, are native Polish speakers, the Daily Mirror... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Man kills bus driver, kidnaps child

MIDLAND CITY, Ala., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- An Alabama man holed up in a bunker on his property with a kidnapped 6-year-old child after killing a school bus driver Tuesday, police said. The shooting occurred at about 3:30 p.m. in Dale County in the southeastern corner of the state, WSFA-TV in Montgomery... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Italian PM called in trial of top spies

ROME, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Italy's prime minister has been called to testify in the trial of two former spies accused of sending a Muslim cleric to Egypt for interrogation, officials say. Mario Monti should testify, defense attorneys for the former intelligence officials say, because he recently... Sign in to see full entry.

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