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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Cairo protesters demand Morsi resign

CAIRO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Egyptian police fired tear gas in Cairo's Tahrir Square at tens of thousands of protesters demanding President Mohamed Morsi step down, officials said. Morsi is facing his most serious domestic challenge since taking office in June following a decree last week giving him... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Cairo hosts Israel, Hamas talks

CAIRO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Egyptian officials met separately with Israeli and Hamas officials Tuesday in Cairo to discuss the cease-fire in Gaza. Discussions focused on easing the blockade imposed on Gaza and reopening border crossings between Gaza and Israel, Ahram Online said. Egyptian officials... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 26, 2012

Quake jolts China; no casualties reported

BEIJING, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China and caused some damage Monday, officials said. No casualties were reported. Local officials said the earthquake damaged some houses in the Mongolian prefecture of Bayingolin, Xinhua... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Larry Hagman, TV's J.R. Ewing, dies

DALLAS, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Larry Hagman, the actor who became one of TV's favorite villains as J.R. Ewing in "Dallas," died Friday at a Dallas hospital, family members said. Hagman, 81, was in the city to film a new version of "Dallas" for TNT, The Dallas Morning News reported. His family said he had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 23, 2012

Workplace chemicals up breast cancer risk

STIRLING, Scotland, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S., Canadian, British and Scottish researchers said there was a link between breast cancer in women who work in jobs exposed to a "toxic soup" of chemicals. The study involved 1,005 women with breast cancer and 1,147 without the disease and found women who... Sign in to see full entry.

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