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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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Monday, July 9, 2012

Annan, Assad meet, discuss Syrian crisis

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 9 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad agreed on an approach for ending the violence in his country, U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said Monday. "We discussed the need to end the violence and ways and means of doing so. We agreed on an approach which I will share with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Libyans cast ballots in historic vote

TRIPOLI, Libya, July 7 (UPI) -- Libyans went to the polls Saturday to vote in the African country's first general election in 60 years, officials said. Voters are electing candidates for a 200-seat national assembly, which will form a temporary government and draft a constitution, Voice of America... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Romanian President Basescu impeached

SOFIA, Romania, July 6 (UPI) -- The Romanian Parliament voted Friday to impeach President Traian Basescu and are expected to hold a referendum on his departure by the end of the month. A bill was introduced to hold the vote July 29, HotNews.ro reported. The impeachment was supported by Prime... Sign in to see full entry.

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