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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Berlusconi fails in bid to recuse judges

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi failed Wednesday in a bid to have judges recused from a Milan trial in which he's accused of bribing a tax lawyer. Lawyers for Berlusconi, also a media magnate, had claimed bias by judges after they reduced the number of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Don't forget about Mali, ICRC warns

BAMAKO, Mali, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Fighting in northern Mali has caused at least 60,000 people to become internally displaced, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. Aid group Doctors Without Borders in early February stopped working in Mali after fighting erupted between Taureg rebels and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

It takes almost an hour to work off soda

BALTIMORE, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Most U.S. teens don't know how long it takes to work off calories in a soda, but once they know, they drink more water instead, researchers said. Researcher Sara Bleach of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and colleagues had posters put in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Swedish man stranded in car for 2 months

UMEA, Sweden, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A Swedish man survived being buried in snow in his car for two months, with only snow and ice to keep him alive, authorities said. The middle-aged man, whose name was not reported, was found by a pair snowmobiling Friday in Umea, Vasterbottens-Kuriren reported. They... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Japan emperor recovers from cardiac bypass

TOKYO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Japan's Emperor Akihito was recovering Saturday from successful cardiac bypass surgery, doctors said. Akihito has been dogged by poor health the last several months and has had to be hospitalized several times, CNN reported. The near five-hour surgery, which took place at... Sign in to see full entry.

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