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Friday, February 17, 2012

ECB plans for debt swap with Greece

FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank plans to sidestep losses on its Greek bonds with a debt swap, The New York Times reported Friday. The Times said "a person with direct knowledge of the matter" told of the swap. It would be carried out over the objections of Deutsche... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Spain's longest serving prisoner freed

GRANADA, Spain, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Spain's longest serving prisoner, who has served about 32 years in a Granada prison, has been released to his family. Miguel Montes Neiro, 61, has served several sentences starting in 1976 for a series of non-violent crimes, amounting to a total 32 years in prison.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Report: Beijing policy defended

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- China cannot follow the United States and its Western alliance in conducting its foreign policy, a Chinese international relations expert said. Writing in the Wednesday edition of the official China Daily, Wang Jinglie -- Middle East studies researcher at the Chinese... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Train spill ruled out in teens' illness

ROY, N.Y., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- An environmental investigator ruled a chemical spill from a 1970 train derailment did not cause a strange illness affecting teenagers at a New York high school. Investigator Bob Bowcock, an environmental expert associated with environmental activist Erin Brockovich, said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Houston autopsy done, no cause of death

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- An autopsy was conducted on Whitney Houston's remains in Los Angeles Sunday, but officials said afterward her cause of death remained unknown. Law-enforcement sources told TMZ the 48-year-old, Grammy-winning pop singer had water in her lungs when she died Saturday at... Sign in to see full entry.

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