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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

China protests Philippine decision

BEIJING, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- China, asserting its sovereignty in the South China Sea, protested the Philippines' decision to invite foreign investors to hunt for oil and gas in the region. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, responding to Philippine Energy Secretary Jose Almendras'... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Occupy London camp at St. Paul's evicted

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Twenty people were arrested in London Tuesday as bailiffs and riot police dismantled an encampment of Occupy London protesters outside St. Paul's Cathedral. Most of the protesters left quietly, but one group used scrap lumber to create a circular barricade, The Guardian... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Flu season off to slowest start in years

ATLANTA, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The flu season had its latest start in 29 years, but is on the rise and expected to increase in the coming weeks, a U.S. health official said. Dr. Joseph Bresee, chief of the epidemiology prevention branch at the influenza division at the Centers for Disease Control and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Bin Laden compound being demolished

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden spent the last years of his life was being torn down Saturday. Bin Laden was killed last May in a raid by U.S. Navy SEALs on the compound in Abbottabad. The demolition was being conducted under tight security with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Presidential election in Senegal Sunday

DAKAR, Senegal, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Voters in Senegal head to the polls Sunday despite opposition against President Abdoulaye Wade and his bid for a third term. Members of the country's opposition movement said they will keep up their protests to try to force Wade to withdraw, Voice of America reported... Sign in to see full entry.

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