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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Preliminary study links stroke, diet soda

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A study of 2,564 people in New York City who say they drank diet soda daily had a 61 percent higher risk of vascular events such as stroke, researchers say. Researchers at Columbia University in New York and Miami's Miller School of Medicine say the Northern Manhattan... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Mubarak leaves Cairo but not Egypt

CAIRO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak left the presidential palace in Cairo Friday to go to his home in a resort community on the Red Sea, officials said. A senior Egyptian official said Mubarak's departure was meant to be a symbolic and literal withdrawal from the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Egyptian FM warns army will intervene

CAIRO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- As protests entered the 17th day, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit warned the army would have to intervene if the country plunges into chaos. "We have to preserve the Constitution, even if it is amended. If chaos occurs, the armed forces will intervene to control... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Activists step up call for Mubarak ouster

CAIRO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Rejuvenated Tahrir Square activists intensified their demand Wednesday for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to leave now, saying anything else is unacceptable. The crowd, which remained large and unremitting overnight, said it would not be tricked by government concessions,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Fewer than 10,000 protest in Tahrir Square

CAIRO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The number of activists protesting in Tahrir Square was less than 10,000 early Tuesday after dropping to 1,000 overnight as Cairo struggled to return to normal. Banks opened for a second day, along with many shops. Cairo's chronic traffic jams returned. Officials announced the... Sign in to see full entry.

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