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Monday, February 14, 2011

Uncomfirmed report: Mubarak in coma

CAIRO, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Egypt's army told protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to leave or be arrested and an unconfirmed report said ousted President Hosni Mubarak was in a coma. Al-Masry al-Youm quoted "well-informed sources" as saying Mubarak, 82, had fallen into a coma in his Sharm el-Sheik... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Egyptian military dissolves Parliament

CAIRO, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Egypt's ruling military council announced Sunday it had dissolved Parliament and suspended the Constitution. A statement read on state TV said the council would rule until presidential and parliamentary elections are held within six months, the Los Angeles Times reported. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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