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Deadly Chile Quake ‘Shifted Earth’s Axis’

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10:40pm UK, Tuesday March 02, 2010 Huw Borland, Sky News Online The powerful earthquake that killed hundreds of people in Chile on Saturday probably shifted the Earth’s axis and made days slightly [...]

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‘Fantastic Voyage’ looking for director

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James Cameron has said that the Fantastic Voyage remake he is producing is looking for a director. Read more

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China Eyeing Perks of Ice-Free Arctic

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China has started exploring how to reap economic and strategic benefits from the ice melting in the Arctic, a Stockholm research institute said Monday. Read more

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Poizner FINALLY launches ad campaign — w/swipe at “liberal” Whitman

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Can there be more California political news dropping Tuesday? On the day that Jerry Brown will make the obvious official, GOP guv candidate Steve Poizner finally launches his ad campaign with TWO… Read more

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Staying at the Basra ‘B&B’

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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]

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Athens, E.U. appear closer to a deal on Greek debt crisis

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ATHENS — Greece may soon announce new steps to cut its budget deficit, a government minister said Sunday, amid signs that Athens is nearing a deal with European Union governments to ease the Greek debt crisis. Read more

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Supreme Court dismisses case involving resettlement of Guantanamo detainees

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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a major separation-of-powers case involving what rights federal judges have to free Guantanamo Bay detainees who are found not to pose a threat to the United States. Read more

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Children suffering health problems in Port-au-Prince camps

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Children are increasingly suffering health problems in Port-au-Prince’s crowded encampments, say international medical workers, who predict the situation will worsen as Haiti continues to reel from the Jan. 12 earthquake. Read more

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Chile deploys troops to contain chaos after earthquake

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SANTIAGO, CHILE — Security forces struggled to contain looting and clashes in this country’s second-largest city on Monday, as tens of thousands of Chileans who lost their homes in Saturday’s earthquake camped out in the streets and waited for relief. Read more

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McChrystal, others visit Marja, Afghanistan, as offensive enters governing phase

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MARJA, AFGHANISTAN — The initial phase of the military offensive in southern Afghanistan to wrest Marja from insurgent control has largely ended, but the more daunting task of building a credible government in the place of Taliban rule has just begun, according to senior U.S. and Afghan officials. Read more

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Chile struggles to keep order in quake-hit city

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CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) – Chilean authorities extended a curfew in the country’s second-biggest city on Tuesday as troops struggled to contain worsening looting and crime in the wake of a devastating earthquake. Read more

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GM recalling 1.3 million vehicles over steering problems

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DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is recalling 1.3 million compact cars in North America to address a power steering problem that has been linked to 14 crashes and one injury, the company said on Tuesday. Read more

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Chile struggles to stop looting

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A curfew in Chile’s second city, Concepcion, has been extended until midday (1500 GMT) as troops struggle to contain looting after the earthquake. Read more

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Asia stocks up amid hopeful regional economic data (AP)

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AP – A passer-by looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Wall Street Video:Buffett Wants Reform Bill Scrapped FOX News Related Quotes Symbol Price Change PRU 53.46 +1.05 ^GSPC 1,115.71 0.00 ^IXIC 2,273.57 0.00 By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, AP Business Writer Jeremiah Marquez, Ap Business [...]

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Tsunami sweeps away entire towns on Chilean coast (AP)

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Play Video ABC News  – Chaos After Chile Quake Slideshow:Massive earthquake strikes Chile Play Video Video:‘Sheer Panic’ When Quake Hit ABC News Play Video Video:Source of Seismic Activity? FOX News AP – A boat lies marooned on a street in Talcahuano, Chile, Monday, March 1, 2010. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake … By MICHAEL WARREN and ROBERTO CANDIA, Associated Press Writers [...]

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All eyes on Kay as couple reunite

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Vernon Kay and his wife Tess Daly appeared together for the first time since the former ‘Family Fortunes’ presenter admitted sending explicit texts to five women. Read more

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Pensioners die in house blaze after thugs set fire to mobility scooter in revenge attack

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Murdered for defying yobs: Pensioner couple who stood up to drug gangs killed in ‘revenge’ arson attack BBC TV presenter Kristian Digby, 32, found dead in east London flat Don’t let politicians bully you, Lord Carey warns Christians Car makers use scrappage scheme to drive up prices It’s official: This winter was the coldest for [...]

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West Australians on alert as wildfire rages

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SYDNEY – Officials urged residents of a small Western Australia mining community to be on alert today after an out-of-control wildfire with flames up to 18 metres high burned near their town. The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia lifted an emergency warning issued on Monday night which had urged residents to [...]

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World's Worst Earthquakes

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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]

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World's Worst Earthquakes

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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]

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