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Delta chief tells senator no merger deal yet - 20, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Delta Air Lines told a U.S. senator on Tuesday there is no merger agreement yet with Northwest Airlines, but the two sides are continuing to work toward a deal.
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Oil falls from record above $100, looks to stocks - 20, Feb 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil retreated on Wednesday, after surging nearly 5 percent to a record above $100 a day ago, on fresh influx of capital into commodities, with focus turning to U.S. stocks data that are expected to show a build in crude.
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French Catholics seek legal status for embryos - 20, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Roman Catholic Church has called for embryos to be given a clear legal status following a court decision that let parents of miscarried fetuses enter them with a name in the official civil registry.
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Danish scientists find way to tell age through eyes - 20, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A new way to decipher a person's age by looking into the lens of the eye could help forensic scientists identify bodies, Danish researchers said on Tuesday.
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Space shuttle crew readies for Wednesday landing - 20, Feb 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis crew members prepared on Tuesday for their planned touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida after delivering Europe's first permanent orbital laboratory to the International Space Statio
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Florida will teach evolution but only as theory - 20, Feb 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida education officials voted on Tuesday to add evolution to required course work in public schools but only after a last-minute change depicting Charles Darwin's seminal work as merely a theory.
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Elegance, color take Oscars for red carpet fashion - 20, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With the Oscars days away, Hollywood is primping for its annual red-carpet fashion parade where stars like Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman are expected to dazzle fans in elegant gowns of bold colors.
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Swiss police say found 2 stolen Zurich artworks - 20, Feb 2008
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police have found two of the four oil paintings by 19th Century masters, which were stolen from a Zurich museum earlier this month in one of Europe's biggest art thefts, they said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan films tackle issues with children's tales - 20, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - Two new films shed light on Pakistan's deep-rooted social and political problems by looking at them through the eyes of a child.
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Calzaghe says he'll be the "bad guy" against Hopkins - 20, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Undefeated British boxer Joe Calzaghe kept his cool and smiled when American Bernard Hopkins warned him on Tuesday that he should be "willing to die" when they meet in a light-heavyweight world title bout in April.
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Fifteen Iraqi police killed defusing rockets - 20, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials said 15 policemen were killed and more than 45 wounded in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday as they tried to defuse rockets that had been prepared for launch from the back of a truck.
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Kidd goes back to Dallas in eight-player trade - 20, Feb 2008
DALLAS (Reuters) - Eight-times All-Star point guard Jason Kidd returned to Dallas on Tuesday when the Mavericks completed an eight-player trade with the New Jersey Nets.
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Obama, Clinton square off in Wisconsin - 20, Feb 2008
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii make their choices on Tuesday in a heated presidential battle, with Hillary Clinton hoping to snap Barack Obama's winning streak ahead of big contests in March.
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Top court won't review Bush domestic spying case - 20, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a legal challenge to the warrantless domestic spying program President George W. Bush created after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Nancy Reagan released from L.A. hospital - 20, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan was released on Tuesday from a Los Angeles-area hospital where she spent two nights after a fall and was resuming her daily activities, her office said.
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Pakistan's Musharraf could face end, analysts say - 20, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The rout of his allies in Pakistan's parliamentary election could herald the end for President Pervez Musharraf, one of Washington's most important Muslim allies in its fight against al Qaeda, analysts say.
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Border violence mars Kosovo's new start - 20, Feb 2008
PRISTINA (Reuters) - U.N. police pulled out of a Kosovan border post that was destroyed on Tuesday by Serbs who vow never to submit to the authority of Kosovo's Albanian government and its Western backers.
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Fidel Castro steps down after 49-year rule - 20, Feb 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro stepped down on Tuesday 49 years after taking power in an armed revolution, closing the book on a Cold War career that made him an icon to leftists and a tyrant to his foes.
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Tax rebates to boost U.S. growth: Gutierrez - 20, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. growth will be tepid until mid-year but should get a one-two punch from tax rebates and lower interest rates to boost the economy, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez predicted on Tuesday.
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Home-builder sentiment rises slightly - 20, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home-builder sentiment improved unexpectedly in February as prospective buyers showed more interest, but the gauge remained near historic lows, the National Association of Home Builders said on Tuesday.
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Staples offers $3.7 billion for Corp. Express - 20, Feb 2008
AMSTERDAM/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Office supply retailer Staples Inc made an unsolicited 2.5 billion euro ($3.7 billion) bid for Corporate Express on Tuesday after unsuccessful attempts to hold friendly merger talks with the Dutch office supply company
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HP shares rise as profit beats Street targets - 20, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co on Tuesday issued a quarterly earnings report and forecast ahead of Wall Street targets as it cut costs and sold more PCs and server computers, sending its stock up 5 percent.
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Market off as oil jumps above $100 - 20, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday as crude oil prices rose to a record above $100 a barrel, erasing an earlier rally on concern that higher energy costs could fan inflation and crimp consumer spending and profits.
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Oil hits record over $100 on OPEC supply concerns - 20, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil surged nearly 5 percent on Tuesday to hit a record over $100 a barrel on expectations OPEC will not hike output to ease high prices next month despite the economic woes of top consumer the United States.
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Cross-border blog promotes Israel-Gaza peace - 20, Feb 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - "Peace man" is from the Gaza Strip. "Hope man" lives across the Israeli border in Sderot.
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Russian teacher takes on global software giants - 20, Feb 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian schoolteacher who became a popular hero after he was put on trial for using pirated Microsoft programs has launched a campaign against the software giant's global domination.
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Some VCs learn to appreciate site that rates them - 20, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley's purveyors of start-up capital are often quick to back new ideas, but a Web site that lets entrepreneurs rate and review venture capital firms anonymously has been a harder sell.
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Microsoft to authorize Yahoo proxy battle: report - 20, Feb 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will authorize a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook blog said on Tuesday.
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Unlimited mobile plans spark price war concerns - 20, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc , Verizon Wireless and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA on Tuesday announced flat rate plans for unlimited calls in the United States, raising investor concerns that a price war could break out and sending shares lower.
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Bollywood actress in film about Christ in India - 19, Feb 2008
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat will play an ascetic who befriends Jesus of Nazareth in a U.S. film that revolves around a legend that he visited India.
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Dead poultry raises bird flu alarm in Vietnam - 19, Feb 2008
HANOI (Reuters) - Dead poultry have been found in rivers and streams in northern Vietnam, a sign of a possible new bird flu outbreak during a prolonged cold spell, officials said on Tuesday.
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Best actor, actress races tighten ahead of Oscars - 19, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For weeks, Britons Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie have looked like sure bets to win the coveted best actor and actress Academy Awards, but in the days ahead of Sunday's gala ceremony, momentum has shifted.
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Oscar-nominated movie scores push boundaries - 19, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - What is a "traditional score," and why are they saying such terrible things about it?
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Egypt summons Danish ambassador over cartoons - 19, Feb 2008
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian government has summoned the ambassador of Denmark in Cairo to protest at the reprinting of cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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Beijing says 15,000 relocated for Games venues - 19, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Just under 15,000 people were moved from their homes to make way for the venues of the Beijing Olympics and all moved voluntarily with compensation, officials said on Tuesday, countering rights groups' allegations that hundreds of thou
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Car bomb kills one in Afghanistan's Kandahar - 19, Feb 2008
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A remote-controlled car bomb blast on Tuesday shook the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, still reeling from attacks in the area which have killed scores of people in the past two days.
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Hundreds rally in Okinawa over U.S. rape suspect - 19, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - About 300 women gathered on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Tuesday to protest the suspected rape of a 14-year-old girl there by a U.S. Marine, calling for U.S. troops to leave, media reported.
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Ears ringing, Kenya negotiators return to table - 19, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's feuding parties resumed talks on Tuesday after a torrent of calls from home and abroad to solve a post-election crisis that has killed 1,000 people and tarnished the east African nation's reputation.
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Musharraf urged to go as rivals win Pakistan poll - 19, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's opponents won a big election victory on Tuesday as voters rejected his former ruling party, raising doubts whether the U.S. ally who has ruled since 1999 can keep power.
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Kosovo violence shows risk of partition - 19, Feb 2008
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo Serbs sacked two border posts in the north of the newly independent republic on Tuesday, chasing off Albanian and U.N. police and forcing NATO troops to intervene.
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Bush calls for increased effort to help Darfur - 19, Feb 2008
KIGALI (Reuters) - After seeing graphic reminders of the Rwandan genocide, President George W. Bush called on Tuesday for increased international efforts to help Darfur.
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Oil nears $98 on supply worries, OPEC - 19, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose on Tuesday to the highest level in a month, near $98 a barrel, driven by expectations that supplies will be tight.
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Fidel Castro retires - 19, Feb 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the communist country, retiring as president 49 years after he seized power in a revolution and became a central figure of the Cold War.
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Staples in 2.5 bln euro offer for Corp. Express - 19, Feb 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Office goods supplier Staples proposed a 7.25 euros per share offer for Dutch peer Corporate Express on Tuesday, valuing it at around 2.5 billion euros ($3.68 billion) and sending its shares soaring.
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Medco profit tops estimates - 19, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medco Health Solutions Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit manager boosted its full-year profit forecast, sending its shares higher.
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EU clears Thomson takeover of Reuters - 19, Feb 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Canadian electronic publisher Thomson Corp won conditional permission from the European Commission on Tuesday to buy Reuters , a deal that will create the world's leading provider of news and data for professional markets.
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Penny-pinching shoppers boost Wal-Mart profit - 19, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as penny-pinching U.S. shoppers scoured its discount stores for low prices on necessities like food to offset tough economic conditions.
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Electronic Arts sees China among top 3 Asia markets - 19, Feb 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc expects China to join Japan and South Korea as one of its three largest markets by revenue in Asia-Pacific in two to three years.
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Toshiba to quit HD DVDs, ends format war - 19, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp surrendered in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on its HD DVD format after losing the support of key studios and retailers to the Blu-ray technology backed by Sony Corp .
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Scientists capture giant Antarctic sea creatures - 19, Feb 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Scientists studying Antarctic waters have filmed and captured giant sea creatures, like sea spiders the size of dinner plates and jelly fish with six meter (18 feet) tentacles.
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Mandy Moore aims to inspire life balance online - 19, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mandy Moore has recorded five albums, starred in films and television since she was 15 and launched her own fashion label, but recently she faced a fear shared by many other women -- going on vacation on her own.
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Spice Girls "would love" to perform for Mandela - 19, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Spice Girls would love to perform for former South African President Nelson Mandela, but said on Monday they had not yet been formally asked to be part of his planned 90th birthday celebrations in June.
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Beckham confident Galaxy will improve under Gullit - 19, Feb 2008
HONOLULU (Reuters) - David Beckham believes this week's inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship in Hawaii can provide the catalyst for a successful second season with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Red Wings rout Avalanche to end losing streak - 19, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings ended a six-game losing streak by shutting out the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Monday behind netminder Chris Osgood's 18 saves.
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Holmes aims to learn from the master in Tiger match-up - 19, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big-hitting American J.B. Holmes plans to learn as much as he can when he takes on Tiger Woods in the opening round of this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona.
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Milicic still hopes to be part of 2003 class reunion - 19, Feb 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The NBA All-Star weekend has taken on the look of a class reunion in recent years with the top picks of the 2003 draft hogging centre stage.
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Musharraf's rivals head for big win in Pakistan vote - 19, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's opponents headed for election victory on Tuesday after voters rejected his former ruling party, raising questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since 1999.
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Yankees' Pettitte apologizes for growth hormone use - 19, Feb 2008
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte apologized on Monday for using human growth hormone and said he had not talked to his good friend Roger Clemens since the U.S. Congress held hearings last week on drug and steroid use by ba
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Bush moves on after hero's reception in Tanzania - 19, Feb 2008
KIGALI (Reuters) - President George W. Bush, basking in a hero's reception from Tanzania, on Tuesday commemorates one of the darkest episodes in Africa's recent history, the Rwandan genocide.
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Better care for U.S. troops but red tape rankles - 19, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The collection of old red-brick buildings and a big 1970s concrete structure on the edge of Washington does not usually make headlines like the White House or the Capitol, half a dozen miles away.
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Obama and Clinton square off in Wisconsin - 19, Feb 2008
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii make their choices on Tuesday in a heated presidential battle, with Hillary Clinton hoping to snap Barack Obama's winning streak ahead of big contests in March.
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U.S. and EU powers recognize Kosovo as some fear precedent - 19, Feb 2008
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Europe's major powers and the United States said on Monday they recognized Kosovo's new independence, as Serbs reacted with anger and some states warned that its secession from Serbia set a dangerous precedent.
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Study rejects Internet sex predator stereotype - 19, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The typical online sexual predator is not someone posing as a teen to lure unsuspecting victims into face-to-face meetings that result in violent rapes, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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JPMorgan earmarks $750 million for Asia private equity - 19, Feb 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - JP Morgan said on Tuesday it had earmarked $750 million for private equity investment in Asia, aiming to take minority stakes in businesses in a region where buyouts are notoriously difficult.
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BlackBerry maker and Motorola duel in lawsuits - 19, Feb 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion and rival Motorola have sued each other over what they say are patent infringements for technology used in their mobile phones.
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Hacker's firm doubleTwist enables copying of iTunes - 19, Feb 2008
CHAMONIX, France (Reuters) - A start-up co-founded by famed Norwegian hacker "DVD Jon" is on Tuesday introducing a service that enables users to copy and use copy-protected Apple Inc iTunes songs on many popular non-Apple devices.
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Microsoft to give out development tools to students - 19, Feb 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled a new initiative on Monday that will give college and high school students around the world free access to technology tools used to develop and design software.
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EU clashes over authorizing GMO maize types - 19, Feb 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union farm ministers fell short of a consensus agreement on Monday to allow imports of five genetically modified (GMO) products, paving the way for default approval by legal rubberstamp, EU officials said.
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Ancient "devil frog" may have eaten baby dinosaurs - 19, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was the biggest, baddest, meanest froggy ever to have hopped on Earth.
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Team makes gecko-inspired adhesive bandage - 19, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have long admired the gecko lizard for its gravity-defying feet. Now U.S. researchers have made a waterproof bandage inspired by the sticky surface of a gecko's paws.
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Shuttle leaves station ahead of satellite shootdown - 19, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis departed on Monday from the newly expanded International Space Station and began its return trip to Earth ahead of a U.S. military plan to shoot down a dead spy satellite.
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China confirms new human death from bird flu - 19, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - A 22-year-old Chinese man from the central province of Hunan has died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the second death from the disease since late last year, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
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"Enfant terrible" Robbe-Grillet dies - 19, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Writer and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet, an "enfant terrible" of France's literary establishment who helped found the New Novel school in the 1950s, died on Monday aged 85, his publishers said.
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Judge to decide on McCartney divorce deal - 19, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Pop icon Paul McCartney and ex-model Heather Mills failed to agree on a divorce settlement on Monday after six days in court, leaving the judge to decide how much of the former Beatle's fortune Mills should receive.
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Gloom dominates tight Oscar documentary race - 19, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Viewers may think some of the nominees for best picture at next week's Academy Awards are dark, but they pale in comparison with the movies competing for the coveted Oscar for best documentary.
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Federer wins fourth Laureus award - 19, Feb 2008
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - World tennis number one Roger Federer won the prestigious Laureus Sportsman of the Year award for a record fourth year in a row on Monday.
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Match Play king Stenson prepares for unexpected - 19, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Upsets are likely to dominate the agenda at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona where Henrik Stenson defends his title.
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Mauresmo through to second round in Qatar - 19, Feb 2008
DOHA (Reuters) - Amelie Mauresmo emerged from a potentially difficult first round match at the Qatar Open with a 7-6 6-3 win over Germany's Sabine Lisicki.
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U.S. wants Kenya crisis solution "yesterday" - 19, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Kenya's feuding parties on Monday to hurry up with a pact to end a post-election crisis that has killed 1,000 people and dented their nation's global status.
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Five killed in Baghdad mortar barrage - 19, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least five Iraqi civilians were killed and 14 wounded when a barrage of rockets hit areas near Baghdad's international airport, including the headquarters of the U.S. military, it said on Monday.
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Conspiracy buffs may feast on JFK documents - 19, Feb 2008
DALLAS (Reuters) - John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy buffs have been handed a Presidents' Day present they are sure to savor.
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Musharraf allies struggle in Pakistan vote count - 19, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Early Pakistani election results show supporters of President Pervez Musharraf struggling, television stations reported on Tuesday.
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Ex-President Bush says attacks on McCain "unfair" - 19, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush urged disgruntled conservatives on Monday to rally around John McCain, calling their criticism of the Republican presidential front-runner "grossly unfair."
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U.S. and EU powers recognize Kosovo as some opposed - 19, Feb 2008
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Europe's major powers and the United States said on Monday they recognized Kosovo's new independence, as Serbs reacted with anger and some states warned that its secession from Serbia set a dangerous precedent.
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Banks lift European shares - 19, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks drove European shares sharply higher on Monday ahead of key earnings data later this week which will show their progress in writing down losses related to U.S. subprime mortgages.
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France says 20 EU states oppose WTO farm plan - 19, Feb 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Twenty European Union countries are opposed to compromise proposals on agriculture floated by a World Trade Organisation mediator as part of a bid to rescue global trade talks, France said on Monday.
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Research In Motion and Motorola duel in lawsuits - 19, Feb 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion and rival Motorola have sued each other over what they say are patent infringements for technology used in their mobile phones.
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Cream to prevent HIV safe, but not effective: study - 18, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cream designed to protect women from the AIDS virus did not prevent infection, but it was safe, raising hopes that it might be combined with drugs or other compounds to work better, researchers said on Monday.
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Shuttle leaves station as next ship moves to pad - 18, Feb 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis sailed away from the International Space Station on Monday, leaving behind a new crew member and Europe's first permanent orbital laboratory.
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Indian opulent Mughal epic panned - 18, Feb 2008
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A film about the fabled romance of a Mughal emperor, whose rule stands as a symbol for religious harmony in India, has been panned by many critics and sparked protests over the historical accuracy of his on-screen love life.
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Rice to face Japan protest on military discipline - 18, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will face complaints about U.S. military discipline when she arrives in Tokyo next week, top Japanese officials said on Monday, after a string of crimes blamed on Marines in Okinawa.
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Women's Tour chiefs bring in criminal checks - 18, Feb 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tennis chiefs have unveiled plans to introduce criminal background checks on anyone seeking access to player areas at tournaments in a bid to enhance safety at women's events.
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Oscar countdown begins in Hollywood - 18, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It is Oscar week in Hollywood, and after three months in the dark winter of a bitter labor strike, the movie industry finally has something to celebrate -- itself.
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Iran MPs want action over Dutch, Danish cartoons - 18, Feb 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers have urged the president to review ties with Denmark and the Netherlands over reprints of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Danish and Dutch newspapers, state radio said on Monday.
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Rice pushes power-sharing in Kenya - 18, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday threw Washington's weight behind efforts to end a deadly post-election crisis in Kenya through power-sharing between the feuding parties.
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Al Qaeda sows fear after sunset in Iraq's north - 18, Feb 2008
SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - In northern Iraq, cities remain virtual ghost towns after dark as al Qaeda militants stalk the streets and fearful residents huddle indoors.
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Bush offers more aid to fight malaria in Africa - 18, Feb 2008
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Monday announced a plan to distribute bed nets to protect 5.2 million Tanzanian children from the deadly disease.
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Bush says people of Kosovo now independent - 18, Feb 2008
PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Monday that the people of Kosovo were now independent, in his first comment on the territory's weekend declaration of independence.
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Suicide bomber kills 37 in Afghanistan: government - 18, Feb 2008
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeting a foreign military convoy in Afghanistan killed 37 civilians in an attack near the Pakistan border on Monday, the interior ministry said.
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Counting begins after Pakistanis vote, mostly in peace - 18, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Counting began on Monday after an election in Pakistan which was far less violent than feared, although it could result in a parliament set on driving U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
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