World Feb. 6th, 2010 (10)
#1 — BBC | Australia signs huge China coal deal
An Australian firm has signed a $60bn (AUS$69bn; £38bn) deal to supply coal to Chinese power stations.
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#2 — BBC | Death sentences of Calcutta US attackers is upheld
A court in India has upheld the death sentences of two men convicted of involvement in a 2002 shooting attack on a US cultural centre in Calcutta.
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#3 — CNN | Travel grinds to halt after powerful Mid-Atlantic snowstorm
Washington (CNN) — A powerful snowstorm pounded the nation’s capital and other mid-Atlantic states early Saturday, snarling down traffic and bringing travel to a virtual standstill.
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#4 — Fox | Conservative Activists Battle for Control of ‘Tea Party’ Name
A coalition of tea party activists in South Florida is accusing a well-known local radio host of trying to hijack their movement.
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Times | Tea Party turns nasty: ‘It’s our country – let’s take it back’
#5 — Fox | Anti-Whaling Ship Collides With Japanese Boat Off Antarctica
SYDNEY — Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd’s ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in the icy waters off Antarctica on Saturday — the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between the two sides.
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#6 — NY Times | Debt Crisis in Euro Zone Is Severe Political Test for Bloc
PARIS — What began with worries about the solvency of Greece in the face of high deficits, fake budget figures and low growth has quickly become the most severe test of the 16-nation euro zone in its 11-year history.
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#7 — DM | Scientists invent wafer-thin plastic that can store electricity
The battery, which has powered our lives for generations, may soon be consigned to the dustbin of history.
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#8 — Times | Accused MPs argue they are above the law
Three Labour MPs charged yesterday with theft over fraudulent expense claims declared that they were above the law and would fight attempts to put them on trial.
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#9 — Times | Ukraine’s presidential showdown in danger of erupting on streets
The bitter rivals to become President of Ukraine staged their final election rallies last night amid rising fears that the contest will boil over into a challenge for power on the streets.
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#10 — Telegraph | Taliban prepare defences against US and UK offensive
A wall of booby-trapped mines has been laid by the Taliban to protect their last strongholds in central Helmand as they prepare to hold off a major allied assault, British commanders have disclosed.
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