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Venezuelan president’s backers celebrate referendum win
February 16, 2009February 16 (Xinhua) Supporters celebrated President Hugo Chavez's win in the constitutional referendum Sunday night, which has lifted term limits to allow him to run in 2012 presidential election and stay in power as long as...
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Man shot dead by LA police with Taser gun
February 16, 2009February 16 (Xinhua) A man died on Saturday after being shot by police with a Taser gun, becoming the latest victim of Taser guns, authorities said on Sunday.
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Russia still wary of US missile shield
February 16, 2009Moscow, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov on Sunday reiterated that the planned US missile defense shield in Europe poses a threat to Russia´s security and correlation of forces worldwide.
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Tel Aviv demands soldier’s release
February 16, 2009Original source: Israel's prime minister made the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit a condition of peace in the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday. Egypt has been mediating in indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and the...
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Experts warn of climate change errors
February 16, 2009Leading scientists warned a US conference on climate change at the weekend that the rate of global warming has been seriously underestimated.
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