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Irish protesters warn of another Iceland
February 23, 2009Original source: More than 120,000 workers surrounded the Dail, or Irish Parliament, to protest against bail-outs for wealthy bankers, soaring unemployment and the Fianna Fail government's attempts to force public-sector workers to take a pay cut....
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74 die in Chinese mining accident
February 23, 2009A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, killing at least 74 miners and trapping dozens in the still-burning shaft.
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Bomb hits Shi’ite leader’s funeral procession
February 22, 2009Original source: A bomb tore through a funeral procession for a murdered Shi'ite Muslim leader in Pakistan's Punjab province on Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding scores more. Rising sectarian attacks threaten to further...
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Internet domain names grow to 177 million
February 22, 2009(Xinhua) Despite the economic downturn, Internet domain name registrations posted a significant 16-percent growth last year, a new report has found.
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Dumped in Africa: Britain’s toxic waste
February 21, 2009Tones of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa in flagrant breach of this country’s obligation to ensure its rapidly growing mountain of defunct televisions, computers and gadgets are disposed...
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