MyClipping: March 2005

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Pope's health takes turn for worse
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul has developed a very high fever caused by a urinary infection, the Vatican has said, in a major worsening of his already fragile health."

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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Lethal quake rattles tsunami zone: "A massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia has killed hundreds of people and triggered tsunami alerts around the Indian Ocean."

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The New York Times > International > Asia Pacific > Major Earthquake Hits Off the Coast of Sumatra: "Major Earthquake Hits Off the Coast of Sumatra
An earthquake of 8.7 magnitude shook Indonesia today, three months after a considerably stronger quake triggered a tsunami that caused widespread devastation in the region and killed tens of thousands of people."

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The day after tomorrow - Sunday Times - Times Online: "No, it's not a movie. This is a certainty. It will take billions to prevent it. Global warming is melting the ice cap. The sea is coming to get us, and when it does it won't even be worth fishing in
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Yahoo! News - Christians Celebrate Easter in Jerusalem: "Christians Celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Thousands of Christians from around the world gathered at Jerusalem holy sites to celebrate Easter Sunday, marking the day with prayer and hymns."

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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Bird flu outbreak in North Korea: "North Korea says it has had a first outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus."

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Yahoo! News - Japan confirms 16th case of mad cow disease: "Japan confirms 16th case of mad cow disease
TOKYO (AFP) - The Japanese government has confirmed the nation's 16th case of mad cow disease in a female Holstein raised in the northern island of Hokkaido."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholics around the world approach Easter knowing that the most joyous day in the Christian calendar will be tinged with sadness and uncertainty because of the frail health of Pope John Paul."

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Yahoo! News - Rice Highlights Religious Rights at China Church: "Rice Highlights Religious Rights at China Church
BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) attended a church service in Beijing Sunday in a visit that highlighted U.S. concern for religious freedom in the world's most populous country."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Pope misses Palm Sunday services
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - For the first time in Pope John Paul's papacy, Holy Week services leading up to Easter have begun without the Pontiff and the faithful heard a cardinal compare the Pope's suffering to that of Christ."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Sarin attack leaves scars 10 years on
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo rush hour 10 years ago began like any other for ticket inspector Tsutomu Ohmuro, then subway commuters began to choke."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Powerful quake hits southern Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake has hit Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, shaking buildings, halting trains and prompting the meteorological agency to issue tsunami warnings."

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Yahoo! News - Japan vows tight watch on doomsday cult 10 years after subway attack: "TOKYO (AFP) - Japan said it would keep a tight watch on a doomsday cult so it could never attack again as it did 10 years ago when it released deadly nerve gas on the Tokyo subway."

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BBC NEWS | World | Europe | France to develop Google 'rival': "France is spearheading a project to make European literary works available online in an effort to counter growing US cultural dominance worldwide."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Tsunami quake raises risk of another tremor
LONDON (Reuters) - The devastating earthquake that triggered December's Indian Ocean tsunami has raised the likelihood of another major eruption in the region, scientists say."

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BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Hundreds arrested over child porn: "More than 500 people have been arrested in an international operation to fight child pornography, Spanish police say."

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The New York Times > International > Middle East > New Museum, Putting a Human Face on the Holocaust, Opens in Israel: "
JERUSALEM, March 15 - More than 40 heads of state and cabinet ministers, many of them from Europe, gathered here on a chill Tuesday evening for the opening of a new Holocaust history museum at Yad Vashem, the Israeli guardian of the Holocaust and its history."

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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Japanese claim disputed islands: "A local government in western Japan has adopted a law asserting the country's claim to a cluster of islands whose ownership is disputed with South Korea."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Italy to start withdrawing troops from Iraq
ROME (Reuters) - Italy says it will start withdrawing its soldiers from Iraq in September, in a fresh blow to U.S. President George W. Bush's shrinking coalition."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Anti-cancer compound in green tea identified
LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish and British scientists have discovered how green tea helps to prevent certain types of cancer."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Pictures show climate change as ministers meet
LONDON (Reuters) - A photo of Mount Kilimanjaro stripped of its snowcap for the first time in 11,000 years will be used as dramatic testimony for action against global warming as ministers from the world's biggest polluters meet today."

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The New York Times > Washington > Government Report on U.S. Aviation Warns of Security Holes: "
WASHINGTON, March 13 - Despite a huge investment in security, the American aviation system remains vulnerable to attack by Al Qaeda and other jihadist terrorist groups, with noncommercial planes and helicopters offering terrorists particularly tempting targets, a confidential government report concludes."

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Himalayan glaciers 'melting fast': "Melting glaciers in the Himalayas could lead to water shortages for hundreds of millions of people, the conservation group WWF has warned."

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The New York Times > National > Gunman Kills 7 in Wisconsin Church Group: "BROOKFIELD, Wis., March 12 - An evangelical church meeting turned chaotic and tragic on Saturday afternoon, when a 44-year-old man brandishing a handgun killed seven people, and then himself, at a suburban Milwaukee hotel, the authorities said."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Scientist attacks UK bird flu preparation
Sun Mar 13, 2005 02:26 AM GMT
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LONDON (Reuters) - A leading scientist has attacked the government over its contingency plans to deal with a human bird flu pandemic, saying over two million Britons could die."

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Yahoo! News - Australia's Cyclone Ingrid Heads for Darwin: "Australia's Cyclone Ingrid Heads for Darwin
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Top End city of Darwin battened down the hatches Saturday as its worst cyclone threat since Tracy devastated the city 30 years ago tore toward it along the country's northern coast."

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The New York Times > National > Suspect Kills 3, Including Judge, in Atlanta Court: "ATLANTA, March 11 - A man on trial for rape shot and killed the judge in his case, a court stenographer and a sheriff's deputy in a courthouse rampage on Friday morning, law enforcement officials said. The suspect fled, hijacking several cars and setting off a manhunt in several states across the South."

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The New York Times > International > Europe > Spain Pays Solemn Tribute to Victims of Train Blasts
MADRID, March 11 - On the first anniversary of the March 11 train bombings, Spain paused today to pay a quiet and solemn tribute to the 191 people who were killed in the attacks.

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "London launches African 'Marshall Plan'
LONDON (Reuters) - An ambitious Africa recovery plan launched day challenges the rich world to end 'appalling' trade protectionism and stump up an extra $25 billion (13 billion pounds) aid a year to reverse poverty."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Scientists issue Malaria warning
LONDON (Reuters) - More than half a billion people, nearly double previous estimates, were affected by the deadliest form of malaria in 2002, scientists say."

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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Cyclone weakens over Queensland: "Cyclone Ingrid has weakened as it crossed Australia's north-east coast with winds of up to 170km/h (105mph)."

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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Strong cyclone to hit Queensland: "Areas of Australia's north-east coast are bracing for what could be one of the region's most powerful cyclones in over 30 years."

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BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Protests mark global women's day: "Women around the world have been taking to the streets to mark International Women's Day and raise awareness of the discrimination they still face."

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BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Chechen leader Maskhadov 'killed': "Russian forces say they have killed Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov."

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Yahoo! News - Japanese Siblings Live With Dead Parent: "Japanese Siblings Live With Dead Parent
TOKYO - Police on Tuesday questioned three siblings after it was discovered they had been living with the decomposed corpse of their father for nearly a decade, an official said."

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BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Annan plea on global women's day: "Targeted action is needed to change the 'historical legacy' that puts women at a disadvantage, says the UN's Kofi Annan on International Women's Day."

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Yahoo! News - Italy Demands Justice from U.S. Over Iraq Death: "Italy Demands Justice from U.S. Over Iraq Death
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's foreign minister rejected Tuesday a U.S. account of how its forces killed an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq (news - web sites) and urged Washington to punish any soldiers found guilty of wrongdoing in the shooting."

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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Tests show bird flu cases missed: "Seven Vietnamese who initially tested negative for bird flu have now been found to have carried the virus, the World Health Organization has said."

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BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Security summit opens in Madrid: "Anti-terrorism experts and political leaders have begun a four-day summit in Madrid to examine ways of dealing with international terrorism."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Italy doubts U.S. version of Iraq shooting
ROME (Reuters) - Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena, shot and wounded after being freed in Iraq, says U.S. forces may have deliberately targeted her because Washington opposed Italy's policy of dealing with kidnappers."

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The New York Times > International > Europe > Italian Journalist Shot in Iraq Rejects U.S. Account: "
ROME, March 6 - The Italian reporter wounded when American troops opened fire on the car carrying her and Italian secret service officers to the Baghdad airport just hours after her release from kidnappers rejected today the United States' version of the incident and refused to rule out that she was intentionally targeted."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Syria vows Lebanon pullout soon
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria has vowed a complete and swift two-phased withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon but President Bashar al-Assad says Damascus will still play a role in the tiny neighbour it has dominated for 30 years."

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Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "Archaeologists make important fossil find
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Archaeologists studying human origins in eastern Ethiopia have discovered 12 fossils that appear to be older than the famous fossil 'Lucy', the team leader says."

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BBC NEWS | Business | Japanese mogul arrested for fraud: "One of Japan's best-known businessmen was arrested on Thursday on charges of falsifying shareholder information and selling shares based on the false data."

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Yahoo! News - A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq: "A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq
As of Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at least 1,499 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq (news - web sites) war in March 2003, "

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BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Russia backs Syria pullout demand: "Russia, one of Syria's strongest backers, has said Moscow cautiously supports calls for Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon."

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