Argentine state airline decries costly fuel-report
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 21 (Reuters) - State-run Argentine airline Aerolineas Argentinas has accused three energy companies of overcharging for jet fuel, stepping up government pressure on leading supplier YPF, La Nacion newspaper reported on Tuesday ...
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Flags, hopes on Libya's uneasy anniversary
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Flags flew on Martyrs Square in Tripoli and crowds across Libya gave voice on Friday to joy at being free of Muammar Gaddafi, as the anniversary of their revolt offered brief respite from fears that it has brought them only ...
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Administrative arrests: Months or years without due process
At any given moment, hundreds of Palestinians are held by Israel without charges or trial. Of the Palestinians currently under administrative arrest, 88 have been held for more than a year. One has been held for more than five years. Some advocacy groups ...
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Pennsylvania university heads paint bleak tuition outlook
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The heads of Pennsylvania's four largest universities pleaded with lawmakers on Wednesday to ignore Governor Tom Corbett's proposal to cut state subsidies on higher education by 30 percent. During budget ...
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Linsanity hits snag as Melo returns
NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony had mostly been a bystander as Jeremy Lin went from the end of the Knicks' bench to the biggest story in sports. New York won eight of nine games with Lin leading the way, and Melo nursing an injury that kept him out of ...
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Michigan and Arizona primary races tightening up, polls find
LANSING, Mich. -- The Republican primary races in Michigan and Arizona have tightened considerably one week before the votes, with slim margins between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in both states, according to two new polls by Public Policy ...
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Thai stores group CP All Q4 net profit up slightly
BANGKOK Feb 21 (Reuters) - CP All, Thailand's largest convenience store chain, reported on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent, in line with analysts' forecasts, thanks to a rise in sales and better gross margins. CP All, a ...
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Australia's foreign minister resigns in leadership row; PM may poll party on who should lead
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced his resignation during a news conference in Washington, where he was visiting on official business, saying speculation that he planned to seize power from Gillard had become a distraction. "I can only serve as foreign ...
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Survivor: Deadly avalanche a 'horror story'
SEATTLE (AP) - The expert skiers wasted no time after an avalanche hit and swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state. They immediately turned on their emergency beacons and began searching for signs of life. Powder Magazine senior editor ...
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Britain summons Syrian envoy over journalists' deaths
LONDON — Britain summoned the Syrian ambassador on Wednesday to lodge a protest over the deaths of two Western journalists and demand the repatriation of their bodies, the Foreign Office said. US-born war correspondent Marie Colvin, who worked for ...
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