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Researcher: Pollution limits sun in China
Jan 27 2006 10:23PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - China's skies have darkened over the past 50 years, possibly due to haze resulting from a nine-fold increase in fossil fuel emissions, according to researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Malaysia's Anwar sues for defamation
Jan 27 2006 4:55PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian dissident politician Anwar Ibrahim on Friday sued former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for defamation after Mahathir refused to apologize for calling him a homosexual.
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Chinese celebrating New Year in new style
Jan 27 2006 4:43PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Picture this: Lobster cooked eight ways. Sharks' fin bathed in a rich brown sauce. Stewed bird's nest sweetened with apricots. Abalone braised until tender.
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Major earthquake hits off Indonesian coast
Jan 27 2006 1:44PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A magnitude-7.7 undersea earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There was no danger of a tsunami, and no injuries were reported.
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