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    Fiji cyclone damage is overwhelming, prime minister says as troops start relief operations

    SUVA, Fiji - A powerful cyclone destroyed more than half the houses in many villages in northern Fiji, but only one death has been reported, officials said Thursday....

    posted: March 17,2010





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    Kilts, green body paint decorate NYC as marchers worldwide parade for St. Patrick

    NEW YORK - All the world from the Sydney Opera House to the Empire State Building turned Irish for the day, as revelers marked St. Patrick's Day with bagpipes, dancing, emerald lights and green body paint in a flurry of celebration....


    Chancellor Merkel: sex abuse scandal in Germany major challenge to society

    BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel called the sex abuse scandal rocking the homeland of Pope Benedict XVI a major challenge to German society and warned the only way to come to terms with it was to "find out everything that has happened."...


    VP Biden trips over St. Pat's blessing for Irish prime minister's not-so-late mother

    WASHINGTON - Vice-President Joe Biden asked for God's blessing for the late mother of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen during a White House celebration of St. Patrick's Day - except the elderly lady is very much alive....


    East Jerusalem neighbourhood in settlement debate shows little sign of furor

    JERUSALEM - The sleepy Ramat Shlomo neighbourhood at the centre of the debate over Israeli construction in east Jerusalem shows no signs of the political furor....


    Idaho first to sign law that would sue federal government over health care reform

    BOISE, Idaho - Idaho's governor on Wednesday became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue the federal government if the U.S. Congress passes health care reform that forces Americans to buy...


    EU food safety agency says most raw chicken in Europe carries food-poisoning bugs

    BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union's food safety agency says most chicken sold in Europe is infected with bacteria that can cause food poisoning if the meat is not cooked thoroughly....








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