AP - Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner underwent successful surgery Sunday after showing symptoms of carotid artery disease, two Cabinet ministers said.
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Argentine ex-leader said OK after rush surgery (AP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 8:05pm EST
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Envoys head to North Korea to push for nuclear talks (Reuters)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 8:04pm EST
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Reuters - A senior Chinese envoy was in North Korea to prod the reclusive state back to stalled nuclear talks while the South sent a team across the border on Monday for talks to restart tourism projects halted due to political wrangling.
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Costa Rica votes, could elect 1st woman president (AP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 8:02pm EST
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AP - Costa Ricans appeared likely to elect their first woman president Sunday as Central America's most politically and economically stable country chose between a career politician from the ruling party and an anti-taxation Libertarian.
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SAP CEO resigns, replaced by 2 co-chief executives (AP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 8:01pm EST
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AP - The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday. -
Give a home to us not the Olympics, say protesters (Reuters)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 7:47pm EST
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Reuters - Robert Bonner is not impressed that Vancouver is hosting the Winter Olympics and thinks the millions of dollars spent on the event would have better gone on alleviating problems like poverty and homelessness. -
Health emergency: Helping Haiti's fragile minds (AP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 6:23pm EST
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AP - The battered bodies may be mending, but the minds still struggle.
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Private schools sprout in Zimbabwe as public system struggles (AFP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 4:10pm EST
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AFP - "No disruption to learning" touts a newspaper ad for a new private Zimbabwean school, one of many springing up in living rooms, backyards and plots across Harare.
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Australia marks anniversary of deadly firestorm (AFP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 3:53pm EST
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AFP - Australians marked the first anniversary of devastating wildfires that killed 173 people, grieving for those who lost their lives and praying for the survivors in a national day of mourning Sunday.
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Hundreds flee south Afghan town ahead of offensive (AP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 3:33pm EST
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AP - Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Taliban-controlled area ahead of a planned NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan.
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Skier survives 17 hours under Swiss avalanche (AP)
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 2:21pm EST
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AP - A skier was buried beneath an avalanche for 17 hours in the Swiss Alps before being pulled from the snow with only mild hypothermia, police said Sunday.