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Today's World News: Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up Man, daughter fall 13 floors in Chile quake Some scientists defend tsunami warnings New documentary on Nobel laureate Szymborska How nuclear equipment reached Iran Olympic Drinking Games: Why Vancouver Gets the Gold HSBC chief set to donate bonus to charity: reports Palestinian Cabinet stakes claim amid shrine furor Chile minister says navy made mistake on tsunami Radio station for divorcees battles stigma in Egypt Suicide attack against NATO kills Afghans: govt Canada win dramatic hockey gold to end on high Australian PM Rudd draws fire for mea culpa Iraqis poke fun at their election candidates' posturing USA vs. Canada: the triumph of black-and-blue hockey Chile and Haiti: A Tale of Two Earthquakes Death Penalty Phasing Out Worldwide Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:52 pm PST AP - Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries. Full Story Top Man, daughter fall 13 floors in Chile quake Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:55 pm PST AP - When their 13th-floor apartment began to shake, Alberto Rozas pulled his 7-year-old daughter into the bathroom doorway and waited for it to stop. Full Story Top Some scientists defend tsunami warnings Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:03 pm PST AP - The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property." Full Story Top New documentary on Nobel laureate Szymborska Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:22 pm PST AP - A rare documentary about Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska portrays a lively yet distinguished woman who savors the world's contrasts, from 17th-century Dutch painting to boxing. Full Story Top How nuclear equipment reached Iran Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:28 pm PST AP - Early last year, a Chinese company placed an order with a Taiwanese agent for 108 nuclear-related pressure gauges. But something happened along the way. Paperwork was backdated. Plans were rerouted, orders reconfigured, shipping redirected. Full Story Top Olympic Drinking Games: Why Vancouver Gets the Gold Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:15 am PST Time.com - Vancouver has been overrun with jolly, intoxicated fans. Are they enjoying their Olympic moment? Or just being irritating? Full Story Top HSBC chief set to donate bonus to charity: reports Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:22 pm PST AFP - Michael Geoghegan, the chief executive of banking giant HSBC, will on Monday announce plans to donate his annual bonus of nearly 4 million pounds (6.1 million US dollars) to charities, reports said. Full Story Top Palestinian Cabinet stakes claim amid shrine furor Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:11 pm PST AP - The Palestinian Cabinet moved its weekly meeting to Hebron on Monday in a symbolic act against Israel's addition of a contested shrine in this volatile West Bank city to its list of national heritage sites. Full Story Top Chile minister says navy made mistake on tsunami Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:46 pm PST AP - Chile's defense minister said Sunday that the navy made a mistake by not immediately issuing a tsunami warning after a mammoth earthquake, a step that could have helped coastal villagers flee to higher ground sooner. Full Story Top Radio station for divorcees battles stigma in Egypt Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:22 pm PST AFP - When her divorce finally came through after a painful four-year procedure, Mahasen Saber became the target of reproving looks and gossip in Egypt's conservative society. Full Story Top Suicide attack against NATO kills Afghans: govt Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:25 pm PST AFP - A suicide car bomb attack targeting a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan killed at least four Afghan civilians on Monday, the Afghan interior ministry said. Full Story Top Canada win dramatic hockey gold to end on high Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:05 pm PST Reuters - Canada beat the United States in an extraordinary men's ice hockey final on Sunday to capture a record 14th gold medal and end the Vancouver Winter Olympics on top of the world. Full Story Top Australian PM Rudd draws fire for mea culpa Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:32 pm PST AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was under fire Monday over startling comments in which he admitted that he had let down voters and needed to do better, as elections loom. Full Story Top Iraqis poke fun at their election candidates' posturing Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:40 am PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD _ In the campaign posters that cover Baghdad's public surfaces like wallpaper, Iraqi candidates project an array of demeanors and identities that they hope will sway voters in next month's parliamentary elections. Full Story Top USA vs. Canada: the triumph of black-and-blue hockey Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:19 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Today's USA vs. Canada men's hockey game for the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics is happening for one reason, says Brian Burke, the architect and general manager of team USA. Full Story Top Chile and Haiti: A Tale of Two Earthquakes Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:15 am PST Time.com - The Chile quake was 500 times stronger than the Haiti quake, so why did it cause so much less destruction? Full Story Top Death Penalty Phasing Out Worldwide Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:37 pm PST OneWorld.net - GENEVA, Feb 25 (IPS) - More than 1,000 activists and experts attending this week's Fourth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in this Swiss city are building a network of cooperation to support local organisations campaigning for human rights in countries that retain capital punishment. Full Story Top

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