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 | Costa Rica elects female president ( 2010-02-08 ) Costa Ricans have elected their first female president, with Laura Chinchilla, the ruling party candidate, taking 47 per cent of the vote.... (read more) |
 | China may ban pet meat from menus ( 2010-02-08 ) The Chinese government is considering taking meat from pet animals off menus across the country, raising concerns among dog farmers who have relied on the indus... (read more) |
 | Karachi bomb blasts leave many dead ( 2010-02-05 )
Two bomb blasts in the Pakistani city of Karachi, apparently targeting Shia Muslims marking a religious ceremony, have killed at least 22 people.... (read more) |
 | Bagram: Graveyard of the Geneva Conventions ( 2010-02-05 ) On January 15, 2010, the Pentagon released the first-ever list of prisoners held in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility, the main US prison in Afghanistan fo... (read more) |
BAE Systems pays £286m over corruption charges ( 2010-02-05 ) Defence giant BAE Systems said today it had agreed to pay fines totalling £286 million to settle corruption charges with the Serious Fraud Office and US Departm... (read more) |
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