Abbas signals peace talks after Palestinian election
West Bank candidate Mahmoud Abbas urged post election negotiations with Israel at a Nablus news conference. He pledged to table and implement the road map with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, despite earlier hard line rhetoric and militancy in Palestinian areas.
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French reporter Florence Aubenas missing in Baghdad
A French reporter and her Iraqi interpreter disappeared in Baghdad prompting searches in hospitals and elsewhere. Liberation reports no contact with Florence Aubenas for over 24 hours as French, Iraqi, and U.S. authorities are alerted.
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Britain urges $500 billion Africa aid plan like Marshall Plan
Britain's Chancellor Gordon Brown called on wealthy nations to double aid and provide an extra $50 billion annually for ten years to help investment and development in Africa. He urged full debt relief for burdened nations and a first world trade round that benefits the poorest countries.
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Yanukovych Loses Appeal as Ukraine Sidesteps Crisis
Ukraine's Supreme Court rejected Viktor Yanukovych's appeal of the December repeat election. The ruling narrows paths for the former president amid ongoing political tensions. Yanukovych plans to press a main appeal after the Central Election Commission finalizes the results, while preliminary counts show Viktor Yushchenko leading decisively.
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New Skin Patch Could Deliver Drugs Without Needles
Toronto researchers Dr. Geoffrey Ozin and Dr. Kai Land Skron created a film from dendrimer molecules that may store and slowly release medicines through the skin. The material is experimental and lacks safety or efficacy data for human use.
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Art thief's mom destroys priceless works in rage
In Strasbourg Mireille Breitwieser testified that she used a hammer to destroy irreplacable artworks and bagged them for disposal after learning of her son Stephane Breitwieser's arrest. Her son faces trial for a seven year spree stealing from European museums culminating with Lucan Cranach the Elder's Sybille, Princess of Cleves valued up to $9 million.
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Ireland to switch speed limits to metric nationwide
Dublin reports Ireland plans metric speed limits with a public information drive. Transport Minister Martin Cullen announced 35,000 speed signs will be removed and replaced with metric signs just before the January 20 changeover. An additional 23,000 signs will be erected as part of the migration.
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