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Communication pioneers win 2009 physics Nobel

A pioneer in fibre-optics and two scientists who figured out how to turn light into electronic signals -- work that paved the way for the Internet age -- were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday.
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Obama breaks precedent by not meeting Dalai Lama

President Barack Obama will not meet the Dalai Lama during his five-day trip to the U.S. capital beginning on Monday, the first time in 18 years the exiled Tibetan leader has visited Washington without seeing the president. ...
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Obama orders federal government to cut emissions

President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies on Monday to monitor and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in a move designed to make the U.S. government "lead by example" in fighting climate change. ...
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Nations vow well-funded World Bank but no deal yet

Finance and development ministers from around the globe on Monday pledged to ensure the World Bank had enough money to fight poverty, climate change and other challenges facing developing countries. ...
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U.S. trio wins medicine Nobel for ageing research

Three Americans were awarded the Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for the discovery of a built-in protection device in chromosomes, a finding that sheds light on ageing and may help in the fight against cancer. ...
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Woman says Berlusconi knew she was prostitute

The woman at the centre of a scandal involving Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi added a new twist to the saga that has riveted Italians, saying he knew she was a prostitute when she spent the night with him. ...
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IOC awaits Obama on decision day for 2016 Games

The four candidate cities for the 2016 Olympics were preparing to put closing arguments to one of the world's most exclusive group of voters on Friday, with U.S. President Barack Obama lined up as the main draw. ...
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Samoa quake exposes tsunami warning limitations

Successive tsunamis which pounded South Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, have exposed the limitations of early alert systems set up since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an expert said on Thursday....
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Tsunami deaths likely to rise in Pacific islands

Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa on Thursday searched for survivors after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing possibly more than 100 people and flattening villages....
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U.S., Myanmar to meet in New York on Tuesday

The United States and Myanmar plan to open a high-level dialogue on Tuesday at a meeting in New York, a source familiar with the matter said. ...
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