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Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
>TOP STORIES as of 0900 HKT -- 24 February, 2010

> REPORTS: SUDAN PEACE DEAL SIGNED
Sudan has signed a framework peace accord with rebels from the
nation's volatile Darfur region, state media reported.

> TOYOTA WOES 'ELECTRONIC'
Toyota "must think differently when investigating complaints,"
the head of U.S. operations says in prepared remarks. James
Lentz addresses a congressional panel today.

> LABOR PROTESTS SPREAD ACROSS EUROPE
Labor unrest unfolds across Europe with French air traffic
controllers and oil workers, British Airways cabin crew and
unions across Spain all embroiled in disputes.

> CHENEY SUFFERS MILD HEART ATTACK
Former Vice President Dick Cheney was "feeling good" a day after
being hospitalized with chest pains, a source who spoke to
Cheney said Tuesday.

> NEIGHBORS BACK ARGENTINA ON FALKLANDS
A number of Latin American countries have rushed to offer their
support to Argentina in its long-running territorial dispute
with Britain over the Falkland Islands.

> NEW UK PASSPORT SUSPECTS IN DUBAI 'HIT'
Two more suspects in the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai,
both carrying British passports, have been identified, police
said Tuesday.

> 50 HOMES BURIED IN INDONESIA LANDSLIDES
About 30 homes were buried in massive landslides Tuesday in
Indonesia as torrential rain drenched the area.

> SOURCES: PRESIDENTS 'TRADE OBSCENITIES'
A shouting match involving the presidents of Venezuela and
Colombia is the latest rumble in months of tension between the
two South American nations.
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BUSINESS

> LUFTHANSA RESUMES HALF ITS FLIGHTS
Lufthansa airline will fly a bit over half of its normal flight
schedule Tuesday, a day after pilots suspended their strike.

> COMMERZBANK HIT BY $6.2B LOSS
Commerzbank lost €4.5 billion ($6.2 billion) in 2009 as the
cost of overhauling the acquired Dresdner Bank and a steep rise
in loan-loss provisions took their toll on Germany's
second-largest bank.

> EMI STUDIOS DECLARED NATIONAL LANDMARK
The iconic Abbey Road Studios made famous by the Beatles are
being declared a national historic landmark, British Culture
Minister Margaret Hodge announced Tuesday.