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> LUFTHANSA PILOTS BEGIN FOUR-DAY STRIKE
The pilots' union of Lufthansa began a strike Monday after a
last-ditch effort at negotiations over pay and job security
failed, an airline spokeswoman said.

> TOLL RISES AFTER MUDSLIDES IN PORTUGAL
The death toll from weekend flash flooding and mudslides on the
Portuguese island of Madeira has risen to at least 42 people,
the local civil protection agency has said.

> 'MILITANT LEADER' KILLED IN PHILIPPINES
Philippine marines killed six suspected militants Sunday in an
assault in the country's restive southwest, the military said.

> SUDAN TO SIGN DARFUR CEASE-FIRE DEAL
Sudan's government and Darfur rebels are set to sign a
cease-fire agreement within days, raising hopes of an end to a
conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands.

> MAN HURLS BOMB AT EGYPTIAN SYNAGOGUE
A man hurled a makeshift bomb at Egypt's main synagogue Sunday
morning, but no injuries or damage were reported.

> UAE VOWS TO CATCH HAMAS OFFICIAL KILLERS
The United Arab Emirates will bring the killers of a top Hamas
official to justice, the country's foreign minister said Sunday.

> UK PM DENIES 'VOLCANIC TEMPER' CLAIMS
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is denying allegations of
"abusive behavior" and "volcanic eruptions of foul temper" ahead
of the publication of a new book by a top British political
journalist.

> AFGHAN OFFENSIVE FACES STIFF RESISTANCE
Foreign and Afghan forces encountered stiff resistance Saturday
as their offensive in southern Afghanistan entered its second
week, and a civilian was mistakenly shot dead.

BUSINESS
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> CASHING IN ON INTERNET CENSORSHIP
An growing number of software companies are capitalizing on an
unexpected business opportunity: Internet censorship.

> GUCCI TO CONTINUE MCQUEEN LABEL
The fashion brand created by Alexander McQueen is to survive
despite the designer's suicide last week, the label's majority
stakeholder Gucci Group has confirmed.

> LLOYD WEBBER WANTS ABBEY ROAD
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has expressed an interest in buying
London's famed Abbey Road Studios after music company EMIreportedly
put the building where the Beatles recorded most of
their albums up for sale.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 2/21/2010 08:11:00 PM