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• Chile quake in 'elite class' like 2004 Asian quake (AP)
• Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever (AP)
• Tsunami sets off panic but does little damage (AP)
• Chile was ready for quake, Haiti wasn't (AP)
• The world's strongest earthquakes (AP)
• The Ring of Fire: Why Chile's Quake Wasn't Unexpected (Time.com)
• Coe wants to match full stadiums in London (AFP)
• Ex-UN nuclear chief: change in Egypt is inevitable (AP)
• Mexico arrests 3rd Juarez massacre suspect (AP)
• Visitor center opens at NY's African Burial Ground (AP)
• Japan warns of tsunami up to 9 feet along coast (AP)
• Canada strike more gold as Italy break duck (Reuters)
• Poll shows Australian government losing lead (Reuters)
• Iraqis poke fun at their election candidates' posturing (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Were Vancouver Olympics courses too hard? How fast is too fast? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Cambodia: Forcing heroin addicts to use herbal remedy (Time.com)

Chile quake in 'elite class' like 2004 Asian quake (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 05:00 PM PST AP - The huge earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile belongs to an "elite class" of mega earthquakes, experts said, and is similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that triggered deadly tsunami waves.

Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:39 PM PST AP - One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile on Saturday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant, and authorities said at least 214 people were dead.

Tsunami sets off panic but does little damage (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:59 PM PST AP - With a rapt world watching the drama unfold on live television, a tsunami raced across a quarter of the globe on Saturday and set off fears of a repeat of the carnage that caught the world off guard in Asia in 2004.

Chile was ready for quake, Haiti wasn't (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:43 PM PST AP - The earthquake in Chile was far stronger than the one that struck Haiti last month — yet the death toll in this Caribbean nation is magnitudes higher.

The world's strongest earthquakes (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 03:38 PM PST AP - Here is a list of earthquakes that registered at least magnitude 8.6.

The Ring of Fire: Why Chile's Quake Wasn't Unexpected (Time.com) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:15 PM PST Time.com - Chile, which has had 13 major quakes since 1973, is part of the Pacific's Ring of Fire, the most seismically dangerous land on the planet

Coe wants to match full stadiums in London (AFP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:03 PM PST AFP - London Olympics chief Sebastian Coe said Saturday he wanted the 2012 Games to replicate the packed venues in Vancouver that had helped make the event a success.

Ex-UN nuclear chief: change in Egypt is inevitable (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:18 PM PST AP - The former head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency who has emerged as an opposition leader in Egypt appealed to the government Saturday to heed calls for change before frustration over a stale political system ruled by one man for nearly 30 years spirals out of control.

Mexico arrests 3rd Juarez massacre suspect (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 02:50 PM PST AP - Mexico has arrested a third suspect in last month's massacre of 15 people in the border city of Ciudad Juarez.

Visitor center opens at NY's African Burial Ground (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:17 PM PST AP - About 15,000 African slaves and their descendants were once unceremoniously buried under what is today Manhattan — and forgotten.

Japan warns of tsunami up to 9 feet along coast (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 05:14 PM PST AP - Japan's Meteorological Agency has warned that a "major" tsunami of up to 9 feet (3 meters) could hit northern coastal areas within the next few hours following a massive earthquake in Chile.

Canada strike more gold as Italy break duck (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 03:32 PM PST Reuters - Canada struck new gold in the hills and on the flats of its home ice on Saturday, mining more medals in snowboarding and speedskating to top the standings in the twilight of the 2010 Winter Games.

Poll shows Australian government losing lead (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:31 PM PST Reuters - Australia's Labor government has lost the lead it has held over the conservative opposition since coming to power in 2007, a poll published Sunday showed.

Iraqis poke fun at their election candidates' posturing (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:40 AM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — In the campaign posters that cover Baghdad's public surfaces like wallpaper, Iraqi candidates project an array of demeanors and identities that they hope will sway voters in next month's parliamentary elections.

Were Vancouver Olympics courses too hard? How fast is too fast? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:19 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Olympics are all about going faster and reaching higher. But at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, some are questioning just how much faster athletes can â€" or should â€" go.

Cambodia: Forcing heroin addicts to use herbal remedy (Time.com) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:15 PM PST Time.com - Though the Cambodian government says its 11 state drug treatment centers are all voluntary, a report released by New-York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) last month says only 1-2% of drug users enter Cambodia's drug rehabilitation facilities by choice

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