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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A vast network of under-sea volcanoes pumping out nutrient-rich water in the Southern Ocean plays a key role in soaking up large amounts of carbon dioxide, acting as a brake on climate change, scientists say.
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Deep-sea volcanoes play key climate role – scientists
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Australia has one of the world’s highest home ownership rates, but the generational dream of a suburban home and garden looks set to be shattered.
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FEATURE – Australian cities must transform for population growth
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ROME (Reuters) – Pope Benedict told Rome’s Lutheran congregation on Sunday that Protestants and Roman Catholics should be thankful for all the unity achieved among Christians rather than complain about the slow pace of dialogue.
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Pope stresses Christian unity at Lutheran church
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd told Reuters he will unveil revised financial regulation reform legislation on Monday and threw down a challenge to Republican lawmakers.
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Sen. Dodd challenges Republicans on financial reforms
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate and President Barack Obama expressed outrage at the attack.
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Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
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LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union’s new foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, voiced dismay on Sunday at the criticism that has been heaped on her performance but said she was confident she could succeed in the job.
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EU’s Ashton says she can win over critics
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police said they had arrested a 29-year-old man on Sunday wanted by Spanish authorities for alleged terrorism offences.
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Britain arrests terrorism suspect wanted by Spain
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish police have released a woman arrested along with six other people last week over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, officials said.
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Irish police release cartoonist murder plot suspect
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(Reuters) – An alliance headed by Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was leading the vote count in six provinces on Sunday after early results from 14 of Iraq’s 18 provinces.
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FACTBOX – Five facts about Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Two people were killed, 30 injured and others feared buried in the snow after an avalanche struck a mountain snowmobile rally near Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canadian police said on Sunday.
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Search for missing after deadly Canadian avalanche