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Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks during ...
Jan 28th, 2012
(Reuters) - Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Raul Wallenberg square in Stockholm January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Leif R. Jansson/Scanpix (SWEDEN - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN -
LONDON (Reuters) - Former energy minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce were released early from prison on Monday, just two months after being jailed for lying to police about a speeding offence. Sentenced in March to eight months behind bars each, the pair were found guilty of perverting the course of justice by falsely telling police th... [Full Article]
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BEIJING (AP) - China is phasing out its reliance on executed prisoners for donated organs, but an architect of the country's transplant system said Friday that ingrained cultural attitudes are impeding the rise of donations among the general population. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]