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Phoenix rejects utility regulator's gas price plans 2012-02-06
BBC News

Phoenix Natural Gas has rejected proposed controls by the utility regulator which would have slashed the price of gas for big business in Northern Ireland. It means regulator Shane Lynch is likely to refer the matter to the Competition Commission. The proposals would slash how much money Phoenix is...

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Giants, Manning win 'wild game' in Super Bowl 2012-02-06
San Francisco Chronicle

INDIANAPOLIS -- Despite winning a second Super Bowl in five seasons, the New York Giants should not be recognized as one of the greatest champions in NFL history. Sunday's 21-17 victory over New England at Lucas Oil Stadium made the Giants the first 9-7 team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. The...

photo: AP / Eric Gay

Protesters continue to battle police in Egypt 2012-02-06
Al Jazeera

Clashes have continued in Egypt with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles, as the protesters demanded swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the ruling military. Thousands of people protested outside the interior ministry in Cairo,...

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Sauli Niinisto wins Finnish Presidential Elections 2012-02-06
Zeenews

Helsinki: A former finance minister won Finland’s Presidential Election on Sunday and will become the country’s first conservative head of state in five decades. Sauli Niinisto took 63 percent of the votes, compared to 37 percent for his rival, Greens candidate Pekka Haavisto, official results...

photo: AP / Roni Rekomaa

Priyanka Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi 'not focussed' on PM job 2012-02-06
BBC News

Priyanka Gandhi, Congress party's star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, says brother Rahul is not focussed on becoming PM. He is working to "bring in positive change in the state and not for his reputation", she told reporters. The country had an "extremely good prime minister"...

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Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive' 2012-02-06
Al Jazeera

The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria was blocked by Russia and China. Video received by Al Jazeera from opposition activists on...

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Australian floods force thousands from their homes 2012-02-06
The Guardian

* One dead in flooding, thousands evacuated * Coal industry largely unaffected by floods * Flooding causes damage to agriculture, property By Rebekah Kebede PERTH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians were forced from their homes on Monday because of floods that have risen to record levels in...

photo: AP / Tertius Pickard

China defends Syria veto in People's Daily article 2012-02-06
The Guardian

State paper denies giving 'free rein' to Bashar al-Assad's crackdown and points to UN mandate 'abused' in Libya by Nato Chinese UN ambassador Li Baodong vetoes the security council resolution calling for Bashar al-Assad to resign as president of Syria. Photograph: Xinhua...

photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras

New York Giants win Super Bowl over New England Patriots 2012-02-06
The Daily Telegraph Australia

FOR the second time in five seasons, Eli Manning led the New York Giants to Super Bowl success over the New England Patriots, nabbing a second MVP award in the process. Manning directed a nine-play, 88-yard drive that set up running back Ahmad Bradshaw for the game-winning touchdown with a minute to...

photo: AP / David J. Phillip

It’s risky to attack Iran: Obama 2012-02-06
Zeenews

Washington: US President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region. In a television interview, Obama also said he did not believe Tehran had the...

photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari