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Chile earthquake 2011

A woman holds a child as they stand outside a building as a precaution after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Concepcion, Chile, Friday Feb. 11, 2011. The earthquake struck central Chile Friday, centered in almost exactly the same spot where last year#39;s magnitude-8.8 quake spawned a tsunami and devastated coastal communities. Electricity and phone service were disrupted and thousands of people fled to higher ground following Friday#39;s quake, but the government quickly announced that there was

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Mubarak Steps Down

An image taken from Egyptian TV shows Vice President Omar Suleiman delivering an address in Cairo. Suleiman said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and handed power to the military. Cairo#39;s streets have exploded in joy when President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after three-decades of autocratic rule and handed power to a junta of senior military commanders. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and the vice president has named a military council to run the country#3

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