| S
Korean parliament approves prime minister nomination
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Seoul,
Feb 29:
South Korea's parliament approved President Lee Myung-bak's
choice for prime minister Friday, paving the way for the new
leader to form his first Cabinet.
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| Suicide
bomber killed in blast near Colombo harbour
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Colombo,
Feb 29:
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber was killed and eight
others injured in a blast near the Colombo harbour early on
Friday.
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| Beijing
opens world's largest airport terminal
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Beijing,
Feb 29:
China today unveiled the highly futuristic world's largest new
airport terminal in the capital in preparation for a deluge
of millions of passengers for the Olympics and for meeting the
country's booming air traffic demand.
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| Putin
urges compatriots to vote for Russia's future
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Moscow,
Feb 29:
Ahead of Sunday's presidential poll, outgoing Russian President
Vladimir Putin has appealed to his compatriots to vote for the
future of the country by making a "conscious" choice
in favour of a candidate who would carry forward the policies
of change launched by him.
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