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Stories for February 25th 2006

• Saturday, February 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's economy grew just 2.3% in 2005

  Gross domestic product in Latin America's largest economy grew by 2.3 percent in 2005 amid high interest rates used to keep inflation at bay, the government said yesterday.

• Saturday, February 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Repsol-YPF net profits rise 29% in 2005

  Spanish-Argentine oil and energy company Repsol- YPF said yesterday its net profit rose 29 percent to a record in 2005 thanks in large part to a robust fourth quarter, when earnings more than doubled.

• Saturday, February 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  France confirms bird flu at farm

  The French has government confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus struck a turkey farm, in the European Union's first outbreak of the lethal strain in commercial poultry

• Saturday, February 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  191 nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2006

  Altogether 168 individuals and 23 organizations have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2006. This is slightly less than last year's record of 199 candidates. The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the winner in the middle of October.

• Saturday, February 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Paintings by European masters stolen from Rio museum

  A spectacular robbery of art works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet and Dali marred the start of the Rio Carnival on Friday, which saw a slimmer than usual King Momo kick off festivities to feverish samba rhythms.