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Monday, February 23, 2015 (2015x38)

: 23, 2015

2015/02/23 Headlines: Ukraine Delays Withdrawal of Heavy Weapons as Bombing Kills 2; U.N. Envoy Visits Damascus in Effort to Reach Aleppo Truce; Group: U.S. Strikes on Syria Have Killed Over 1,600, Including 62 Civilians; U.N. Panel Could Publish Names of Alleged War Criminals in Syrian Civil War; Leading Egyptian Activist Sentenced to 5 Years for Challenging Draconian Anti-Protest Law; U.S., Iran Resume Talks Ahead of March Deadline; White House Says Israel Spreading Falsehoods; Gaza Donations Far Below Pledged $5 Billion; Tally Finds Mass Toll from Israeli Strikes on Homes; Islamic State Claims Suicide Attack that Kills Dozens in Libya; Greece, Eurozone Extend Financial Package for 4 Months in Austerity Standoff; U.S. Mulls New "Tools" to Pressure Venezuela after Arrest of Opposition Mayor; Judge Blocks U.S. Detention of Central American Women & Children, Cites "Irreparable Harm"; Al-Shabab Threatens Westgate-Style Attack on Mall of America; Global Warming-Denying Scientist Hid Funding from Fossil Fuel Corporations