World Update from BBC News
Pinera sworn in as new quake hitsSebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.Biden tries to ease Mid-East rowUS Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.Web censure 'curbs human rights'Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report.Extradition over Auschwitz theftA Stockholm court rules a Swedish man can be extradited to Poland for trial over the theft of a sign from Auschwitz.Greeks stage fresh general strikeGreek public and transport services grind to a halt and clashes break out during a third strike over austerity measures.
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