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Whitney Houston: a brilliant and tragic life

LOS ANGELES, Feb 11 - Whitney Houston, who was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room on Saturday, rose from a gospel church choir in New Jersey to become one of the best-selling and most-admired female singers of all time.

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UPDATE 6-Whitney Houston found dead in Calif. hotel, age 48

* Starred in movie "The Bodyguard" (Adds details, reaction)

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UPDATE 4-Award-winning singer Whitney Houston dies at age 48

* Brilliant career, troubled personal life (Recasts, adds details throughout)

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Factbox: Key facts about Whitney Houston, dead at 48

Feb 11 - Whitney Houston, regarded as one of the world's best singers, died on Saturday in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 48, on the eve of the Grammy Awards.

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Fidel Castro meets intellectuals in 9-hour meeting

HAVANA, Feb 11 - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro held his second lengthy public event in a week, this time a nine-hour session with writers and intellectuals, Cuban state media said on Saturday, in another showing he is doing well after serious health problems.

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IATA calls for U.N. deal to avert carbon trade war

SINGAPORE - Global airlines called on Sunday for a deal brokered by a United Nations agency to avoid an impasse between China and the European Union over jet pollution spilling into a trade war.