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TAM Jet forced to return to JFK
AP
(08 November 02:03) |
| AP - TAM Airlines says one of its jets took off from New York's JFK airport but was forced to return 20 minutes into the flight because of a mechanical problem. |
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BA cabin crew to vote on strike union
AFP
(08 November 01:59) |
| AFP - Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts. |
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Nobel laureate brings Bangladesh business model to Europe
AFP
(08 November 01:48) |
| AFP - Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus brought ideas for creating micro "social businesses" from Bangladesh to Europe Saturday with support from several of the world's leading corporation... |
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Medvedev Arms control deal with US can be reached
AP
(08 November 01:43) |
| AP - Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian Presiden... |
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Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
AP
(08 November 01:39) |
| AP - Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the a... |
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Afghan ministry NATO strike kills Afghan forces
AP
(08 November 12:57) |
| AP - U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers... |
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Chinese premier Africa trade push is selfless
AP
(08 November 12:54) |
| AP - China's premier stressed Saturday that his country's push to boost already burgeoning trade ties with Africa was "sincere and selfless," as the Asian powerhouse battled criticism its qu... |
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Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan
McClatchy Newspapers
(08 November 12:52) |
| McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it un... |
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West Africas last giraffes make surprise comeback
AP
(08 November 12:01) |
| AP - A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. |
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Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Walls fall
AP
(07 November 11:59) |
| AP - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divide... |
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Wallabies start slam bid with England win
AFP
(07 November 11:40) |
| AFP - Australia completed the first leg of a possible grand slam after a strong second-half performance saw them beat England 18-9 at Twickenham here on Saturday. |
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Air France crash memorial in Rio amid criticism
AP
(07 November 11:38) |
| AP - Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has... |
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Flaherty says transaction tax unattractive
Reuters
(07 November 11:00) |
| Reuters - Proposals for a tax on financial transactions to fund the cost of future bank bailouts are unattractive, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Saturday. |
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Saudi wont bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears
AP
(07 November 10:58) |
| AP - The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries ... |
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G-20 finance officials Too early to end stimulus
AP
(07 November 10:10) |
| AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured and committed themselves to urgent acti... |
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To defang Taliban some look to private schools
AP
(07 November 10:05) |
| AP - The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have more than a basic education. And the chanting of math equations and Quranic v... |
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Study shows high cost of German reunification report
Reuters
(07 November 10:00) |
| Reuters - As Germany prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new study shows that some 1.3 trillion euros ($1.9 trillion) have been transferred from the ... |
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Guyana US mastermind behind arson attacks
AP
(07 November 09:43) |
| AP - Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a mastermind living in the United States, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo alleged. |
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China PM reaches out to Muslims in Cairo speech
AFP
(07 November 09:23) |
| AFP - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiaobao sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the t... |
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Russian communists flirt with Medvedev
Reuters
(07 November 08:06) |
| Reuters - Russia's communist party denounced powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin while cautiously praising President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday as a man who had brought 'certain hopes' t... |
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South Koreas Pohang win AFC Champions League
AFP
(07 November 08:02) |
| AFP - South Korea's Pohang Steelers shocked two-time champions Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia 2-1 to capture the AFC Champions League title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Saturday. |
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Afghan ministry NATO strike kills Afghan soldiers
AP
(07 November 07:59) |
| AP - Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that a NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis the previous day mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan se... |
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Saudi says swine flu shots advised for pilgrims
AP
(07 November 06:55) |
| AP - The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year. |
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Russias Medvedev leaves door open to Iran sanctions
Reuters
(07 November 06:01) |
| Reuters - Sanctions against Iran should not be ruled out if it fails to agree to restrictions on its nuclear program, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told German weekly magazine Der Spiege... |
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Iran 109 detained at opposition rally
AP
(07 November 05:54) |
| AP - Iranian police have detained 109 people for "disturbing public order" during an opposition rally this week, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday. |
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Britain urges steps to insure financial system
AP
(07 November 05:38) |
| AP - Britain called Saturday for consideration of a tax on financial transactions to insure against another crisis and urged world finance officials meeting in Scotland to agree on bearing t... |
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Ministry NATO airstrike kills Afghan soldiers
AP
(07 November 05:36) |
| AP - Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that a NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, ki... |
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Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government
AP
(07 November 05:30) |
| AP - Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country. |
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Iran lawmakers No shipment of uranium abroad
AP
(07 November 04:48) |
| AP - Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backe... |
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Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media
AP
(07 November 04:37) |
| AP - A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be giv... |
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Madagascar political rivals reach government deal
AP
(07 November 04:02) |
| AP - Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections. |
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Pakistan 12 militants killed in offensive
AP
(07 November 03:58) |
| AP - Pakistani soldiers killed 12 militants in gunbattles over the past day, officials said Saturday, as government forces pressed on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuar... |
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2 tickets win UKs largest lottery payout
AP
(07 November 03:53) |
| AP - European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) — the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom... |
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Teachers student hurt in Pak attack police
AFP
(07 November 03:49) |
| AFP - Two teachers and a student were injured Saturday when suspected militants hurled a hand grenade at a girls' school in insurgency-hit southwestern Pakistan, police said. |
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British treasury chief urges climate agreement
AP
(07 November 03:35) |
| AP - British treasury chief Alistair Darling urged the world's top finance officials on Saturday to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on gl... |
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Muir reeling after Springboks defeat
AFP
(07 November 03:33) |
| AFP - South Africa assistant coach Dick Muir admitted he had never seen such a poor performance from a Springbok front five as the world champions went down to a shock defeat to Leicester. |
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Iran lawmaker No shipment of uranium abroad
AP
(07 November 03:25) |
| AP - A top Iranian lawmaker has rejected the possibility of Iran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment. |
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Afghan govt says UN representative out of line
AP
(07 November 02:02) |
| AP - Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and wa... |
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GM in talks to bring Chinese cars to India report
AFP
(07 November 01:53) |
| AFP - US auto giant General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, the Press Trust of India reported Saturday. |
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Pakistans fashionistas defy Taliban
AP
(07 November 12:52) |
| AP - Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with her shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male m... |
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Pakistan 11 militants killed in strongholds
AP
(07 November 12:49) |
| AP - Pakistani soldiers killed at least 11 militants during overnight gunbattles in three Taliban strongholds, intelligence officials said Saturday. |
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Venezuelans struggling with water shortages
AP
(07 November 12:42) |
| AP - While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same. |
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Storm-triggered landslide kills 13 in Vietnam
AFP
(07 November 11:45) |
| AFP - At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials. |
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China offers Africa more trade investment
AP
(07 November 11:21) |
| AP - China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economi... |
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Drogba has United in his sights
AFP
(07 November 11:02) |
| AFP - An in-form Didier Drogba is capable of ruffling the feathers of even the most confident defences. |
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UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
AP
(07 November 11:00) |
| AP - The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicat... |
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Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander
AP
(07 November 10:53) |
| AP - On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years , he makes an unlikely homecomin... |
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Guard arrested for torture in Tijuana prison riots
AP
(07 November 09:54) |
| AP - Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, incl... |
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Disaster declared in flood-hit Australia
AFP
(07 November 09:51) |
| AFP - Australian authorities declared a natural disaster along parts of the country's east coast as heavy floods cut the main road linking major cities, stranding thousands of people. |
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Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs
AFP
(07 November 09:36) |
| AFP - US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs. |
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