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Al-Qaida suspect from US tricked his Yemeni guard |
| SAN'A, Yemen – An American al-Qaida suspect detained in
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From Israel, a radical way to boost organ donation |
| JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is launching a potentially trailblazing experiment in organ donation: Sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in... |
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Iraq's PM leads in early Baghdad vote count |
| BAGHDAD (AP) — A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital, according to a partial tally of... |
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Austrian govt finds mass graves of Nazi victims |
| VIENNA – At least two mass graves
containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found... |
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Pinera govt projects $30 billion in quake damage |
| SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an... |
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UBS says IRS has 20 Swiss banks in its sights |
| GENEVA – UBS AG says the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
has... |
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Spanish novelist Miguel Delibes dies at 89 |
| MADRID, Spain (AP) — Miguel Delibes, an acclaimed and prolific novelist whose work featured gritty depictions of rural life in post-civil war Spain... |
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Venezuela seizes top food producer's property |
| CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A mayor loyal to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the expropriation of property owned by the country's... |
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Strongly felt quakes shake Chile inauguration |
| SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Two strongly felt earthquakes have rocked central Chile as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of President-elect Sebastian... |
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Earthquake-rattled Chile to swear in new president |
| SANTIAGO –
Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera
takes office as Chile's new president on... |
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Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person |
| MEXICO CITY (AP) — The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world's richest person — the first from a developing nation —... |
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World airlines see blue skies ahead |
| GENEVA (AP) — Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading... |
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In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past |
| HAVANA (AP) — Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach. ... |
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US hospital ship Comfort leaving Haiti |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in
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Iraqi PM's coalition seen leading vote |
| BAGHDAD – Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties on Monday predicted a coalition led by Iraqi... |
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Haiti frees US missionary; group leader still held |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian authorities have released one of the last two U.S. Baptist missionaries jailed for trying to take orphans out of... |
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Strong earthquake slams eastern Turkey, kills 51 |
| OKCULAR, Turkey – A strong, pre-dawn earthquake knocked down stone and
mud-brick houses, barns and minarets in eastern Turkey on Monday,
killing 51... |
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Interpol issues alert for 16 in Dubai killing |
| PARIS (AP) — Interpol has issued an alert for 16 more suspects in connection with the slaying of a Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel room. ... |
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Oil rises above $82, extending Friday's gains |
| SINGAPORE – Oil prices rose above $82 a barrel Monday in Asia, extending gains from Friday amid signs the... |
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Iraq election head says turnout at 55-60 percent |
| BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of Iraq's election commission says turnout for Sunday's election was between 55 and 60 percent. ... |
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US troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of... |
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Pakistan arrests American-born al-Qaida |
| KARACHI, Pakistan – The American-born spokesman for al-Qaida has been
arrested by Pakistani intelligence officers in the southern city of
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A look at this Sunday's election in Iraq |
| Some basic information about Iraq's parliamentary elections on Sunday: ... |
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Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America |
| CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged... |
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25 die as Iraqis defy violence to vote in election |
| BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis voted Sunday in an election testing the mettle of the country's still-fragile democracy as insurgents killed 25 people... |
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Daring poker heist in German luxury hotel |
| BERLIN (AP) — A heavily armed group stormed a poker tournament in a German luxury hotel Saturday afternoon and made off with a jackpot, a police... |
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Norwegian ship hijacked off Madagascar |
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian ship owner says a vessel with 21 crew members has been hijacked by Somali pirates near Madagascar.
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Strong aftershocks hit quake-stunned Chile |
| CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — The most powerful aftershock in six days sent terrified Chileans fleeing into quake-shattered streets and forced doctors to... |
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Strong earthquake hits Taiwan; 12 people injured |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan – A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern
Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, disrupting communications... |
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India: 63 dead, dozens injured in temple stampede |
| LUCKNOW, India – A senior local government official says that the
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Flooding makes Havana's Malecon a giant puddle |
| HAVANA (AP) — Heavy winds sent waves from the Caribbean Sea crashing over Havana's storied seawall Wednesday, flooding streets in the Vedado area... |
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Chile: Twin aftershocks set off brief panic |
| CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — A pair of aftershocks only six seconds apart provoked a brief panic among citizens in Chile, but no tsunami warning was... |
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New Greek spending cuts to lop off $6.5 billion |
| ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece plans new spending cuts worth an expected €4.8 billion ($6.5 billion), reducing bonus pay for civil servants and... |
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Pope to visit Spain in November |
| VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's spokesman says the pope will visit Spain in November, with a stop in Barcelona to inaugurate the famed cathedral... |
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Nissan recalls nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide |
| TOKYO –
Japan's Nissan Motor
said Wednesday it would recall nearly 540,000 vehicles... |
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RAF jets scrambled after disruption on AA flight |
| LONDON (AP) — British officials say two Royal Air Force jets were dispatched after reports of a disruptive passenger on an American Airlines jet bound... |
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Tsunami swept away fleeing bus full of retirees |
| PELLUHUE, Chile – The 40 retirees enjoying summer vacation at a seaside
campground nestled under pine trees knew they had to move fast after
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Chile troops, police attack post-quake looting |
| CONCEPCION, Chile – Rescuers found signs of life in the wreckage of a
15-story building Monday as the world offered aid to victims of an
earthquake... |
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In ruined Haiti schools, educators see opportunity |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — After seven weeks with seven kids huddled under a shelter of tarps and bed sheets on the median strip of a busy road,... |
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Venezuela to request extradition of ex-president |
| CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Prosecutors urged a Venezuelan court on Monday to approve a request for the United States to extradite former President... |
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Spanish judge accuses Venezuela of links to rebels |
| MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge on Monday accused Venezuela of collaborating with Basque separatist militants and Colombian rebels, and said the two... |
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An euphoric end to a bittersweet Olympics |
| VANCOUVER, British Columbia – They were the resilient Winter Games — beginning in shock,... |
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UK's Prudential buys AIG Asia business for $35.5B |
| LONDON (AP) — British insurer Prudential PLC says it will buy the Asian unit of bailed-out U.S. insurance company AIG in a deal worth $35.5 billion. ... |
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Final day in Vancouver all about hockey |
| VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Only one thing mattered to most Canadians on the last day of the Vancouver... |
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Man, daughter fall 13 floors in Chile quake |
| CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — When their 13th-floor apartment began to shake, Alberto Rozas pulled his 7-year-old daughter into the bathroom doorway and... |
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Chile appeals for aid, sends army against looters |
| CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — Chile's president sent the army to help police attack looting on Sunday and appealed for international help in the wake... |
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Fierce storms in Europe kill 51, mostly in France |
| PARIS (AP) — A violent late winter storm with fierce rain and hurricane-strength winds ripped across western Europe on Sunday, battering France and... |
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Mexican author Carlos Montemayor dies at 62 |
| MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican author and guerrilla movement scholar Carlos Montemayor died Sunday, his publisher said. He was 62. ... |
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Rescuers struggle to save lives after Chile quake |
| CONCEPCION, Chile – Rescuers edged their way toward quake victims
trapped in a toppled apartment block early Sunday even as looters stole
food and... |
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Rescuers struggle to save lives after Chile quake |
| CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — Rescuers edged their way toward residents trapped in a toppled apartment block early Sunday and survivors huddled around... |
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Spain says ETA chief arrested in France |
| MADRID (AP) — The suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA was arrested by police in northwestern France on Sunday, Spain's government... |
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Tsunami warning lifted; Waves reach Japan, Russia |
| TOKYO (AP) — The tsunami from Chile's deadly earthquake hit Japan's main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the... |
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Tsunami hits French Polynesia; Pacific on watch |
| PAPEETE, French Polynesia (AP) — Tsunami waves up to 6 feet (2 meters) high have struck parts of French Polynesia, but no damage was immediately... |
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Australia on tsunami watch following Chile quake |
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia has been put on a tsunami watch following a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile. ... |
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4 Cuban inmates, 1 activist declare hunger strikes |
| HAVANA (AP) — Four Cuban prisoners and an opposition activist have vowed to stop eating to protest the death of a jailed dissident following his own... |
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French air traffic controllers strike for 4th day |
| PARIS (AP) — A strike by French air traffic controllers disrupted flights for a fourth consecutive day Friday, and it was made worse when some Air... |
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Lloyds Banking Group in full year profit of $4.3B |
| LONDON – Lloyds Banking Group PLC on Friday reported a full-year net... |
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China reports at least 29 injured in Yunnan quake |
| BEIJING – At least 29 people were injured and hundreds of buildings
damaged in an earthquake in southwestern China's Yunnan province,
reports... |
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Two huge icebergs let loose off Antarctica's coast |
| SYDNEY (AP) — An iceberg about the size of Luxembourg that struck a glacier off Antarctica and dislodged another massive block of ice could lower the... |
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Egypt: 3 crew members die in cruise liner accident |
| AL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A luxury cruise liner carrying nearly 1,500 passengers slammed into the pier as it docked at an Egyptian Red Sea resort in... |
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Hyundai recalls new Sonata sedan over latches |
| SEOUL, South Korea – Hyundai Motor on Wednesday announced a recall of
about 47,000 of its new Sonata sedans to replace front door latches
following... |
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Thousands march as strikes paralyze Greece |
| ATHENS, Greece – More than 30,000 demonstrators marched through central
Athens Wednesday, as a nationwide strike grounded flights, shut schools
and... |
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World markets slide ahead of Bernanke report |
| HONG KONG (AP) — World stock markets slid Wednesday as a plunge in American consumer confidence magnified worries about the U.S. recovery and... |
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Haiti on edge after steady aftershocks |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti
was rocked by a second series of aftershocks on Tuesday, toppling... |
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Downbeat economic news knocks European markets |
| LONDON (AP) — German shares underperformed their European counterparts Tuesday after a closely watched survey reinforced market fears that the... |
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Oil hovers above $80 after 3-week rally |
| SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices hovered above $80 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mulled whether sluggish U.S. crude demand justified a 15 percent... |
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Air traffic controllers strike begins in France |
| PARIS (AP) — Disgruntled would-be passengers are complaining about hundreds of canceled or delayed flights as air traffic controllers begin a four-day... |
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Striking Lufthansa pilots to suspend their walkout |
| FRANKFURT (AP) — A four-day walkout by Lufthansa pilots that upended travel plans for 10,000 people will be cut short after the airline and their... |
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British Airways cabin crews vote to back a strike |
| LONDON (AP) — Cabin crew members for British Airways PLC voted in favor of striking over jobs and working conditions, union leaders said Monday, in... |
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Paris airport starts using full-body scanner |
| PARIS (AP) — France has started using a full-body security scanner for U.S.-bound passengers at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport. ... |
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Oil above $80 as traders eye low interest rates |
| SINGAPORE – Oil prices rose above $80 a barrel Monday in Asia, extending a three-week rally as investors... |
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Kids trump the stars: US hockey upsets Canada |
| VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Happy anniversary, U.S. Olympic hockey team. ... |
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Lufthansa nixes 800 flights as pilots strike |
| BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa canceled about 800 flights Monday, affecting some 10,000 passengers worldwide, after more than 4,000 pilots... |
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Toyota boasted saving $100M on recall |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota officials claimed they saved the company $100 million by successfully negotiating with the government on a limited recall of... |
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Chavez: Saboteurs targeting Venezuela's power grid |
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez accused his adversaries on Sunday of sabotaging Venezuela's electricity grid as part of a... |
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Ohno becomes most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian with seven medals |
| VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Few thrills, no spills, just a slip in the corner that nearly cost Apolo Anton Ohno a place in history. ... |
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Parents: All Haitian 'orphans' had relatives |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Not one of the 33 children a U.S. Baptist group tried to remove from Haiti is an orphan, The Associated Press has... |
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32 reported dead in storm on Portuguese island of Madeira |
| MADRID (AP) — Flooding and landslides swept away cars and knocked down houses as a violent storm killed at least 32 people Saturday on the Portuguese... |
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Pilots offer to talk with Lufthansa before strike |
| BERLIN (AP) — The Cockpit pilots union offered Saturday to meet with the chief of Lufthansa AG to try to head off a four-day strike beginning Monday... |
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British PM Brown launches re-election campaign |
| LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched his re-election campaign Saturday, appealing to voters with a promise that only the Labour... |
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Cuba blasts US leaders for meeting with dissidents |
| HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is scolding a U.S. delegation for meeting with political opposition leaders following high-level discussions on immigration. ... |
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Minaret falls during prayers in Morocco, 41 dead |
| RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco's official news agency says officials have raised the death toll from the collapse of a minaret during a crowded... |
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Dutch government collapses over Afghan mission |
| AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch coalition government collapsed Saturday over whether to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan, leaving... |
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20 hurt by turbulence on United flight to Japan |
| TOKYO (AP) — Police say about 20 people have been injured by turbulence aboard a United Airlines plane flying from the United States to Japan. ... |
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China says Obama-Dalai talks 'seriously harm' US ties |
| BEIJING (AFP) –
China on Friday angrily protested at US President
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Haiti premier says govt to take land |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive says Haiti's government will appropriate privately held land to build temporary... |
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Mother Mary MacKillop becomes 1st Australian saint |
| VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI approved sainthood for Mother Mary MacKillop on Friday, making the woman known for her work among the needy... |
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Brazil: 64 rescued after Canadian ship capsizes |
| RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's Navy says a Canadian student boat has capsized off the coast of Rio and all 64 passengers have been rescued from... |
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Euro falls below 9-month lows at $1.3493 |
| FRANKFURT – The euro has fallen below nine-month lows against the dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve... |
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Nestle makes $9.55 billion full-year profit |
| GENEVA – Swiss food and drinks company Nestle SA reported a full-year net profit of 10.4 billion
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Officials: US strike kill Taliban leader's brother |
| ISLAMABAD – The brother of senior Afghan Taliban
commander Siraj Haqqani has been killed in a U.S.... |
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Broad new hacking attack detected |
| Hackers in Europe and China successfully broke into computers at nearly
2,500 companies and government agencies over the last 18 months in... |
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Rain and mud pours over Haiti's quake homeless |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A heavy downpour sent the throngs living beside Haiti's shattered national palace cowering under tarps early Thursday... |
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Court convicts 12 in Pinot Noir fraud scheme |
| TOULOUSE, France (AP) — A French court has convicted a dozen people, from wine growers to a wine merchant, in a scheme that exported fake Pinot Noir... |
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Right now, U.S. owns Vancouver Games |
| VANCOUVER, British Columbia – If
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Top UN climate official resigning |
| AMSTERDAM (AP) — Yvo de Boer, the top U.N. climate change official, told The Associated Press Thursday that he was resigning after nearly four years,... |
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Daimler reports Q4 net loss of $482 million |
| STUTTGART, Germany – German car and truck maker Daimler AG
lost euro352 million ($482 million) in the... |
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Haiti judge frees 8 of 10 American missionaries |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight American missionaries were freed from a Haitian jail Wednesday, nearly three weeks after being charged with child... |
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French President Sarkozy announces Haiti aid plan |
| PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nicolas Sarkozy promised 230 million euros ($400 million) in aid for quake-stricken Haiti on Wednesday as he made the... |
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Finns propose ban on handguns after shootings |
| HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish government commission has proposed a ban on semiautomatic handguns after a deadly school shooting in 2008 left 11 people... |
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