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Senate nears first healthcare vote
Democrats in the U.S. Senate geared up for a fierce battle over a new healthcare reform plan on Thursday as Republicans condemned the bill's price tag and tax hikes before the first crucial test vote on Saturday.
Nov 20, 2009, 15:03
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Google PC will start in seven seconds or less
New Google Inc (GOOG.O) software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web.
Nov 20, 2009, 14:57
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Wall Street tax must be international: Pelosi
Any tax imposed on financial transactions would have to take effect internationally to keep Wall Street jobs and related business from moving overseas, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.
Nov 20, 2009, 14:46
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Philip Morris ordered to pay $300 million to smoker
A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages...
Nov 20, 2009, 14:43
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U.S. cracks down on border meeting spot for Mexicans
The United States has severely restricted access to a spot on the Mexican border where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly to hold hands or kiss through a fence.
Nov 20, 2009, 14:39
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Europe
Belgian PM chosen to be first full-time EU president
Leaders of the EU chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first president of the EU
Nov 20, 2009, 14:35
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EU has one number for foreign policy
The European Union on Thursday evening (19 November) said it had solved the long-standing question of whom the US secretary of state should call with foreign policy problems
Nov 20, 2009, 14:30
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New U.S. guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50
Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, but several groups immediately rebelled against the recommendations.
Nov 17, 2009, 14:06
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California gay marriage campaign kicks off
Gay marriage advocates on Monday launched a campaign to try to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban, hoping to become the first U.S. state to convince voters to approve gay people's right to wed.
Nov 17, 2009, 14:01
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Guantanamo detainee move not security risk: officials
Moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay to a largely unused prison in this hamlet would create much-needed jobs, said officials who toured the rural prison on Monday, dismissing widespread concern about risks to security from America's sworn enemies and their allies.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:55
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Rajaratnam in talks with U.S. for at least 30 days
Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam and five others charged a month ago in the biggest U.S. hedge fund insider trading case will be in talks with prosecutors for at least another month over the allegations against them, court documents said on Monday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:53
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Had flu? You may have H1N1 protection
People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:49
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Ex-Goldman programmer may avoid jail
The criminal prosecution of Sergey Aleynikov, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programer charged this past summer with stealing some of the computer code for the firm's high-frequency trading program, appears headed to a rather anti-climatic conclusion.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:48
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Baseball stars, others, to get back Stanford funds
Some of alleged swindler Allen Stanford's investors, including baseball star Johnny Damon, will see their funds returned after a U.S. appeals court ruled the receiver in the fraud case may not sue them.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:46
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Hyatt says 6 of 98 fired Boston workers accept plan
Just six of the 98 Boston housekeepers sacked by Hyatt Hotels Corp in August have taken up its offer of alternative employment, and few have responded to overtures by phone or mail, a Hyatt manager said.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:43
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Pakistan seizes main Taliban bases
Pakistani forces have captured most main Taliban bases in their offensive in South Waziristan and will soon fan out into the rugged countryside to hunt for militants there, commanders said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:40
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Middle East
Soldiers' mutiny raises concern in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced concern on Tuesday over a mutiny by pro-settler soldiers that raised fears of more rebellion in the ranks in any future land-for-peace moves with the Palestinians.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:38
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New site shows Iran insists on enrichment
Building a second uranium enrichment site is a "political message" from Iran that neither sanctions nor possible military attack will ever halt its nuclear program, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:35
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Africa
U.N. court overturns Rwandan's genocide conviction
A U.N. court's appeals chamber has acquitted a Rwandan leader who was sentenced to 20 years in prison over the 1994 genocide because of shortcomings in the evidence.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:32
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Israel rebuffs calls for Jerusalem settlement halt
Israel declined comment on Tuesday on a report of new U.S. demands it curb settlement round Jerusalem, but it reaffirmed its determination to go on building on occupied West Bank land that it has annexed to the city.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:29
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Europe
EU, Russia hope for new start despite differences
The European Union and Russia hope to lay the foundations of a new economic and political partnership at a summit on Wednesday despite differences over energy, trade, human rights and climate change.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:24
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Recognizing Palestinian state would be premature: EU
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said EU foreign ministers would discuss support for the Palestinians at a meeting on Tuesday but that it was premature to discuss recognizing a Palestinian state.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:21
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Africa
Pirate says to free Spanish ship, tanker seized
Somali pirates are leaving a Spanish tuna fishing boat hijacked six weeks ago after agreeing a ransom of $3.5 million, one of the pirates said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:13
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Obama prods China on yuan, but Hu silent on issue
U.S. President Barack Obama urged a reluctant China on Tuesday to let its yuan currency rise in value at a summit where strains over trade between the two giants crept into proclamations of goodwill.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:55
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United Kingdom
EasyJet bullish on 2010, fuel costs hit year profit
Full-year profit tumbled at easyJet, caught out by hedging fuel prices at high levels, but the low-cost airline forecast much higher earnings next year.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:45
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United Kingdom
Inflation jumps to 1.5 percent in October
The inflation rate accelerated in October after a sharp fall in transport costs last year was not repeated, official data showed on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:43
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Two arrested over soldiers' killings in Northern Ireland
Police in Northern Ireland on Tuesday arrested two more people in connection with the killings of two British soldiers in March by a republican splinter group.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:40
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IMF head eyes global currency change
The imperative of greater global currency stability means the world can no longer rely, as it has done since the end of the gold standard, on a currency issued by a single country, the head of the IMF said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:37
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UK offers to host Afghanistan conference next year
Britain has offered to host an international conference early next year to set a timetable for transferring security responsibilities to Afghan forces from 2010, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:32
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United Kingdom
Lehman sues Barclays on windfall profits
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc has filed a lawsuit against Barclays Capital Inc alleging the bank took control of excess assets in collusion with Lehman executives when it bought its U.S. brokerage business a year ago, court documents show.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:08
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Microsoft co-founder diagnosed with cancer
Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has begun treatment, a spokesman for his investment company said on Monday.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:01
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South America
In Amazon, a frustrated search for cancer cures
The task of harvesting the secrets of Brazil's vast Amazon rain forest that could help in the battle against cancer largely falls to Osmar Barbosa Ferreira and a big pair of clippers.
Nov 17, 2009, 11:57
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EU top jobs summit could drag on for days
A deal on the EU top jobs remains far from reach ahead of a special summit on Thursday (19 November) that could require a follow-up meeting the next day.
Nov 17, 2009, 11:54
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EU risks winter gas crunch despite Russia pact
The European Union and Russia on Monday (16 November) signed an early warning agreement designed to prevent sudden energy cut-offs.
Nov 17, 2009, 11:51
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Ministers give nod to Albania's EU application
Albania has advanced another step on the road to European Union membership, with EU foreign ministers on Monday (16 November) backing the Balkan country's request for official candidate status.
Nov 17, 2009, 11:49
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