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European, Asian markets rebound despite US losses

London :: United Kingdom | about 4 hours ago | Business News

Posted by arjun

LONDON - European and Asian stock markets rebounded Friday as expectations of a recovery on Wall Street prompted investors to scoop up battered financial and energy shares. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 42.78 points, or...

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Bush action plan to deal with crisis

Lima :: Peru | about 2 hours ago | Political News

Posted by vishnughimire

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press Friday, November 21, 2008; 8:29 AM LIMA, Peru -- President George W. Bush, struggling to get ahead of a global financial crisis, hopes to win more converts at a summit here for an action...

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Mukasey takes get-well call from Bush

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 4 hours ago | Political News

Posted by pranay

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael Mukasey was conscious and alert early Friday — and took a get-well call from President Bush — just hours after he collapsed during a speech to a black-tie dinner. White House press secretary Dana Perino...

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Obama to nominate Clinton for job

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 4 hours ago | Political News

Posted by LewisStanley

President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Clinton as secretary of state as early as next week, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency. Obama transition...

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Madonna and Ritchie reach divorce settlement, By Melissa Gruz, USA ...

London :: United Kingdom | about 8 hours ago | No category

Posted by BiodunIginla

By Melissa Gruz, USA Desk for Biodun Iginla @ BBC News, London Home News & Opinion Sports Entertainment Business Inside Track Blogs Photos & Media Carfind Homefind Jobfind The Inside Track Star Tracks Celebrity News Hollywood in the Hub Log...

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BOJ holds rates, tweaks market operations

Tōkyō :: Japan | about 13 hours ago | Business News

Source: Financial Times

Nov 21 – The Bank of Japan held back from a rate cut on Friday and tweaked its market operations to ease funding pressures towards the end of the year, as it assesses the growing economic fall-out from the financial...

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Poor sales hammer publisher-broadcaster

London :: United Kingdom | about 5 hours ago | Business News

Source: Miami Herald

Media General (MEG), the newspaper publisher and broadcaster, reported October publishing sales fell 17 percent, and a top investor disclosed stock sales. Total revenue fell 5.8 percent to $85.9 million last month from a year ago as tumbling sales at...

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Deadly blast at Pakistan funeral

Dera Īsmāil Khān :: Pakistan | about 10 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: BBC South Asia

Several others were injured in the explosion, in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, reports say. Soon after the blast, the sound of gunfire was heard, triggering a stampede and panic in the area, a local television channel reported. Violence...

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17 Islamist rebels killed, as Somali police ambushes.

Mogadishu :: Somalia | about 1 hour ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

Islamist rebels, who have been fighting the government and its Ethiopian military allies for about two years, launch near-daily guerrilla strikes in the capital and control a small town just nine miles (14 km) to the south. Somali police ambushed...

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Obama's cell phone records breached

Arlington :: WA :: USA | about 7 hours ago | Political News

Posted by Waqas

Records from a cell phone used by President-elect Obama were improperly breached, apparently by employees of the cell phone company, his transition team said Thursday. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said the team was notified Wednesday by Verizon Wireless that it appears...

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