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Obama promises economic recovery |
| Barack Obama said it will take time, but the U.S. economy will recover from its crisis. The economy was the main topic of the presidents first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. |
| Date: 2009-02-25 09:30:30 - Added by: paul |
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House prices fall in Moscow |
| House prices in Moscow this month have suffered their biggest ever fall according to a new report. Average list rates slumped 5% in a fortnight, with estate agents adding much more can come off in negotiations. |
| Date: 2009-02-25 09:29:05 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 736 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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Taleban Swat ceasefire 'indefinite' |
| Taleban militants in Pakistan's Swat valley say they have extended their ceasefire indefinitely. |
| Date: 2009-02-24 16:17:35 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 734 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 2.5 |
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Netanyahu struggles to form coalition cabinet - 24 Feb 09 |
| Israel's President Shimon Peres has urged the country's new parliament to wrap up a peace accord with Palestinians by the end of their term. |
| Date: 2009-02-24 16:15:08 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 747 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Afghanistan's complex nature of fighting - 24 Feb 09 |
| The US is fighting against many fragmented groups along Afghanistan's north-eastern border. |
| Date: 2009-02-24 16:13:53 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 741 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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US position in the Middle East will be jeopardized-Bolton |
| Barack Obamas plans to curb the American presence in Iraq and cut other military spending will jeopardize the US position in the Middle East, says John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the UN. |
| Date: 2009-02-24 16:11:40 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 768 - Votes: 7 - Rating: 2.43 |
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Iraqi war widows in despair - 24 Feb 09 |
| Conflict and instability have created a new group in the Iraqi society war widows. There are 1.5 million of them, and the budget allocated for aid has been drastically cut. |
| Date: 2009-02-24 02:36:28 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 751 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 |
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U.S. avoids scrutiny at home with nuclear project in the UK |
| The US is secretly developing its own nuclear weapons program in the UK, according to an article published in one of Britains leading newspapers. |
| Date: 2009-02-24 02:34:34 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 746 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 |
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Netanyahu to form Israel cabinet |
| President Shimon Peres asks right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form Israel's next government. |
| Date: 2009-02-21 01:17:24 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 785 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 1 |
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US expands new detention centre - 20 Feb 09 |
| As the US moves to shut down Guantanamo Bay, another detention facility at Afghanistan's Bagram airbase is being expanded amid fears that Washington is likely to press ahead with off-shore detention of "enemy combatants". |
| Date: 2009-02-21 01:15:19 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 726 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 |
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