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The US suffered a setback yesterday when their west European Nato allies forced a resumption of contacts between the alliance and Russia and stalled Nato-membership bids from Georgia and Ukraine. A meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels agreed to reopen contacts with Moscow, frozen in...(more)
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The 'malware' strike, thought to be from inside Russia, hit combat zone computers and the U.S. Central Command overseeing Iraq and Afghanistan. The attack underscores concerns about computer warfare. Senior military leaders took the exceptional step of briefing President Bush this week on a severe and...(more)
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With President-elect Barack Obama vowing to plow hundreds of billions of dollars into the nation's infrastructure, some state officials are warning that public works projects will fail to effectively lift the country out of recession unless they are chosen carefully and implemented rapidly. In a...(more)
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An 89-year-old dementia patient, wearing just her hospital gown and slippers, wandered out onto the roof of a hospital and died in the freezing temperatures, police said.
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The state Board of Regents on Wednesday morning voted unanimously to levy new fees on students for the spring 2009 semester.
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AFP - Foreign travellers and business people say they will not be put off coming to India's most vibrant and cosmopolitan city by murderous militant attacks that brought Mumbai to a standstill last week.
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AP - Russia's government pledged a mortgage buyout Wednesday and announced more aid for major airlines and other companies beyond an existing $200 billion financial rescue package, Russian news agencies reported.
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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court cautions "it is time to be prepared" for reprisals in Darfur if he obtains a warrant to arrest the Sudanese president on genocide charges.
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AFP - The chief of the United States military Wednesday asked Pakistan to "investigate aggressively" any possible links that groups based in Pakistan have to the Mumbai attacks.
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Private employers shed jobs at an accelerating rate and the nation's service sector contracted sharply in November, according to a pair of private reports released today, evidence that the recession may still be deepening. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by triple digits at the...(more)
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Mumbai's international reputation as India's commercial capital, and the heart of its Bollywood film industry, will suffer a severe blow as a result of the attack on the city.By targeting opulent, landmark buildings overlooking the Arabian Sea favoured by foreign tourists and business travellers, the attackers...(more)
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