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German's trade surplus rises to 158bn euros in 2011 on record exports of 1.06tn euros, official figures show.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil exporters have stopped supplying Iran with most of the 30,000 tonnes of the food staple the Middle Eastern country buys each month, or about half its demand, as Western financial curbs on Tehran stymie payments, two trading sources said....(more)
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A Midwood Army veteran is finally coming home Wednesday after a long battle to recover from massive injuries suffered in an explosion in Iraq - and get the military to grant him a discharge.
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Reuters - A Communist "princeling" fond of small town America and Hollywood war dramas, and brusque critic of Western pressure with a daughter at Harvard, Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping embodies his nation's contradictory ties with the United States.
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AP - Opposition leader Henrique Capriles is heading into Venezuela's first opposition primary warning that Hugo Chavez's foes must choose a strong candidate if they want to win back the presidency and halt the country's slide into chaos.
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AP - Disgruntled police across Brazil are taking aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration, raising threats to the annual street parties that draw hordes of foreigners as a way to press their demands for pay raises.
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"Mob Wives" reality show star Renee Graziano cried a river in federal court Tuesday for her wiseguy father, who was secretly recorded by his scheming former son-in-law.
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Reuters - NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination Wednesday, in a possible sign that tension is easing following a cross-border NATO air attack in November that infuriated Pakistan.
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Reuters - The leader of South Korea's main opposition party, which polls say is headed for a big victory in an April election, said on Wednesday it would repeal a free trade deal with the United States if it wins control of parliament, unless the pact...(more)
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The amount of cooling water being injected into the No. 2 reactor was increased after its temperature soared to 73.3 CWorkers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant say they are regaining control of a reactor after its temperature rose dramatically this week, casting doubt on...(more)
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News came hours after police surrounded the US consulate in Chengdu prompting rumours of an attempted defectionChinese authorities have announced that a high profile official is receiving "vacation-style treatment" due to stress, hours after police surrounded the United States consulate in south-western Chengdu - prompting widespread...(more)
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The National Park Service agreed Monday to let Grand Canyon National Park impose a ban on small, disposable water containers.
