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Asian, American leaders push free trade against crisis

LIMA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Asian and American leaders urged support on Saturday for a global free trade deal to offset a deepening world economic crisis but big steps forward could be tricky as the United States makes the transition to a new president. ...  > full story
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Iraq warns of consequences of early U.S. pullout

BAGHDAD, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Iraq's defense minister on Saturday warned of the dangers of withdrawing U.S. forces before the end of 2011, a date set with Washington in a security pact opposed by some lawmakers. ...  > full story
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Bush pledges final hard push for Doha round

LIMA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States will work hard in coming weeks to forge a breakthrough that sets the stage for a successful conclusion of the 7-year-old Doha round of world trade talks, U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday. ...  > full story
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Obama says long haul ahead

LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ...  > full story
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Iran hangs Iranian convicted of spying for Israel

TEHRAN, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran has executed an Iranian businessman convicted of spying on the military for the Islamic Republic's arch foe Israel, the judiciary said on Saturday. ...  > full story
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Obama says long haul ahead

LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ...  > full story
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Annan, Carter barred from Zimbabwe

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Zimbabwe has barred former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other prominent figures from visiting the country to assess the humanitarian crisis, the group said on Saturday. ...  > full story
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Obama says drafting bold economic stimulus

CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting an aggressive, two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump and a spiral of falling prices. ...  > full story
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Soros says U.S. needs billions more in aid measures

BERLIN, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. economy needs additional support measures of between $300 billion and $600 billion to help it withstand the financial crisis, U.S. billionaire investor George Soros was quoted as saying by a German weekly. ...  > full story
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Strong quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra

JAKARTA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — A strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, although there was no tsunami warning issued, the country's meteorology agency said. ...  > full story

Asian, American leaders push free trade against crisis

LIMA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Asian and American leaders urged support on Saturday for a global free trade deal to offset a deepening world economic crisis but big steps forward could be tricky as the United States makes the transition to a new president. ...  > full story

Tibetans decide to stick to Dalai Lama's "Middle Way"

DHARAMSALA, India, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Tibetan exiles reaffirmed their commitment to the so-called "Middle Way" approach to China on Saturday but expressed impatience with the lack of progress in autonomy talks with Beijing. ...  > full story

Defiant Congo rebels stage rally in captured town

RUTSHURU, Congo, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Tutsi rebels staged a rally in a captured eastern Congolese town on Saturday in a show of strength and defiance after an offensive against government forces over the past month. ...  > full story

Politics

Bush pledges final hard push for Doha round

LIMA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States will work hard in coming weeks to forge a breakthrough that sets the stage for a successful conclusion of the 7-year-old Doha round of world trade talks, U.S. President George W. Bush said on Saturday. ...  > full story

Obama says drafting bold economic stimulus

CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting an aggressive two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump and a spiral of falling prices. ...  > full story

Obama says long haul ahead

LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ...  > full story

Obama says drafting bold economic stimulus

CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was crafting an aggressive, two-year stimulus plan to revive the troubled economy, warning that swift action was needed to prevent a deep slump and a spiral of falling prices. ...  > full story

Business

Asian, American leaders push free trade against crisis

LIMA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Asian and American leaders urged support on Saturday for a global free trade deal to offset a deepening world economic crisis but big steps forward could be tricky as the United States makes the transition to a new president. ...  > full story

Philips says to cut 1,600 healthcare jobs

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Dutch Philips Electronics will lay-off 5 percent of its workforce at its Healthcare division as part of an accelerated cost-savings push sparked by the global economic slowdown. ...  > full story

Daimler eyes cuts as car industry struggles

FRANKFURT, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Daimler is eyeing further cost cuts, the maker of Mercedes cars confirmed on Saturday as a global economic slump squeezes sales. ...  > full story

Obama says long haul ahead

LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ...  > full story

Science

Space station's new urine recycler has glitches

HOUSTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA is having problems with a $250 million system it just delivered to the International Space Station to recycle urine and other wastewater into drinking water for astronauts. ...  > full story

Meteor lights up skies over Western Canada

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — A massive ball of fire that lit up the skies over two Western Canadian provinces on Thursday evening was likely among the biggest meteor events to be witnessed in Canada this year, one expert said. ...  > full story

Spiders get their space legs

HOUSTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Spiders flying as an educational project aboard the International Space Station seem to have gotten the hang of weightlessness. ...  > full story

Astronauts finish second spacewalk outside station

HOUSTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Shuttle Endeavour astronauts working outside the orbiting International Space Station faced glitches during a second spacewalk on Thursday, as one astronaut experienced high carbon-dioxide levels after his crew mate lost a tool bag on the mission's first spacewalk. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Two Broadway shows join growing list of casualties

NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Two more Broadway shows fell by the wayside this week but the head of an industry trade association said it was part of natural selection in a tough business rather than the result of the economic crisis. ...  > full story

New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — The day many rock fans never expected to see in their lifetimes is nigh. ...  > full story

U.K. band Franz Ferdinand "swings" on 3rd album

NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Billboard) — Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the transatlantic success of its self-titled predecessor. ...  > full story

Bruce Willis sues over "green rubber" investment

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — "Live Free or Die Hard" actor Bruce Willis has sued a Malaysian prince and his company over a $2 million investment in "green rubber" the actor wants returned. ...  > full story

Sports

Wilson edges ahead in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Oliver Wilson maintained his quest for a maiden European Tour win by edging ahead of the field after the third round of the Hong Kong Open Saturday, while Bernhard Langer rolled back the years with a brilliant round. ...  > full story

Japan lose Dragons fire for WBC defense

TOKYO, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Japan coach Tatsunori Hara has suffered a blow ahead of next year's World Baseball Classic (WBC) following a run-in with the Chunichi Dragons. ...  > full story

Webber badly hurt in cycling accident

HOBART, Australia, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber has been seriously injured after being hit by a car while competing in a charity multi-sport event in Tasmania. ...  > full story

Dallas captain Morrow faces long injury layoff

DALLAS, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Dallas Stars captain Brenden Morrow is expected to be out for the rest of the season due to a torn ligament in his right knee that requires surgery, the team said on their website on Friday. ...  > full story
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