OTTAWA — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, escalating his budget battle with Congress, has issued an unusually passionate warning that the impasse over approving this year’s federal spending package threatens the military’s...
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Federal Reserve policy makers maintained plans to buy US$600 billion ($775 billion) of Treasuries through to June, indicating the recovery still needs stimulus to produce a bigger reduction in unemployment. The expansion is "continuing, though at a...
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ROME (AP) -- A parliamentary committee in Italy examined 200 more pages of documents Thursday assembled by prosecutors investigating Premier Silvio Berlusconi on suspicion he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl. The documents include...
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JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, the beloved but increasingly frail hero of South African democracy, remained hospitalized for a second day here Thursday for what his foundation called “routine tests.” As friends and family filed into...
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MELBOURNE - First Rafael Nadal, now Roger Federer. Federer, the 16-time Grand Slam winner, was knocked out of the Australian Open 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday by 2008 champion Novak Djokovic. The talk before the tournament was a blockbuster final...
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SOUTH Africa is in the grip of a dangerous new drugs craze that could threaten the country's battle against AIDS, Sky News reported Thursday. The street drug called "whoonga" is a cocktail that includes the anti retroviral (ARV)...
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Heaven knows what would have happened to Li Na's marriage if she had lost her Australian Open semi-final against Caroline Wozniacki. The 28-year-old world No 11 became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final when she beat...
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