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World powers look to solve crisis with collective efforts
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 04:34:00
 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The world's leading powers pledged to band together to tackle
the financial crisis at an emergency meeting Saturday after a warning from

European leaders meet on financial meltdown
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 06:24:00
 
PARIS (AFP) - Leaders of the 15 eurozone countries plus Britain are to gather in
Paris on Sunday to announce a new package of measures

IMF chief hails 'first' global coordination on financial crisis
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 06:29:00
 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Developing countries backed a Group of Seven plan to tackle
the financial crisis, a 'first' step in global coordination to restore order

US strikes NKorea from terror blacklist
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 06:33:00
 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has struck North Korea from a terror
blacklist after saying Pyongyang agreed to steps to verify its nuclear
disarmament

Fierce new row rocks White House race
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 07:06:00
 
CHICAGO (AFP) - A war of words with racial undertones reverberated through the
White House race after civil rights icon John Lewis accused Republican John

Police tactics faulted for Bangkok horror injuries
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 07:32:00
 
BANGKOK (AFP) - Heavy-handed police tactics, including using tear gas canisters
that explode on impact, have left a toll of horror injuries from street clashes

Polls open in Lithuania's election, nuclear referendum
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 07:35:00
 
VILNIUS (AFP) - Polls opened Sunday in Lithuania's general election, a vote
expected to mark the comeback of two disgraced populists, ex-president Rolandas
Paksas and

France and Germany vow unity in face of crash
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 08:53:00
 
COLOMBEY-LES-DEUX-EGLISES, France (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Saturday they would work together, as
Europe sought a joint response

Obama opens double-digit lead as Palin under fire
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 03:41:00
 
JUNEAU, Alaska (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama opened a double-digit lead over
rival John McCain in a key opinion poll on Saturday while investigators found

G7 agrees crisis requires 'global' action: Bush
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Admin on 11 October, 2008 04:17:00
 
WASHINGTON (AFP) -  US President George W. Bush said on Saturday after crisis
talks with finance ministers from the G7 rich countries that all