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Nov 29 2009

U.S. forces missed chance to get bin Laden in 2001

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


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Nov 29 2009

Iran says to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants

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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s government announced plans on Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants and said work would start within two months, state broadcaster IRIB reported.


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Nov 29 2009

UAE cbank sets up emergency facility for banks

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DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ central bank set up an emergency facility on Sunday to support bank liquidity in the first policy response to Dubai’s debt woes that threatened to paralyze lending and derail economic recovery.


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Nov 29 2009

Black Friday sales barely up, online surges

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – In a worrisome sign for retailers, data released on Saturday showed that sales rose a scant 0.5 percent on the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season despite early signs of a strong showing.


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Nov 29 2009

Commonwealth advances momentum for climate deal

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PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) – Commonwealth nations representing one-third of the world’s population threw their weight on Saturday behind accelerating efforts to clinch an “operationally binding” U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen next month.


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Nov 29 2009

Afghan talks to seek road to security handover

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PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) – Britain will host talks on Afghanistan on January 28, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, just days before U.S. President Barack Obama spells out his expansion of the war effort next week.


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Nov 29 2009

Russia says bomb caused deadly train crash

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UGLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) – A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said on Saturday, stoking fears of an upsurge in attacks in Russia’s heartland.


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Nov 29 2009

Hondurans to elect new president after June coup

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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Hondurans choose a new president on Sunday in an election that could ease a crisis triggered by a coup but the vote has pitted Washington against some of the biggest countries in Latin America.


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Nov 29 2009

Patrol unable to question Tiger Woods on car crash

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WINDERMERE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida troopers who sought to interview golf great Tiger Woods and his wife on Saturday about how his SUV struck a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree were told by his agent to come back the following day.


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Nov 29 2009

Dubai World refused distress-asset sale: report

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai World has refused to offload assets at fire-sale prices to repay obligations, forcing it to seek a debt standstill, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted an unnamed source at the government-controlled firm as saying.


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