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- Taiwan will not show relics demanded by China
- Obama aware of Afghan differences
- Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner (AP)
- Nepal's Tibetans squeezed as China flexes muscles (AFP)
- UN in Philippines flood aid appeal
- Nobel honours 'masters of light'
- Obama aware of Afghan differences
- Relief effort for India flood
- Honduras talks hopes brighter, Zelaya doubts rival
- US troop build-up in Afghanistan may be gaining favor
- Green group says US climate bill won't hurt farms
- Nobel honours 'masters of light'
- Relief effort for India flood
- China dissidents top Nobel Peace Prize speculation (AP)
- Malaysians to hang for Singaporean actress murder (AFP)
- U.S. lawmakers press Obama on Afghan war strategy
- Swine flu mild for now, but could worsen
- NATO says kills 100 fighters in huge Afghan battle
- Iranian women's rights activists win courage award
- Philippine weather forecasters face angry storm (AFP)
| Taiwan will not show relics demanded by China Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:04 PM PDT TAIPEI (Reuters) - The top museum in Taiwan, which seeks to improve ties with long-time rival China, has declined to exhibit two imperial Chinese sculptures whose return is demanded by Beijing, the director said on Wednesday.
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| Obama aware of Afghan differences Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT On the eighth anniversary of war beginning in Afghanistan the conflict is causing fresh problems for the US and UK governments.
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| Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:16 PM PDT AP - If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday.
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| Nepal's Tibetans squeezed as China flexes muscles (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:26 PM PDT
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| UN in Philippines flood aid appeal Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT Humanitarian chief calls for $74m in aid in wake of two deadly storms.
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| Nobel honours 'masters of light' Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT Three scientists who corralled light to transform our communications systems share this year's physics Nobel Prize.
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| Obama aware of Afghan differences Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT On the eighth anniversary of war beginning in Afghanistan the conflict is causing fresh problems for the US and UK governments.
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| Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:41 PM PDT Rescue and relief operations are under way in southern India after severe flooding left about 250 people dead and millions displaced.
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| Honduras talks hopes brighter, Zelaya doubts rival Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:31 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The chance of a negotiated end to the Honduran crisis crept closer on Tuesday as mediators set up talks between de facto leaders and ousted President Manuel Zelaya, trapped by soldiers inside Brazil's embassy.
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| US troop build-up in Afghanistan may be gaining favor Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is strongly considering a war strategy that incorporates at least some additional forces in Afghanistan alongside a stepped up campaign against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan.
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| Green group says US climate bill won't hurt farms Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global warming poses more of a threat to U.S. farm incomes than does the climate change bill passed by the U.S. House, which will have a "negligible" impact on American agriculture's bottom line, an environmental group said on Wednesday.
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| Nobel honours 'masters of light' Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT Three scientists who corralled light to transform our communications systems share this year's physics Nobel Prize.
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| Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:41 PM PDT Rescue and relief operations are under way in southern India after severe flooding left about 250 people dead and millions displaced.
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| China dissidents top Nobel Peace Prize speculation (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:15 PM PDT AP - Chinese dissidents are leading the odds of winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and the 60th since the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
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| Malaysians to hang for Singaporean actress murder (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:47 PM PDT
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| U.S. lawmakers press Obama on Afghan war strategy Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told congressional leaders on Tuesday his decision on a new Afghan war strategy would not make everyone happy, while Republicans urged him to heed his military commander's call for more troops.
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| Swine flu mild for now, but could worsen Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new pandemic of H1N1 swine flu is causing a strong second wave of disease in many Northern Hemisphere countries, according to the World Health Organization.
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| NATO says kills 100 fighters in huge Afghan battle Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces said on Tuesday they had killed more that 100 fighters in a huge weekend battle in eastern Afghanistan in which eight Americans died, the deadliest firefight for U.S. troops in more than a year.
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| Iranian women's rights activists win courage award Posted: 06 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A group of women who are risking imprisonment to collect one million signatures on a petition demanding greater women's rights in Iran were presented on Tuesday with the Anna Politkovskaya award for courage.
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| Philippine weather forecasters face angry storm (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2009 09:26 PM PDT
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