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- China marks 60 years with spectacle of power
- Indonesia quake death toll may be thousands - minister
- China weather "magic" conjures blue sky for parade
- Chinese proud on nation's birthday, worry over future
- FEATURE - Xmas orders bring labour shortages in China export hubs
- Indonesia quake death toll may be thousands - minister
- Urgent rescue efforts in Indonesia
- Clean-up starts in Samoa
- UN turns up heat on Iran
- 'Time is running short'
- Ecuador calls for talks with indigenous protesters
- Somali rebel groups fight in southern port
- China marks 60 years with spectacle of power
- US, eyeing Afghan war, could quicken Iraq drawdown
- Honduras' Micheletti backs off Brazil deadline
- U.S. climate control debate heats up in the Senate
- French ex-PM accuses Sarkozy in smear trial
- Samoa quake exposes tsunami warning limitations
- Rebel groups clash in Somali port - witnesses
- Murdoch's Sun turns against British PM Brown
| China marks 60 years with spectacle of power Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism.
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| Indonesia quake death toll may be thousands - minister Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescue teams struggled on Thursday to find people trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, possibly killing thousands.
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| China weather "magic" conjures blue sky for parade Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force deployed a "magic-like" range of chemicals and technology to clear Beijing's smoggy air for a grand parade marking the 60th anniversary of Communist China, state media said on Thursday.
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| Chinese proud on nation's birthday, worry over future Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Zhao Bingqing drew hard on a Black Devil cigarette in his tiny kitchen, eagerly waiting for the television to start showing a military parade through central Beijing to celebrate 60 years of Communist rule.
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| FEATURE - Xmas orders bring labour shortages in China export hubs Posted: 30 Sep 2009 11:41 PM PDT DONGGUAN, China (Reuters) - After a crisis that sparked mass layoffs in China's export hubs, factories in manufacturing heartlands such as the Pearl River Delta are on the hunt for migrant workers again as orders revive for Christmas.
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| Indonesia quake death toll may be thousands - minister Posted: 30 Sep 2009 11:15 PM PDT PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescue teams struggled in heavy rain on Thursday to find people trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, possibly killing thousands.
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| Urgent rescue efforts in Indonesia Posted: 30 Sep 2009 09:18 PM PDT Urgent efforts are now underway to save lives in Indonesia after a second earthquake, just hours after a powerful tremor sent buildings crashing to the ground, burying thousands of people beneath rubble.
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| Posted: 30 Sep 2009 07:55 PM PDT People on the Pacific islands of Samoa and Tonga are counting the cost of the tsunami that hit them. Emergency officials says tens of thousands of survivors are in desperate need of help.
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| Posted: 30 Sep 2009 09:33 PM PDT The five permanent members of the UN security council, plus Germany, will demand a freeze on lran's activities today. The pressure will come when they meet Iranian diplomats in Geneva.
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| Posted: 30 Sep 2009 09:59 PM PDT General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, is to give a keynote speech in London on Thursday - his first public speech since submitting his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan to the White House.
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| Ecuador calls for talks with indigenous protesters Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:41 PM PDT QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa called for dialogue on Wednesday as police tried to contain demonstrations by stone-throwing indigenous protesters over a proposed government water policy.
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| Somali rebel groups fight in southern port Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:41 PM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Fighting between rival Islamist rebel groups erupted in the southern Somali port of Kismayu on Thursday, killing at least three people and threatening to spread to other parts of the failed Horn of Africa state.
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| China marks 60 years with spectacle of power Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:12 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China celebrated its ascendance with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in the nation's capital on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism.
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| US, eyeing Afghan war, could quicken Iraq drawdown Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Wednesday the withdrawal of troops there could be accelerated, depending on the conditions on the ground, which could facilitate a U.S. build-up in Afghanistan.
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| Honduras' Micheletti backs off Brazil deadline Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:12 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - De facto Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti on Wednesday backed away from a deadline set for Brazil to decide on the fate of ousted leader Manuel Zelaya, who has been holed up at the Brazilian embassy for more than a week after sneaking back from exile.
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| U.S. climate control debate heats up in the Senate Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's drive to fight global warming got a boost on Wednesday as Democrats in the U.S. Senate unveiled a bill aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the next four decades.
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| French ex-PM accuses Sarkozy in smear trial Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:12 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin denied before a Paris court on Wednesday that he tried to smear his rival Nicolas Sarkozy in 2004, instead accusing the president of manipulating the case.
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| Samoa quake exposes tsunami warning limitations Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:12 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Successive tsunamis which pounded South Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, have exposed the limitations of early alert systems set up since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an expert said on Thursday.
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| Rebel groups clash in Somali port - witnesses Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:12 PM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Fighting broke out on Thursday between rival Islamist rebel groups vying for control of the southern Somali port of Kismayu, witnesses said.
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| Murdoch's Sun turns against British PM Brown Posted: 30 Sep 2009 09:40 PM PDT BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Britain's top-selling daily newspaper dealt a blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's efforts to win a general election, declaring on Wednesday it had switched its support to the opposition Conservatives.
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