East Asia powers show united front on N.Korea, economy Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:06 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told East Asian neighbours at a summit that focused on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and regional economic integration.  
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Bomb in Chechnya kills one, injures 14 -agencies Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:06 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - A policeman was killed in a bomb attack in the Chechen capital Grozny late on Friday that also injured 14 people, Russian news agencies reported.  
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Turkey and Armenia seek peace (AP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:18 PM PDT AP - Enter the "Hall of Armenian Issue with Documents" at the military museum in Istanbul, and you get a very different picture of what many historians view as the first genocide of the 20th century.  
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Obama's shock Nobel win divides world press (AFP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT AFP - The world's media was divided Saturday after the shock award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama, with some calling it a victory for ideals and others condemning it as deeply politicised.  
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China says N.Korea wants better US, Japan, Seoul ties Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday, days after he visited Pyongyang for talks, adding that time for making progress was limited.  
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US school swine flu event shows vaccine challenge Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. government media event to promote H1N1 school vaccinations on Friday included VIPs, cute kids and a phalanx of television cameras -- but only one in five children at the school had proper parental consent to get immunized.  
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Dutch gov't aims to flood land for Antwerp port plan Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government approved a plan on Friday to flood a patch of reclaimed land by breaching dikes to compensate nature for planned work to deepen a river estuary route to the Belgian port of Antwerp.  
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Philippine floods begin to recede Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:27 PM PDT Death toll set to rise further, with entire northern villages buried under mud.  
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China says N.Korea wants better U.S., Japan, Seoul ties Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:46 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday, days after he visited Pyongyang for talks, adding that time for making progress was limited.  
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Conservatives still way ahead in polls (AFP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:52 PM PDT AFP - Labour is still way behind in the opinion polls after the party conference season, surveys out Saturday showed.  
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Ma says Taiwan will not ignore China's threat (AFP) Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:11 PM PDT AFP - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said Saturday the island will not ignore the military threat from China despite warming ties with the former arch-rival.  
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Two die at US spiritual retreat Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:10 PM PDT Two people have died and 19 others were taken to hospital after being overcome while in a sauna-like room at a spiritual retreat in Arizona.  
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Brazil TV host turns himself in Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:09 PM PDT A Brazilian TV presenter accused of ordering killings to boost his programme's ratings has turned himself in to police after going on the run.  
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Turkey prepares for historic peace Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:13 PM PDT Turkey and Armenia are preparing to sign a historic agreement normalising relations between them after a century of hostility.  
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Armenia to sign historic accord Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:11 PM PDT Turkey and Armenia are preparing to sign a historic agreement normalising relations between them after a century of hostility.  
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EU's Barroso - "very worried" about climate talks Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday he was very worried about global climate talks with less than two months left until governments are due to meet in Denmark to try to seal a deal.  
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US school swine flu event shows vaccine challenge Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. government media event to promote H1N1 school vaccinations on Friday included VIPs, cute kids and a phalanx of television cameras -- but only one in five children at the school had proper parental consent to get immunized.  
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Ex-WTO chief "mildly optimistic" on Doha round Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may take another world economic downturn to persuade everyone, but there is still a chance the long-running Doha round of world trade talks can be completed, a former WTO head said on Friday.  
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Two die at US spiritual retreat Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:10 PM PDT Two people have died and 19 others were taken to hospital after being overcome while in a sauna-like room at a spiritual retreat in Arizona.  
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Brazil TV host turns himself in Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:09 PM PDT A Brazilian TV presenter accused of ordering killings to boost his programme's ratings has turned himself in to police after going on the run.  
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