Oxford students stage fees rally |
- Oxford students stage fees rally
- G.M. Moves to Clean Up Its Books Before I.P.O.
- Rise in EU Spending Criticized
- U.S. Defense Official Sees Afghan Progress
- Currencies to Dominate Asia Summit
- Orbital Paths of U.S., China Diverge
- Russia jails two men for 15 racist murders
- US Midwest battered by 56 tornadoes
- Al-Shabab execute two girl 'spies'
- No U.S. Sanctions on Four Countries With Child Soldiers
- Cholera feared near Haitian capital
- New DNA Tests Aimed at Reducing Colon Cancer
- Bruised Putin faces down plastic surgery rumors
- Palestinians, Egypt say Mideast focus still on talks
- World Bank to measure 'eco-capital'
- Cement flaws 'known before Gulf spill'
- Earth-sized planets 'very common'
- Is EU blind to austerity measures?
- Hezbollah calls on Lebanese to boycott Hariri court
- At War: A Photographer in Combat
| Oxford students stage fees rally Posted: 28 Oct 2010 10:36 AM PDT More than 600 students have staged a demonstration against proposals to raise tuition fees and change the way higher education in England is funded.
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| G.M. Moves to Clean Up Its Books Before I.P.O. Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT The automaker will repurchase $2.1 billion in stock held by the federal government, contribute at least $6 billion to its pension plans and pay down debt to a health care fund.   
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| Rise in EU Spending Criticized Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:14 PM PDT Britain, France and Germany said they oppose a hefty rise in the European Union's 2011 budget, insisting that austerity in member countries should trigger moderation in EU outlays.
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| U.S. Defense Official Sees Afghan Progress Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:09 AM PDT U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said he has seen "substantial progress" in the Afghan campaign, endorsing optimistic reports from Kabul-based commanders in the U.S.-led coalition.
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| Currencies to Dominate Asia Summit Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:46 AM PDT Asia's sharply rising currencies and an upcoming election in military-run Myanmar are set to dominate an annual regional summit in Vietnam this weekend.
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| Orbital Paths of U.S., China Diverge Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:43 AM PDT Obama's initiative to explore joint manned space missions with China appears to have stalled amid changing political winds on Capitol Hill, just as China presses ahead with its space plans.
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| Russia jails two men for 15 racist murders Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:36 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court handed down a life sentence and a prison term of 22 years on Thursday to two ultranationalists convicted of 15 racially motivated murders.    
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| US Midwest battered by 56 tornadoes Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:23 PM PDT US residents from North Dakota to North Carolina clean up after a fierce storm unleashed rain, high winds, snow and 56 tornadoes in just two days.
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| Al-Shabab execute two girl 'spies' Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:22 PM PDT Somali armed group publicly execute by firing squad two teenage girls accused of spying "for the enemy".
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| No U.S. Sanctions on Four Countries With Child Soldiers Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:17 PM PDT Despite a finding by the State Department, the Obama administration will allow military aid to Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Yemen. 
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| Cholera feared near Haitian capital Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:56 AM PDT Aid agencies in Haiti say they fear that suspected new cases of cholera might mean the epidemic is moving closer to the capital Port-au-Prince.
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| New DNA Tests Aimed at Reducing Colon Cancer Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:36 AM PDT The tests, which could help avoid many colonoscopies, are expected to be brought to market within two years. 
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| Bruised Putin faces down plastic surgery rumors Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:38 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin's appearance with bruised cheekbones during a visit to Ukraine this week aroused media speculation media on Thursday that the Russian prime minister had undergone plastic surgery.   
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| Palestinians, Egypt say Mideast focus still on talks Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:32 AM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he was still focused on a return to direct peace talks with Israel but looking at alternatives.   
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| World Bank to measure 'eco-capital' Posted: 28 Oct 2010 10:22 AM PDT The World Bank is set to turn nature into numbers in a five-year pilot study to incorporate the value of ecosystems into countries' national accounts.      
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| Cement flaws 'known before Gulf spill' Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:32 PM PDT The companies drilling the BP Gulf of Mexico oil well had test results showing cement used to seal it before the blowout was unstable, US investigators find.
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| Earth-sized planets 'very common' Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:33 AM PDT Nearly one in four stars like the Sun could have Earth-sized planets, according to a new estimate published in the journal Science.
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| Is EU blind to austerity measures? Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:21 AM PDT European leaders have begun talks in Brussels amid pressure to rein in the EU budget and set up a mechanism to avert future debt crises.
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| Hezbollah calls on Lebanese to boycott Hariri court Posted: 28 Oct 2010 11:22 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah urged all Lebanese on Thursday to boycott the international investigation into the 2005 killing of statesman Rafik al-Hariri and accused investigators of sending information to Israel.   
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| At War: A Photographer in Combat Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:01 PM PDT Shots of battle from the war in Iraq in 2006, taken by the photographer Joao Silva, helped lead to a Bronze Star for a brave Marine sergeant who saved a fallen Marine's life.   
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