U.S. budget cuts sharpen battle for fighter jet exports |
- U.S. budget cuts sharpen battle for fighter jet exports
- Japan energy deadlock deepens; government fails to announce policy mix
- Germans trust pragmatic top judge to walk euro tightrope
- Tropical storm takes aim at Newfoundland
- Japan energy deadlock deepens; government fails to announce policy mix
- Germans trust pragmatic top judge to walk euro tightrope
- What's America Thinking? Amazon And Qualtrics Will Tell You, Dirt Cheap
- Hong Kong's pro-democracy leader steps down
- U.S. budget cuts sharpen battle for fighter jet exports
- On Facebook, Quilters Go For Romney, Gamers Like Obama
- Venezuela drops charges against U.S. crew
- Serena Williams wins U.S. Open final thriller
- The Fracking Solution Is A Good Cement Job
- Power failure darkens extensive area across Cuba
- Power failure darkens extensive area across Cuba
- Pistorius ends Paralympics with 400M gold
- Pirate Party shakes up Germany
- Japan-China Territorial Dispute Threatening Economic Relations; U.S. Also Feeling the Heat
- U.S. probes reported record-shredding of fuel buys for Afghan army
- Bombs hit Syrian army compounds in Aleppo
| U.S. budget cuts sharpen battle for fighter jet exports Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Competition is heating up in the global fighter jet market, prompting accusations of aggressive tactics as major arms makers jostle for export business to offset domestic spending cuts. Purchase decisions in the coming months from South Korea and Brazil, as well as the finalization of a huge Indian contract tentatively awarded to France, could shape the balance of power in the aerial combat market for years to come. ...
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| Japan energy deadlock deepens; government fails to announce policy mix Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:57 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Deadlock in Japan between anti-nuclear activists and advocates of atomic power deepened on Monday as the government failed to produce an expected proposal to reduce the role of nuclear power in the country's energy porfolio after the Fukushima disaster. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government had been widely expected to announce a decision on energy policy and a reduction of the share of nuclear power to 15 percent or less by 2030. A government source, however, said the announcement was unlikely to take place. ...
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| Germans trust pragmatic top judge to walk euro tightrope Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:01 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel may be the most powerful woman in Europe, but this week the chancellor's plans to save the euro lie in the hands of Andreas Vosskuhle, the supreme court judge known as Germany's most powerful man. In a ruling with global ramifications, the Constitutional Court is expected on Wednesday to allow an EU bailout fund and budget pact, although most legal experts expect it to impose conditions to show that parliament controls Germany's budget. ...
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| Tropical storm takes aim at Newfoundland Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:51 PM PDT
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| Japan energy deadlock deepens; government fails to announce policy mix Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:57 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Deadlock in Japan between anti-nuclear activists and advocates of atomic power deepened on Monday as the government failed to produce an expected proposal to reduce the role of nuclear power in the country's energy porfolio after the Fukushima disaster.    
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| Germans trust pragmatic top judge to walk euro tightrope Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:02 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel may be the most powerful woman in Europe, but this week the chancellor's plans to save the euro lie in the hands of Andreas Vosskuhle, the supreme court judge known as Germany's most powerful man.   
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| What's America Thinking? Amazon And Qualtrics Will Tell You, Dirt Cheap Posted: 09 Sep 2012 06:42 PM PDT Amazon's Mechanical Turk service is making fast inroads into the pricy, not-so-efficient world of market research.
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| Hong Kong's pro-democracy leader steps down Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:03 PM PDT Resignation follows Democratic Party's loss of half of its seats in the Legislative Council Election.
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| U.S. budget cuts sharpen battle for fighter jet exports Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Competition is heating up in the global fighter jet market, prompting accusations of aggressive tactics as major arms makers jostle for export business to offset domestic spending cuts.   
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| On Facebook, Quilters Go For Romney, Gamers Like Obama Posted: 09 Sep 2012 06:18 PM PDT By the numbers, President Barack Obama is crushing Republican challenge Mitt Romney when it comes to a key constituency: Facebook fans. As of now, Obama claims 28.5 million Facebook fans, while Romney--whose ads for more fans appears on a Facebook search for Obama--has 6.6 million. But the details behind those numbers are [...]
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| Venezuela drops charges against U.S. crew Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:13 PM PDT The crew of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, held more than a week and accused of arms trafficking, is expected to set sail Monday or Tuesday from Venezuela after authorities dropped charges against them.      
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| Serena Williams wins U.S. Open final thriller Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:12 PM PDT Serena Williams battled back from the brink of defeat to claim her 15th grand slam title and win the U.S. Open for the fourth time with a 6-2 2-6 7-5 victory over world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka on Sunday.   
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| The Fracking Solution Is A Good Cement Job Posted: 09 Sep 2012 06:12 PM PDT Fracking of gas deposits is causing environmental and human health concerns, but it's the cement job that's the culprit, not the fracking.
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| Power failure darkens extensive area across Cuba Posted: 09 Sep 2012 09:54 PM PDT
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| Power failure darkens extensive area across Cuba Posted: 09 Sep 2012 09:54 PM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - A large swath of Cuba was plunged into darkness on Sunday night in a widespread power failure, the cause of which was not disclosed.   
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| Pistorius ends Paralympics with 400M gold Posted: 09 Sep 2012 09:49 PM PDT South African "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius smashed a Paralympic record to win the men's 400m T44 in the final athletics event of the 2012 Games.   
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| Pirate Party shakes up Germany Posted: 09 Sep 2012 09:48 PM PDT The Pirate Party is making waves in Germany and beyond. CNN's Jonathan Mann reports.   
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| Japan-China Territorial Dispute Threatening Economic Relations; U.S. Also Feeling the Heat Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:15 PM PDT The Japan-China territorial dispute has escalated from diplomatic standoff to serious threats of economic retaliation. For Japanese companies--and Japan's economy as a whole--the damage could be severe and prolonged.
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| U.S. probes reported record-shredding of fuel buys for Afghan army Posted: 09 Sep 2012 09:27 PM PDT
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| Bombs hit Syrian army compounds in Aleppo Posted: 09 Sep 2012 08:52 PM PDT Blast kills and wounds scores of President Bashar al-Assad's forces, residents and opposition activists say.
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