Though not backing away from plans to build a missile-defense system in central Europe, the United States is offering a series of confidence-building measures to allay Russian concerns about the project. Senior Russian officials were informed of the

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In India, questions are being raised over how a possible economic downturn in the United States will impact India's fast-growing economy. India's economy is expected to slow down slightly, but continue to grow at a healthy pace in the coming year. 在印

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On a day of new insurgent attacks in Iraq, with at least 40 people killed, members of the U.S. Senate spoke out on the war on American television. They offered differing assessments of the situation on the ground. 在伊拉克,激进分子发动的新

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The U.S. dollar dropped to a 12-year low against the Japanese yen, and also sank to new lows against the euro and other global currencies. Stock markets in Asia also sold off, in part because of the weak dollar and because of concerns that the U.S. e

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An annual U.N. Economic and Social report is projecting that economic growth in the Asia Pacific region will continue this year, despite the expected recession in the United States. The survey says that together with U.S. economic uncertainty, rising

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Nigeria's senior oil workers union is threatening a nationwide strike to protest the firing of some of its members by ExxonMobil. Members are to meet later Tuesday, following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued by the union to the oil company

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President Bush says he is confident tax incentives and tax rebates will make the U.S. economy stronger than ever before. President and Congress agreed on a temporary stimulus plan last month after rising energy prices and falling property values slow

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The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, passed legislation Friday limiting the ability of foreigners to invest in industrial sectors considered as strategic. This came shortly after the Russian government announced the arrest of two Russian

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Amid a weakening U.S. economy, America's foreign-trade policy has become a contentious issue in the presidential race. Both major Democratic Party candidates say free-trade pacts have harmed American workers, while the presumed Republican nominee - a

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The State Department said Tuesday it has revoked U.S. travel visas for a number of individuals after a Nigerian man with a visa to travel to the United States tried to bring down a jetliner over Detroit December 25. Officials say the number of revoca

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Information Minister Dora Akunyili said the U.S. action is unfair, describing the incident as a one-off for which the rest of the nation should not be punished. 尼日利亚新闻部长阿库尼丽说,美国的这项举动是不公平的,他形容这

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A suicide bomber set off an explosive-laden vehicle on a field during a volleyball match in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 88 people. Authorities say scores of others were wounding and children are among the victims. Friday's attack is the t

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The 2010 North American International Auto Show does not officially open until January 16, but the media got a sneak peek at the latest offerings from U.S. and international automakers this week. Members of the U.S. Congress, led by House of Represen

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The Turkish Constitutional Court has announced it will hear the closure case against the ruling AK Party. The case accuses the party of seeking to undermine the secular state and includes a possible political ban of five years for Turkish Prime Minis

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Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki has announced the formation of a new power-sharing government, including his main rival in December's elections, Raila Odinga, as prime minister. The announcement breaks a deadlock that had raised fears in recent days abo

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The U.N. Security Council is preparing to hear objections from Georgia over Russia's recent announcement that it would build stronger ties with two separatist regions located within Georgia's borders. The diplomatic dispute heated up when a Georgian

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to make a brief visit to India before the end of the month. It will be the first trip to the South Asian nation by an Iranian head of state in five years. Discussions are expected to include a propose

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Government energy ministers from oil-rich nations and international oil company executives are attending a three-day International Energy Forum in Rome. The meeting, which ends Tuesday, is being held as crude oil prices reached a record high. 盛产石

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The International Monetary Fund Tuesday said the turmoil in world credit markets that began with rising home loan defaults in the United States is not over and losses could hit $945 billion as the impact spreads into the global economy. The Bloomberg

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Election officials are counting the votes in Pakistan after a key parliamentary election designed to restore democracy following eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf. 为了使被穆沙拉夫总统领导的军人政府统治了

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