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Taiwan urges French firm to pay fine over warship sale

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense asked French defence electronics group Thales SA to pay in accordance with a European Union arbitrator’s …
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Dining Out: Top 5 restaurants in the Philippines

This is a list of the top 5 restaurants in the Philippines, where dining out choices have increased greatly in recent years. It is not endorsed by …
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Japan prime minister seeks compromise on U.S. base deal

The feud over relocating the Futenma Marine base has shaken ties with Washington and contributed to Hatoyama’s tumbling support rates ahead of an …
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Update: U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bomb

Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, was arrested at about 11:45 p.m. on Monday (0345 GMT on Tuesday) at John F. Kennedy …
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Five killed while playing soccer in southern Mexico

It was unclear why the five men were playing so late, but the region of Guerrero state is often so hot and humid by day by day that athletes wait …
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U.S. firm recalls infant, children’s Tylenol

Johnson & Johnson’s consumer division announced a broad recall of products, including certain liquid infant’s and children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, …
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Police interview registered owner of New York car bomb

The car was registered in Connecticut, where the owner on record was questioned Sunday night about what happened to the sport utility vehicle since it …
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Treasury projecting lower borrowing needs for 2010

The Treasury Department said that it expects borrowing to total $340 billion for the current April-June quarter and $376 billion for the …
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U.S. launches fund drive for peaceful nuclear uses

The proposal, unveiled before a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to a major U.N. nuclear non-proliferation conference, is part of the …
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Party leaders experience people’s power in action

Days before Thursday’s election, the three party leaders appeared in turn to address a boisterous 2,500-strong crowd at Methodist Central Hall in …
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U.S. agency plans meeting to curb ‘robotripping’

The FDA will ask a panel of outside experts to make recommendations on Sept. 14 to stop adolescents from abusing the ingredient dextromethorphan for …
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Officials brace for more flooding, deaths in U.S.

Using motor boats and canoes, authorities and volunteers rescued scores of residents trapped in flooded homes, some which looked like islands surround …
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BP says it will pay for Gulf spill’s cleanup

The company posted a fact sheet on its website saying it took responsibility for the response to the Deepwater Horizon spill and would pay …
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Reporters Without Borders names press ‘predators’

The Paris-based group says its list is made up of "40 politicians, government officials, religious leaders, militias and criminal organizations that …
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Update: U.S. sees foreign ties in NY car bomb plot

White House officials also characterized the incident on Saturday night as attempted terrorism for the first time, dramatically stepping up their …
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On UN stage, Iran leader rejects nuclear charges

In the first day of a monthlong conference reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Ahmadinejad dismissed charges that Tehran’s uranium …
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Eurocontrol: Business aviation recovering fast

The figure, based on the number of flights by independent operators including firms flying their own aircraft, contrasted with a growth in regular …
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Boston works through third day without drinking water

Authorities said they had repaired a leak in a 10-foot (3 metre) pipe that had triggered the emergency, but told residents and businesses of Boston …
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