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Obama to focus on jobs, deficit in State of the Union
Toyota suspends U.S. sales of 8 models in recall
Obama approved secret operations in Yemen: report
Two Koreas trade fire
Senate to take up Bernanke nomination Thursday
Man rescued from rubble 14 days after Haiti quake
Sri Lanka president wins historic re-election
Yemen plans U.S.-funded militant rehab centre
Zelaya to exit Honduras in win for coup leaders
Afghanistan wins $1.6 billion in debt relief: IMF


Obama to focus on jobs, deficit in State of the Union
January 27, 2010 08:14 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After his worst political setback since he took office a year ago, President Barack Obama will vow to revive job growth and tame skyrocketing budget deficits in a crucial State of the Union speech on Wednesday.

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Toyota suspends U.S. sales of 8 models in recall
January 27, 2010 08:13 AM ET
TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will suspend U.S. sales of eight models subject to a massive safety recall, an unprecedented move that sent its shares tumbling and raised questions about the timing of its earnings recovery.

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Obama approved secret operations in Yemen: report
January 27, 2010 08:25 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama approved secret joint U.S. military and intelligence operations with Yemeni troops that began six weeks ago and killed six regional al Qaeda leaders, The Washington Post reported.

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Two Koreas trade fire
January 27, 2010 07:59 AM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near their disputed sea border on Wednesday, highlighting instability along a heavily armed frontier for the second time in three months.

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Senate to take up Bernanke nomination Thursday
January 27, 2010 08:39 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday moved to clear the way to confirm Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, setting a procedural vote for Thursday in a sign that the needed votes were now secured.

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Man rescued from rubble 14 days after Haiti quake
January 27, 2010 09:14 AM ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.S. troops pulled a man alive from under a collapsed building in Haiti's capital on Tuesday as U.N. troops sprayed tear gas at survivors desperate for food two weeks after a catastrophic earthquake.

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Sri Lanka president wins historic re-election
January 27, 2010 08:42 AM ET
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won re-election on Wednesday in an historic post-war vote but his chief rival called for the results to be nullified after soldiers surrounded him in a luxury hotel.

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Yemen plans U.S.-funded militant rehab centre
January 27, 2010 09:05 AM ET
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen will begin building an $11 million rehabilitation center for returning Guantanamo detainees in three months when it expects to receive funding from the United States, a government official said Wednesday.

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Zelaya to exit Honduras in win for coup leaders
January 27, 2010 08:20 AM ET
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - As a new president takes office, toppled leader Manuel Zelaya will leave Honduras on Wednesday for exile after pressure by the United States and Latin American countries failed to reverse a coup that ousted him last June.

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Afghanistan wins $1.6 billion in debt relief: IMF
January 26, 2010 07:20 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghanistan won $1.6 billion in debt relief from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and creditor nations on Tuesday, as the war-torn country faces funding needs to rebuild from years of conflict.

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