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Good Morning Aron, TUE 21 Sep 2010    Fed to debate easing but seen likely to hold off Helicopter crash makes 2010 worst year of Afghan war China hits back at U.S. rhetoric on yuan Stem cells, obesity finding lead Nobel predictions Rare North Korea meeting on Sept 28, eye on succession China snubs Japan PM over boat row, rules out meeting Quartet to urge Israel to keep settlement freeze Obama, facing tough questions, says times still hard Igor to skirt Canada, Tropical Storm Lisa forms Dementia costs hit $604 billion in 2010 Concert held for Chilean miners Questions over beached whales Athletes will be safe; CG organisers Fed to debate easing but seen likely to hold off September 21, 2010 05:52 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday appears set to debate pumping billions of dollars more into the sluggish U.S. economy, but is likely to hold off any action to take further readings on the health of the recovery. Full Article Helicopter crash makes 2010 worst year of Afghan war September 21, 2010 08:17 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - A helicopter crash killed nine troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan's south on Tuesday, making 2010 the deadliest year of the war for foreign troops just as attention turns to plans to start withdrawing them. Full Article China hits back at U.S. rhetoric on yuan September 21, 2010 08:14 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - It is not wise for the United States to point its finger at the yuan's exchange rate and demand appreciation, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Full Article Stem cells, obesity finding lead Nobel predictions September 21, 2010 08:22 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers who discovered stem cells and the appetite hormone leptin, who proposed that dark energy is helping the universe expand and who developed "gene chips" are named in the 2010 Thomson Reuters predictions to win Nobel Prizes for medicine, physics and chemistry. Full Article Rare North Korea meeting on Sept 28, eye on succession September 21, 2010 08:59 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's ruling party will hold its biggest meeting in decades on September 28 to pick a new leadership, state media reported on Tuesday, and likely anoint an heir to the dynasty as Kim Jong-il's health deteriorates. Full Article China snubs Japan PM over boat row, rules out meeting September 21, 2010 08:44 AM ET TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - China snubbed Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday, saying a territorial dispute ruled out any meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao in New York this week and adding to the ire dividing Asia's top two economies. Full Article Quartet to urge Israel to keep settlement freeze September 21, 2010 12:50 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Quartet of Middle East peace mediators will on Tuesday call on Israel to extend its settlement moratorium, saying the freeze has had a positive impact as the two sides seek a peace deal within the next year, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters. Full Article Obama, facing tough questions, says times still hard September 20, 2010 06:53 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday said times were still tough for many Americans, as he defended his policies during aggressive questioning after the worst U.S. recession since the 1930s was declared over. Full Article Igor to skirt Canada, Tropical Storm Lisa forms September 21, 2010 09:17 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Igor raced northeastward on Tuesday on a track that will pass energy operations in eastern Canada, while Tropical Storm Lisa formed in the far eastern Atlantic as the 12th named storm of the busy 2010 Atlantic season. Full Article Dementia costs hit $604 billion in 2010 September 21, 2010 05:45 AM ET LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The worldwide costs of dementia will reach $604 billion in 2010, more than one percent of global GDP output, and those costs will soar as the number of sufferers triples by 2050, according to a report on Tuesday. Full Article

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