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Good Morning Aron, THU 11 Nov 2010    G20 grapples with formula to ease currency strains U.S. close to decision on 9/11 trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Stiglitz urges capital controls to curb "hot money" South Korea, U.S. fail to resolve trade deal row Iraq's new govt to include Sunni-backed bloc Obama tells North Korea to end "belligerence" Top Russian spy defects after betraying U.S. ring Ireland says surge in borrowing costs "very serious" Deficit panel targets Social Security and taxes Cargo bomb found in UK could have exploded over U.S. G20 leaders arrive in Seoul Stranded cruise ship towed to U.S. Floods devastate Colombia G20 grapples with formula to ease currency strains November 11, 2010 09:03 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - The Group of 20 labored on Thursday to agree how to put the world economy on a sounder footing as renewed fears over Ireland's ability to pay its debts underscored the lingering fallout of the global financial crisis. Full Article U.S. close to decision on 9/11 trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed November 10, 2010 08:36 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is close to deciding where the self-professed mastermind of the September 11 attacks in 2001 will be tried and whether he will face a military tribunal, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday. Full Article Stiglitz urges capital controls to curb "hot money" November 11, 2010 01:30 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - Emerging economies will need capital controls to manage flows of "hot money" and ensure economic stability in the wake of the United States' ultra-easy monetary policy, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on Thursday. Full Article South Korea, U.S. fail to resolve trade deal row November 11, 2010 09:00 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea failed to revive a stalled free trade agreement on Thursday, dealing a blow to both countries' leaders and putting a brake on bilateral trade. Full Article Iraq's new govt to include Sunni-backed bloc November 11, 2010 09:03 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fractious politicians have agreed to return Shi'ite Nuri al-Maliki as prime minister, ending an eight-month deadlock that raised fears of renewed sectarian war, but leaving some Sunnis skeptical he can forge national unity. Full Article Obama tells North Korea to end "belligerence" November 11, 2010 06:27 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday demanded North Korea cease provocations on the divided peninsula, but held out the prospect of economic aid and respect if it abandons its nuclear arms program. Full Article Top Russian spy defects after betraying U.S. ring November 11, 2010 08:59 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's deep cover U.S. spying operations has betrayed the network and defected, a Russian paper said on Thursday, potentially giving the West one of its biggest intelligence coups since the end of the Cold War. Full Article Ireland says surge in borrowing costs "very serious" November 11, 2010 09:01 AM ET DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland warned on Thursday that a surge in its borrowing costs to record highs had become "very serious" and the EU said it was ready to act should the humbled former "Celtic Tiger" require a rescue from its euro partners. Full Article Deficit panel targets Social Security and taxes November 10, 2010 06:55 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of a presidential commission proposed raising taxes and the retirement age among bold ideas on Wednesday for slashing the U.S. budget deficit, but faced a difficult task in winning the support of Congress. Full Article Cargo bomb found in UK could have exploded over U.S. November 11, 2010 03:04 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A bomb found on board a cargo plane at a British airport last month could have exploded over the eastern seaboard of the United States if it had not been defused, British police said on Wednesday. Full Article

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