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Thursday became the first member to fall into a recession since the us home loan crisis sparked a global economic slowdown, official data showed.
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First nation in recession.
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Six suspected of taking a couple hostage earlier this month were brought before a prosecutor thursday to face likely charges of hijacking and hostage taking, court officials said.
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Pirates brought prosecutor.
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Interior ministers endorsed thursday sweeping new guidelines for managing immigration, and closed in on agreement on a blue card scheme aimed at attracting highly skilled workers.
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Ministers seal immigration pact progress on labor card.
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Shareholders on thursday voted overwhelmingly for a planned merger which would create one of the biggest global carriers.
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Shareholders ok merger.
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Military said troops fired warning shots at two nato helicopters after they crossed the border on thursday, adding that the returned fire.
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Says nato choppers violated air opened fire.
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Suspected mastermind of the 2021 theft of expressionist masterpiece the scream "will receive a new trial, a appeals court ruled thursday, saying his guilt had yet to be established.
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Court orders new trial for alleged scream robber.
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Organisers of first ever gay rights festival said on thursday they were moving the four day event underground a day after participants in its opening were attacked by hooligans.
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First gay festival moves underground due to violence.
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Revealed the design for new identity cards for foreigners thursday, insisting the system will boost security and rebuffing criticism it is costly and threatens privacy.
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Reveals design for disputed cards.
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Deputy leader of ruling party, was sworn in thursday as the nation's third president since the end of apartheid, following a bruising internal power struggle.
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Sworn in as president.
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Has taken hold as prepares to play his first ever concert in the state on thursday, saying he hopes to spread a message of peace in the troubled region.
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As plays for peace.
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Tourism in the occupied more than doubled in the first half of this year from a year earlier, reflecting improved security, the tourism ministry said on thursday.
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Say tourism has doubled.
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Prime minister named the president of the pension fund as the new labor minister thursday, two days after her predecessor resigned over corruption allegations.
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Names new labor minister after corruption row.
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Incident in which soldiers fired on helicopters with a nato led force thursday along the the border was an unfortunate misunderstanding, "a spokesman said thursday.
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Calls fire an unfortunate misunderstanding.
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Thursday launched its riskiest space flight yet, sending three men into orbit on a mission that will include the nation's first ever space walk, state media said.
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Launches riskiest space mission.
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Thursday welcomed passing of a provincial election law to allow long delayed polls, saying it would enable to embrace the political process.
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Hails step towards long delayed vote.
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Local importers were removing white rabbit brand candies from shelves thursday, government ordered a ban on dairy products.
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Candy pulled from shelves as bans dairy goods.
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Insisted thursday it would stick to its planned schedule for the high profile rollout of the world's cheapest car despite months of protests over a land dispute.
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Vows car on schedule.
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Unveiled plans on thursday for a pyramid shaped tower in the southwest of the capital, the first new high rise building to be built for 13 years.
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Get first high rise in 13 years.
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President welcomed president for talks thursday to underline us support rule free from any undue influence.
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Praises president offers support.
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Incident in which soldiers fired on helicopters with a nato led force along the the border was an unfortunate misunderstanding, "a spokesman said thursday.
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Calls fire an unfortunate misunderstanding.
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New home sales plunged 338 percent in in august despite a sharp drop in prices, government data showed thursday, in fresh bad news for the battered real estate sector.
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New home sales plunge 338 pct in august.
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Senior official in the monitoring mission on thursday said he would meet officials to discuss the practical aspects of a planned troop pull back.
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Monitoring official to discuss pull back military.
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Militant group that claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings warned thursday it would assassinate a top leader to avenge attacks.
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Top leader in death threat.
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New home sales plunged 799 percent in in august despite a sharp drop in prices, government data showed thursday, in fresh bad news for the battered real estate sector.
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New home sales plunge 799 pct in august.
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Deputy leader of ruling party, was sworn in thursday as the nation's third president since the end of apartheid.
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Sworn in as president.
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Stock markets rose on thursday, despite losses as investors sensed that was nearing a deal a 542 billion dollar us bailout for the financial sector.
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World shares attempt rally as nears deal.
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Voiced confidence a deal on a bailout could be sealed before markets open monday, saying his old pilot' told him to suspend his bid amid the crisis.
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Old pilot warns crisis is calling.
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President thursday declared the nation's third manned space launch a success, hailing a mission that will include its first ever space walk, state media said.
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President declares space flight launch a success.
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Local importers were removing white rabbit brand candies from shelves thursday, government ordered a ban on dairy products.
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Candy pulled from shelves as bans dairy goods.
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Hopes of staying afloat brightened on thursday as leading announced it would sign on to a rescue plan for the national flag carrier.
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Prospects of rescue brighten as top signs.
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Anti government protesters on thursday rejected the new cabinet, saying it was stocked with cronies of ousted premier as they vowed to continue their campaign.
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Protest leaders say new cabinet full of cronies.
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Reserves slipped 143 million dollars last week to 9057 billion dollars following an exceptionally big fall of 298 billion the previous week, the central bank said thursday.
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Reserves slip after large foreign withdrawals.
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Said thursday his old pilot "instincts told him he must suspend his bid, hours before flying for unprecedented talks on the bailout plan.
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Old pilot warns crisis is calling.
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Said thursday his old pilot "instincts told him he must suspend his bid, hours before flying for unprecedented talks on the bailout plan.
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Old pilot warns crisis is calling.
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Thursday launched its riskiest space flight yet, sending three men into orbit around the earth on a mission that will include the nation's first ever space walk, state media said.
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Launches riskiest space mission.
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Prime minister has promised to improve armed forces to the level that they no longer need support from us led troops, his office said on thursday.
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Pm aims to improve military standards.
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Liquidating "its border but sees no need to annex the breakaway region, prime minister said thursday.
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Says liquidating border.
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Authorities on thursday said they had issued an international arrest warrant against a judge who issued similar warrants against officials over the ferry disaster.
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Issues arrest warrant judge in ferry dispute.
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Chief justice said thursday that a final attempt to have the result of last year's presidential election overturned would be heard by the next month.
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Top court to consider election next month.
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Restaurant is offering a whopping menu to give a taste of life as it was lived by legendary explorer.
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Restaurant cooks up challenge.
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Pressure mounted thursday over the tainted milk scandal, as the unveiled plans to ban some of its food products and the deplored attempts by dairy firms to deceive the public.
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Pressure mounts over tainted milk.
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Police chief held his first meeting with leaders of pro democracy party on thursday, asking them to retract their call for a constitutional review, a party spokesman said.
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Official asks party to retract critical statement.
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New president, will steer towards elections in 2007 while trying to heal seismic splits within the governing rrb.
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New president.
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Archaeologists will soon begin a dig at a site in the province of that may date back to the period, local heritage chief said on thursday.
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Plan dig at possible site.
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Police detained at least five people on thursday for issuing threats or suspicious messages, two days after a school shooting that left 96 people dead including the gunman.
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Youths detained over threats in wake of school massacre.
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High school was evacuated and all its students sent home following threats thursday, two days after 48 people died in a school massacre police said.
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School evacuated after threat.
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Environment panel resisted thursday pressure powerful car making industry to water down plans to force automakers to slash carbon dioxide emissions.
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Panel resists pressure to water down car emission targets.
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Interior ministers endorsed thursday sweeping new guidelines for managing immigration, but struggled to agree on a blue card scheme aimed at attracting highly skilled workers.
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Ministers endorse immigration pact.
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Thursday elected as the nation's third post apartheid president, after the dramatic ouster of by his own party.
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Elects as president.
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Hopes of staying afloat brightened on thursday as leading on thursday announced it would sign on to a rescue plan for the national flag carrier.
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Prospects of rescue brighten as top signs.
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Interior ministers endorsed thursday sweeping new guidelines for managing immigration, but struggled to agree on a blue card scheme aimed at attracting highly skilled workers.
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Ministers endorse immigration pact.
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Insisted thursday it would stick to its planned schedule for the high profile rollout of the world's cheapest car despite months of protests over a land dispute.
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Vows car on schedule.
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Bank amp said thursday it was slashing 506 jobs, mainly at its mortgage processing center after being hit by a housing downturn and weakness in the wider economy.
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Bank amp to axe 506 jobs.
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Lending one billion dollars lrb 765 million euros rrb to buy arms, the said thursday, ahead of a visit president.
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Grants billion dollars to buy arms.
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Pastor in the won the human rights prize thursday for his work to bring peace and help victims in the war ravaged country.
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Church leader wins human rights prize.
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Financial crisis in the could affect the level of foreign aid and other poor countries, the head of the said in statement received on thursday.
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Fears us financial crisis could affect aid.
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New cabinet was formally sworn into office thursday in a ceremony presided over by the country's revered king.
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New cabinet sworn in as protests continue.
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Thursday elected the deputy leader of the governing rrb, as president, the chief justice of the said.
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Elects as president.
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President travels on thursday for talks on military and economic cooperation and amid cold war style tensions.
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Visits amid us tensions.
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President wished success to three astronauts thursday as counted down to its third manned space mission, deemed riskier than the others because it will include a space walk.
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Sees off astronauts before riskiest space mission.
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Rare behind the scenes footage of on the set of the 2017 hit some like it hot "sold for 10,539 dollars lrb 83,698 us dollars rrb at an auction thursday, the said.
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Rare footage auctioned.
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Industrial and financial giant a bellwether for the us economy, slashed its earnings guidance thursday and warned of difficult times ahead due to the global credit crunch.
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Giant slashes earnings forecast.
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Thursday urged countries involved in negotiations aimed at ending nuclear program to show flexibility said it was about to restart its atomic activities.
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Urges nuclear talks partners to be flexible.
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Home secretary unveiled the design controversial identity cards thursday, insisting that the plan would strengthen the country's security.
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Reveals design for disputed cards.
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Thursday elected the deputy leader of the ruling party, as president, the chief justice of the said.
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Elects as president.
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Hearings were adjourned thursday in the trial of last leader, general 43, charged over his 2009 crackdown on the opposition movement solidarity.
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Trial of last leader adjourned.
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Twin attacks blamed on the mafia that left six and an dead last week has highlighted the hell "that immigrants say they face in this small city wracked by crime and poor living conditions.
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Killings blamed mafia highlight immigrants hell.
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Has granted a one billion dollar 821 million loan to buy arms, the said in a statement on thursday, ahead of a visit president.
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Grants billion dollars to buy arms.
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Us rushed to hammer out agreement on a massive bailout of the financial system thursday ahead of an emergency meeting called in hopes of sealing the deal.
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Wrangles over bailout ahead of crisis summit.
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Biggest cooperative said on thursday it estimated losses linked to the bankruptcy of us investment bank at 328 million euros lrb 260 million dollars rrb.
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Top coop bank puts losses at 328 mln.
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Results of a new probe linked to the massacre of in 2013 were unveiled thursday, promptly reviving bitter debate over who was to blame for sparking the carnage.
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Massacre probe reopens old wounds.
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Aircraft giant will take a major step towards the of its production on sunday with the opening of a new assembly line in the port.
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Production plant.
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Oil prices dropped further thursday on falling demand for crude in the the world's biggest consumer of energy, amid a global economic slowdown, traders said.
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Oil prices extend losses.
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Shares were in a free fall here on thursday after the retail group said it would sell part of its holdings in travel company and department store.
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Shares plunge on fresh fears over its finances.
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Health said on thursday that cholera cases appear to have fallen sharply this year, though it warned against complacency and demanded accurate reporting to prevent any further spread of the disease.
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Who says cholera cases down sharply.
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Stocks closed mainly down thursday on traders' concerns about a us bailout for the finance sector, after president gave a dire warning for the us economy if the plan is not agreed.
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Stocks mostly down on delay to us rescue plan.
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Shares fell 251 percent in cautious trade on thursday as investors unwound positions at the expiry of the monthly futures contract and ahead of the release of inflation data, dealers said.
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Shares close down 251 pct.
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Economy, hit by a housing market collapse and the global credit crunch, has entered a recession after shrinking in the second quarter of 2008, official data showed thursday.
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Economy slides into recession.
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Said thursday that it planned a ban on certain food products for children following a milk contamination scandal.
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Plans ban on high risk food products.
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Historian known for his criticism of settlements in the occupied was wounded when a pipe bomb exploded at his home on thursday, police said.
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Historian critical of settlements wounded in bomb attack.
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Shares mostly spiked on thursday equities mainly fell amid uncertainty over an emergency multi billion dollar us bailout for the financial sector.
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World shares mixed amid us bailout impasse.
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Leaders of the blasted market traders responsible for the global financial crisis thursday, branding them bank robbers "profiting from unbridled capitalism.
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Leaders citing slam credit crunch bank robbers.
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Said thursday that it planned a ban on certain food products for children following a milk contamination scandal.
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Plans ban on high risk food products.
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Exhibition of prints in the only museum dedicated to the pop art icon has been canceled due to a hole in the roof, its chief curator said thursday.
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Exhibition canceled due to leaky roof.
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Warning our entire economy is in danger, "us president called unprecedented emergency talks for thursday with the two men vying to succeed him,.
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Summons for crisis economy talks.
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Exhibition of prints in the only museum dedicated to the pop icon has been canceled due to a hole in the roof, its chief curator said thursday.
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Exhibition canceled due to leaky roof.
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Us economy teetered close to catastrophe thursday with us president convening truce talks to push through a vast rescue plan as markets flashed deepening alarm.
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Economy global markets hang on outcome of talks.
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Said thursday that it planned a ban on certain food products for children following a milk contamination scandal.
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Plans ban on high risk food products.
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Health minister on thursday resigned amid a public outcry after the government said it would allow the sale of milk products with traces of the industrial chemical.
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Minister resigns after outcry over toxic milk.
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Anti government protesters on thursday rejected the new cabinet, saying it was stocked with cronies of ousted premier as they vowed to continue their campaign.
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Protest leaders say new cabinet full of cronies.
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Shares closed 117 percent higher on thursday mostly to gains in big cap shares, dealers said.
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Share prices close 117 percent higher.
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Court thursday slapped fines on three journalists for an interview with separatist rebels published four years ago, news agency reported.
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Journalists fined for interview rebels.
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Stocks closed mainly down thursday on traders' concerns about a us bailout for the finance sector, after president gave a dire warning for the us economy if the plan is not agreed.
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Stocks mostly down on delay to us rescue plan.
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Jet boat overturned and sent a tour group hurtling into a river on thursday, killing a woman, police and boat company officials said.
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Tourist killed boat accident.
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Shares fell 526 percent in cautious late afternoon trade on thursday as investors unwound positions at the expiry of the monthly futures contract and ahead of inflation data, dealers said.
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Shares down 526 pct in late afternoon.
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Fifth child has fallen ill with kidney stones after drinking tainted milk, authorities said thursday, as the fall out from the food safety scandal worsened.
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Th child sick milk scandal.
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President is to make the case for continuing economic reforms on thursday despite the global financial crisis and flagging growth that is sharply reducing his room to maneuver.
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Defends reforms against financial storm.
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Placed all airports on red alert thursday after a telephone caller warned of a suicide bomb threat officials said.
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Airports on red alert after bomb threat.
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Run subsided on thursday, as banking authorities soothed savers' concerns that financial crisis had spread to the city.
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Run eases after stability pledge.
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Dollar fell against major currencies on thursday as investors tracked the progress of a huge us financial sector rescue plan.
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Dollar loses ground against yen.
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