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Obama to renominate Bernanke as Fed chief, scrutiny vowed

U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, seeking to keep him in place to steer the world's largest economy out of its deepest downturn since the Great Depression.

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Obama to visit China mid-November -U.S. ambassador

President Barack Obama will visit China in mid-November, the new United States ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday, setting a date for a big summit likely to tackle the global economy, North Korea and climate change. ...

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Germany's Merkel again most powerful woman -Forbes

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is among the world's 100 most powerful women in a list topped for the fourth consecutive year by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to a Forbes ranking released on Wednesday. ...

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Web tools help protect human rights activists

Chinese human rights activist Shi Tao was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2005 after authorities tracked him down using data provided by Yahoo Inc. ...

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Global economic recovery has started -IMF official

The global economic recovery has begun but sustaining it will require refocusing the United States toward exports and Asia toward imports, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist said. ...

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Costa Rican president has swine flu

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is suffering from the H1N1 virus, making him the first head of state known to have contracted swine flu. ...

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50 mln women in Asia at risk of HIV infection

Fifty million women in Asia are at risk of being infected with HIV because of the risky sexual behaviour of their husbands or boyfriends, leading health experts said in a report on Tuesday. ...

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India, China resume border talks amid rising tension

India and China began talks on Friday to resolve their long simmering border dispute, but hopes of any progress are expected to grind against a recent spike in geopolitical tensions as well as muscle flexing along the border. ...

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U.S. reporters freed from N. Korea return home(47 pics)

Two American journalists freed by North Korea tearfully reunited with their families in the United States on Wednesday while the Obama administration tried to squelch talk of a breakthrough in Washington's ties with Pyongyang....

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Clinton tells Africa investors want good governance

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday investors will shun African states with weak leaders and economies riddled with corruption and crime. ...

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