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Stocks open lower on autos and jobless data

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks opened lower on Thursday as investors worried that failure by automakers to get a government bailout would add to the economy's woes, worries ...  > full story
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U.N. peacekeepers needed in Somalia: African Union

MOGADISHU, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The United Nations should send peacekeepers to Somalia urgently to stop the strife that is fuelling piracy and is being aggravated by feuding politicians, the African Union's top diplomat said on Thursday. ...  > full story
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Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. ...  > full story
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U.S. forces kill Qaeda leader wanted for attacks

BAGHDAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted for planning suicide bombings, kidnappings and assassinations, including the abduction and killing of a U.S. army sergeant in 2004, the U.S. military said on Thursday. ...  > full story
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Oil dives below $50 as investor confidence sinks

LONDON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil plunged below $50 a barrel on Thursday, deepening losses over the previous four sessions as battered financial markets reflected ever lower confidence in the world economy and evidence mounted of falling fuel demand. ...  > full story
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Weekly jobless claims surge to 16-year high

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits surged last week to their highest level in 16 years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, as a harsh economic environment forces employers to cut back on hiring. ...  > full story
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World stocks hit 5-1/2 year low

LONDON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — World stocks hit 5-1/2 year lows and oil hit 22-month troughs on Thursday on worries over bank giant Citigroup and U.S. automakers, though they trimmed losses on an increased Saudi stake in Citi and a Swiss rate cut. ...  > full story
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Global job losses rise as recession plays on

LONDON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting. ...  > full story
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Pakistan protests over U.S. missile strikes

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan. ...  > full story
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Woman posed as teen online in suicide case: attorney

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely watched by the burgeoning social networking industry. ...  > full story
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South Africa to withhold Zimbabwe aid over deadlock

HARARE, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — South Africa said on Thursday it will withhold aid for Zimbabwe until a representative government is in place, in what appeared to be the first punitive measure by a regional country to enforce a power-sharing agreement. ...  > full story

U.N. peacekeepers needed in Somalia: African Union

MOGADISHU, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The United Nations should send peacekeepers to Somalia urgently to stop the strife that is fuelling piracy and is being aggravated by feuding politicians, the African Union's top diplomat said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Medvedev's Venezuela, Cuba trips set to rile U.S.

MOSCOW, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visits to Venezuela and Cuba during a week-long trip to Latin America look set to irk Washington, highlighting a foreign policy challenge facing President-elect Barack Obama. ...  > full story

U.S. troops fired on in Philippines

MANILA, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. troops were fired on by suspected Muslim militants in the southern Philippines earlier this week, but no one was hurt, a U.S. Embassy spokeswoman said Thursday. ...  > full story

Politics

Obama chief of staff pick to meet with Republicans

CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's pick for White House chief of staff plans to meet with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Obama's transition team said in a statement. ...  > full story

Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security: report

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. ...  > full story

Prospect for auto bailout dims

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week. ...  > full story

Alaska Republican Sen. Stevens concedes defeat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, convicted last month of corruption charges, conceded defeat on Wednesday in his bid for an eighth term, a day after his Democratic opponent claimed victory. ...  > full story

Business

GM shares drop as bailout hopes dim

DETROIT, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Shares of General Motors Corp fell more than 8 percent to hit a new 66-year low on Thursday as the prospects dimmed that lawmakers would reach a compromise on a proposed $25 billion bailout for U.S. automakers before Congress adjourns this week. ...  > full story

Stocks open lower on autos and jobless data

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks opened lower on Thursday as investors worried that failure by automakers to get a government bailout would add to the economy's woes, worries ...  > full story

Alwaleed to boost Citigroup stake to 5 percent

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Citigroup Inc won a vote of confidence from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, its largest individual investor, who said on Thursday he plans to boost his stake in the U.S. banking giant to 5 percent from less than 4 percent. ...  > full story

Microsoft says looking at raising debt

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp on Thursday filed plans with securities regulators to tap the debt markets, raising money to pay for working capital, share buybacks, or other types of general corporate expenses. ...  > full story

Science

Astronauts install water recycler on space station

HOUSTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Astronauts hooked up a water recycling system and installed two new bedrooms aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday while crew mates prepared for a second spacewalk to fix the outpost's power system. ...  > full story

Clump of dark matter may loom near solar system

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A balloon-borne instrument soaring high over Antarctica has found evidence of a possible large clump of mysterious so-called dark matter relatively close to our solar system, scientists said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Israeli archaeologists unearth Herod family tombs

BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — An Israeli archaeologist said on Wednesday he had unearthed what he believed were the 2,000-year-old remains of two tombs which had held a wife and daughter-in-law of the biblical King Herod. ...  > full story

Mammoth genome sequence may explain extinction

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers have sequenced the gene map of a long-extinct, mummified woolly mammoth, using DNA taken from its hair. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Suri Cruise tops list of Hollywood's power kids

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — With her stylish outfits, stylish hair and stylish parents, two-year-old Suri Cruise has topped an annual list of the most influential celebrity children. ...  > full story

Michael Jackson to testify in British court

LONDON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Michael Jackson will appear in a British court next week to testify in a lawsuit brought against him by a Bahraini prince, the singer's lawyer said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Japan's top filmmaker takes swipe at comic-mad PM

TOKYO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Japanese Oscar-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki criticized Prime Minister Taro Aso's penchant for "manga" comic books Thursday and said children should spend more time experiencing nature than getting engrossed in video games and TV. ...  > full story

The Who look back to '77 on live DVD

DETROIT, Nov. 20, 2008 (Billboard) — A 1977 concert filmed for the Who documentary "The Kids Are Alright" has long been considered a holy grail by rock fans. But frontman Roger Daltrey remembers it as taking place on "kind of a weird day." ...  > full story

Sports

Billups leads in-form Nuggets to win over Spurs

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Chauncey Billups scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 91-81 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Canucks fire five past Lundqvist to beat Rangers

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The Vancouver Canucks fired five goals past the New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, one of the NHL's top goaltenders, on the way to a 6-3 victory on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Nine-man Mexico lose but keep World Cup dream alive

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Mexico stumbled into the final stage of the CONCACAF zone World Cup qualifiers on goal difference on Wednesday despite losing 1-0 to Honduras and having two players sent off. ...  > full story

World champion to pound streets in Singapore marathon

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Kenya's world champion Luke Kibet will race in next month's Singapore marathon, organizers said on Thursday. ...  > full story
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