WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law an extension of unemployment benefits, the White House said.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks headed for a higher open on Friday as investors followed up two days of steep losses that toppled Wall Street to an 11-year low by scooping up shares of banks and other beaten-down sectors.
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MOGADISHU, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said.
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein.
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VIENNA, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States said on Friday the first independent monitoring report on an alleged Syrian nuclear site had hardened suspicions that Syria was building a covert reactor and would raise pressure on it to come clean.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush spoke with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday and the top U.S. law enforcement official sounded well after collapsing during a speech, the White House said.
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LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Euro zone demand is plunging and price pressures vanishing, business surveys showed on Friday, while central bankers weighed the bleak prospect of deflation.
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LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil rose above $50 a barrel on Friday, rebounding from a three and half year low and buoyed by rallies in Europe and Asian equities on talk that China may cut interest rates later in the day.
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DUBAI, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Navy and operators of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates could not confirm on Friday reports that the hijackers had demanded a $25 million ransom.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Citigroup Inc lost more than one-quarter of its market value on growing worries over whether it has enough capital to withstand billions of dollars of potential losses and despite new support from its largest individual investor.
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MOGADISHU, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States raised doubts about the prospect of a fast return to normal ties between NATO and Russia after the Georgian war on Friday, despite a European Union move to restart partnership talks with Moscow. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Thai police are braced for violence at an anti-government rally this weekend and have asked the army for reinforcements to prevent a repeat of last month's bloody street battles, a senior officer said Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law an extension of unemployment benefits, the White House said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush spoke with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday and the top U.S. law enforcement official sounded well after collapsing during a speech, the White House said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic congressional leaders, seeking to salvage a bailout of the Big Three automakers, demanded executives provide a business survival plan in exchange for their support of up to $25 billion in loans. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading contender for White House national security adviser as President-elect Barack Obama worked on Thursday to assemble his foreign policy team. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc , the world's largest retailer, said Lee Scott will retire as chief executive early next year, and will be succeeded by Mike Duke, who heads its international operations. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks headed for a higher open on Friday as investors followed up two days of steep losses that toppled Wall Street to an 11-year low by scooping up shares of banks and other beaten-down sectors. ... > full story
Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — : Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian on Friday said fourth-quarter GDP is falling off a cliff, in an interview on CNBC. Highlights: ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — AnnTaylor Stores Corp reported a quarterly loss on Friday as the financial crisis exacerbated already weak sales trends, and the women's clothing retailer said it expected consumer spending to remain soft through the current fourth quarter. ... > full story
HOUSTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Shuttle Endeavour astronauts working outside the orbiting International Space Station faced glitches during a second spacewalk on Thursday, as one astronaut experienced high carbon-dioxide levels after his crew mate lost a tool bag on the mission's first spacewalk. ... > full story
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A radar instrument aboard a NASA spacecraft has detected large glaciers hidden under rocky debris that may be the vestiges of ice sheets that blanketed parts of Mars in a past ice age, scientists said on Thursday. ... > full story
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
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her rock-star husband Pete Wentz have become parents for the first time, People magazine reported on Friday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie ended nearly eight years of marriage in just a few minutes on Friday when a British court granted them a "quickie" divorce. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — The "Arrested Development" feature is moving closer to reality, with the producers of the critically acclaimed but short-lived Fox series reportedly closing deals for the project. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Talk about upping your profile. Anna Kendrick, who has a small part in "Twilight" as one of Kristen Stewart's human friends, has nabbed the coveted female lead opposite George Clooney in "Up in the Air." ... > full story
HONG KONG, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen fired a sizzling eight-under 62 to grab a share of the lead after the second round at the $2.5 million Hong Kong Open on Friday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Jiri Hudler scored twice to help the streaking Detroit Red Wings hold off the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in the NHL on Thursday. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Kobe Bryant got the better of former team mate Shaquille O'Neal to guide the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-92 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. ... > full story
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley will undergo hip surgery next week and could miss a large part of next season. ... > full story
PIRATE THREAT: S25M OR ELSE Nov. 21, 2008 (New York Post) — Pirates who hijacked one of the world's biggest ships are demanding a $25 million ransom in 10 days - or else. . . "We do not want long-term ...
Maersk ships avoid 'pirate waters' Nov. 21, 2008 (Channel4.com) — The world's largest shipping company has announced its oil tankers will make a major detour to avoid the pirate-plagued waters off the Somali ...
Putting down piracy Nov. 21, 2008 (News & Observer, North Carolina) — Here's to India's navy. While much of the maritime world wrings its hands over the annoying pirates of Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula, an Indian ...
JP Morgan falls on layoffs Nov. 21, 2008 (Detroit News) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday as the Dow Jones industrials fell 444.99 points to 7552.29: . . General Motors Corp., up ...
Failed state cannot control pirates Nov. 21, 2008 (The Nation, Thailand) — The problem of piracy in Somalia lies in its war, povertly and virtually non-existent government . When we think of piracy on the high seas, the ...
Saudis May Use Military Force Against Somali Pirates Nov. 20, 2008 (Huffington Post) — facebook"); check = true; } if (BOOKMARKSNIFF. runstate.visitedlinks["reddit"] && !check) { $('yahoo').className = 'reddit_string_def'; ...
Pirates set 10-day deadline for ransom Nov. 20, 2008 (The Standard, China) — Somali pirates who hijacked Saudi supertanker Sirius Star have demanded a US$25 million (HK$195 million) ransom.. "The Saudis have 10 days to ...
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