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A pedestrian walks past an electric stock market board in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Nikkei index has lost 404.05 points to 9,751.85 at one point in the morning session on Wednesday. The dollar then traded at 101.41-44 yen. The Japanese index on Tuesday closed at the lowest level in almost five years amid deepening uncertainty over the course of the financial cr
Asian stocks plunge on unabated credit market woes
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TOKYO -- Asian stock markets tumbled Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei index sinking nearly 10 percent, as recent steps by the world's major economies to fortify credit markets failed to stem fears that the spreading financial crisis could spawn a global recession. After a miserable day on Wall Street when the Dow Jones industrials lost more than 500...
photo: AP / /Katsumi Kasahara


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Opinion Worldwide
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Leading article: Defeat is not yet inevitable</span>
Leading article: Defeat is not yet inevitable
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Seven years ago today, the West began a war in Afghanistan which is proving intractable....
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Leading article: Darling&#39;s package needs to be as big as promised</span>
Leading article: Darling's package needs to be as big as promised
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After one of the worst days ever for bank shares on the markets yesterday, Alistair Darling at...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Damascus, Tripoli blasts raise serious questions about stability in two states</span>
Damascus, Tripoli blasts raise serious questions about stability in two states
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By Theodore Karasik Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - Powered by...
 
Morales: Bolivia should not fear US 'blockade'
Meeting with President-elect of Bolivia, Mr Evo MORALES . ula1
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LA PAZ, Bolivia—The U.S. is set to suspend a trade deal with Bolivia that is worth 20,000 Bolivian jobs and $150 million a year, but President Evo Morales says South America's poorest country shouldn't worry. "We don't have to be afraid of an...
photo: The Council of the European Union

Bolivia   Photos   S America   Trade   US
 
Anti-Obama author faces deportation from Kenya
Jerome Corsi, CENTRE, who wrote "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality, follows an immigration department officer holding his passport, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 as he arrives at the immigration department in Nairobi, Kenya.
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NAIROBI, Oct 7: The American author of a best-selling, controversial book blasting White House hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday faced deportation from Kenya after being detained by security officials, police said. Jerome Corsi, who was scheduled to...
photo: AP

Book   Deportation   Kenya   Obama   Photos
 
Nikkei down 4 pct on economy fears, strong yen
A pedestrian walks past an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008.
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(Updates to midmorning) TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average slid 4 percent on Wednesday as fears about the global economy spooked investors into dumping stocks, while a firm yen dealt an added blow to exporters. Toyota Motor Corp skidded...
photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara

Asia   Business   Economy   Photos   Tokyo
 
Yen climbs on fears about deepening credit crisis
Yen - Japanese currency - money (mv2)
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By Eric Burroughs TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The safe-haven yen edged up against the euro and other major currencies on Wednesday as investors feared more global financial and economic damage from the deepening credit crisis. Federal Reserve Chairman...
photo: WN / mervin

Business   Economy   Finance   Photos   Tokyo
 
U.S. markets plunge despite hint of rate cut
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, June 6, 2008 in New York.
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: On Wall Street, the fear refuses to go away. Stocks plunged on Tuesday afternoon - shedding 200 points in the final hour of trading alone - despite reassurances from the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, that the central bank was...
photo: AP / Jin Lee

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Maldives heads to historic presidential poll
The President of Maldives, Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom addressing the 14th SAARC Summit, in New Delhi on April 03, 2007 - india - hires - am1
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MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives archipelago holds its first multiparty president election on Wednesday, in a vote seen as a referendum on President's Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's 30 year-rule on islands famed for their luxury resorts. Maldivian Democratic...
photo: PIB

 Election   Leader   Maldives   Photos   Politics
 
Business
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Uwajimaya celebrates its 80th anniversary" Seattle Times
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Gov: California can expect more cuts" The Examiner
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Where to Buy North Carolina Cheese in the Triangle" The News & Observer
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Fed scrambles to stem money crisis as stocks sink" Houston Chronicle
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Fares reduced as Qantas cuts surcharges" Sydney Morning Herald
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Danger on Pakistan border" The State
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Four Chinese steel makers cut output up to 20 pct" The Guardian
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IMF sees banks needing funding for years ahead �" Business Day
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Indonesia stock index tumbles 10 percent" The Boston Globe
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Mixed meat message as dollar falls" Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Gold prices climb amid financial uncertainty" The Boston Globe
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Wall Street slides for 5th day" Inquirer
 
Terrorism
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Democracy
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Schools told to counter extremism" BBC News
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Guantanamo Uighurs 'to be freed'" BBC News
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Pakistan deporting 50,000 Afghan refugees" NZ Herald
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US backs efforts to involve Taleban in plans for peace" NZ Herald
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Palestinians sue Israel over land losses to an illegal outpost" The Australian
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Police fire tear gas at Bangkok protesters" CNN
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News media feel limits to Georgia's democracy" International Herald Tribune
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UN experts urge States to do more to respect rights of detainees" United Nations
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Blood on Thai streets as political crisis worsens" Philadelphia Daily News
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US election: Democrats threaten to hit McCain on Iran-Contra link" The Guardian
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Curfew in Kashmir comes to an end" BBC News
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Is Asia's longest serving leader on way out?" BBC News
 
Sport
Science
Health
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Portugal welcomes Ronaldo" Independent online (SA)
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Goodyear encouraged by tire testing." Austin American Statesman
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Baylor out as Clips executive; Dunleavy to take over" Fox Sports
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Front office turnover continues for Bobcats" Fox Sports
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Deadly by the Dozen: 12 Diseases Climate Change May Make Worse" Scientific American
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Everything you wanted to know about apples" Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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RIM challenges Apple with Storm, a touch-screen phone you can feel" Star Tribune
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Electric cars to dominate green car race" Scientific American
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"Deadly dozen" diseases likely to bloom due to climate change" Canada Dot Com
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Melamine fear over Chinese veggies in Aussie" NZ Herald
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Cranky tot with a cold? Don't reach for cough syrup" Star Tribune
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Elephantiasis elimination program on track: study" Scientific American
 
 
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