LONDON - Weak economic readings from China, Japan and
Britain and a grim corporate outlook worldwide reinforced fears
of a prolonged recession, prompting investors to look to a world
leaders' summit for solutions.
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GOMA, Congo - Congolese rebel chief Laurent Nkunda said he
would fight African peacekeeping troops if they attacked him, as
concerns grew that the eastern Congo conflict could suck in
neighbouring armies.
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BRUSSELS - A deal on the Doha round of trade talks
could be reached within weeks and a summit of industrial
and emerging countries this weekend must send a clear
signal to achieve this, the EU's top trade official said.
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LONDON - Oil prices tumbled as a slide in global stock
markets refocused attention on the prospect of widespread
recession, which is likely to cut deep into oil demand in many
developed economies.
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GAZA - Israel renewed fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip,
ending a week-long suspension of supplies that led to blackouts
in the Hamas-controlled enclave where militants had launched
cross-border rocket attacks.
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VIENNA - U.N. investigators have found traces of
uranium at a Syrian site Washington says was a secret
nuclear reactor almost built before Israel bombed the target
last year, diplomats said.
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YANGON - Myanmar's military junta sentenced at least 11
dissidents involved in monk-led protests last year to 65 years
in jail, opposition figures said, a major blow to the
pro-democracy movement before a 2010 election.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A blast went off outside a stadium in
the Pakistani city of Peshawar, soon after a sports tournament
had ended, causing some casualties, police said.
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama visited the
White House for his first post-election meeting with President
George W. Bush, a strikingly symbolic moment in the transition
of power.
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NAIROBI - Somali pirates have hijacked a second ship
chartered by chemical tanker shipping group Stolt-Nielsen, a
regional maritime official said.
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