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Uruguay leader leaves party post
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:50:46 GMT
Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez resigns as head of the Socialist Party amid a row over his vetoing of a abortion bill.
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Cruise ship stranded in Antarctic
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:20:38 GMT
A cruise ship carrying 122 people has run aground on the Antarctic coast, the Argentine navy reports.
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Canada halts parliament amid row
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:50:55 GMT
Canadian PM Stephen Harper secures a suspension of parliament, saving him from defeat in a confidence vote.
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Cuban named 'journalist of year'
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:41:13 GMT
Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso is one of several journalists to receive press freedom awards from a major rights group.
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Carmakers 'affect entire US economy'
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:06:14 GMT
The chairman of the Senate committee deciding the fate of the big three carmakers says the entire US economy is at stake.
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Three indicted on gun show death
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:55:22 GMT
A US police chief is among those indicted for involuntary manslaughter after an eight-year-old boy accidentally shoots himself.
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US troops launch Iraq toxins case
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:35:26 GMT
Sixteen American soldiers who served in Iraq accuse defense contractor KBR of knowingly exposing them to a toxic chemical.
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US Fed urges foreclosures push
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:10:14 GMT
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke calls on the government to take action to stem the increasing number of home foreclosures.
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Nasa delays its next Mars mission
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:52:20 GMT
The US space agency (Nasa) has delayed the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory rover mission from 2009 to 2011.
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Obama left dangling after congresswoman hangs up on 'prank call'
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:53:42 GMT
A US Congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.
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