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As US Supreme Court opens, all eyes on Chief Justice John Roberts
Christian Science Monitor
The US Supreme Court begins its 2012-2013 term on Monday with a blunt question: Which version of Chief Justice John Roberts will show up at the high court this year? Skip to next paragraph. Related stories. In Pictures: Supreme Court Justices take on ...
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Christian Science Monitor
"Insider attacks" kill US troops in Afghanistan
CBS News
Eleven years after 9/11, Lara Logan talks to the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, who is incensed over deadly attacks on his men by Afghan troops the U.S. has trained and supported. In this hard look at the Afghanistan war, she also ...
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CBS News
US military death toll in Afghanistan hits 2000 after confused firefight
The Guardian
Two Americans were killed in Afghanistan during an exchange of fire between Nato-led forces and the Afghan army that may have been the result of a misunderstanding, as the death toll of US military and civilian personnel passed 2,000. A US official ...
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The Guardian
Australia's Arrium rejects $1 billion bid from Noble, POSCO group; shares soar
Reuters
A shake-out from sliding iron ore and coal prices has touched off a spate of asset sales as tough times spread from Australia to Indonesia in what has been a lean year in the mining sector. Iron ore prices, while recovering from a low of $86 a metric ...
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Picked for a reason, US veterans don't deliver
USA TODAY
Story Highlights. Jim Furyk needed to par one of the last two holes to get a half-point but couldn't; Steve Stricker needed part on his final two holes but failed; Stricker and Woods were unable to contribute anything to give the U.S. an insurmountable ...
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Australia vs South Africa Twenty20 World Cup: Cricket live score and highlights
Examiner.com
"This is a warning the Proteas better take seriously, before going into a potentially exciting Super Eights clash of the World Twenty20 against Australia at the Premadasa on Sunday afternoon. "Together with 'pocket dynamo' David Warner, Watson forms ...
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Singapore Stocks - Factors to watch on Oct 1
Reuters
----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0038 GMT ------------ INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1440.67 -0.45% -6.480 USD/JPY 77.92 0.03% 0.020 10-YR US TSY YLD 1.6301 -- -0.003 SPOT GOLD 1765.31 -0.30% -5.380 US CRUDE 91.55 ... China Hong Kong ...
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Love stunned by US Ryder Cup collapse
Reuters
While the European winners and their fans sang and celebrated in the twilight, the shockwaves of the loss washed over the U.S. team and the massive crowd of mostly American supporters that had come out on brilliant Autumn afternoon expecting to cheer a ...
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Gas-drilling boom in US rattles energy producer Russia
The Seattle Times
Gas-drilling boom in U.S. rattles energy producer Russia. The drilling process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is shaking up world energy markets from Washington to Moscow to Beijing. Some predict what was once unthinkable: that the U.S. won ...
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Singapore Q3 private home prices rise 0.5 pct q/q
Reuters
SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released preliminary private home price data for the third quarter of 2012 on Monday: Quarter-on-quarter, percentage price change: Quarter Q3/2012 Q2/2012 Q1/2012 ...
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US Calls on Rwanda to Denounce Congolese Rebels
Voice of America
Johnnie Carson, U.S. assistant secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs, says it is time for Rwanda to distance itself from the group. "We would clearly like to see, at a very minimum, the government in Kigali denounce the activities of the ...
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Canadian Chrysler workers accept new contract
U.S. News & World Report
"The new agreement rewards employees for their commitment during our ongoing recovery and narrows the gap on our future competitiveness here in Canada," said Al Iacobelli, vice president of employee relations at Chrysler. "Chrysler has been extremely ...
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PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - Oct 1
Reuters
WELLINGTON Oct 1 (Reuters) - Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Monday. Stories may be taken from either the paper or Internet editions of the papers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not ...
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US group urges $2 trillion alternative to fiscal cliff "time bomb"
Fox Business
On Monday, the group plans to detail about 130 specific deficit-reduction steps the U.S. Congress could take to replace across-the-board spending cuts of $1.2 trillion that are scheduled to take effect on January 2. These would occur just as tax ...
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NYC Lawyer: Iranian Cameraman Seeks US Asylum
ABC News
A lawyer for a cameraman who was accompanying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) to the U.S. for the United Nations General Assembly in New York says his client has defected. Paul O'Dwyer, a New York City-based ...
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Habana shines for South Africa
Irish Times
South Africa 31 Australia 8: BRYAN HABANA scored a hat-trick of tries to lead South Africa to an impressive victory over Australia in Pretoria on Saturday in the latest round of the Rugby Championship. Habana, South Africa's record try scorer, touched ...
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Norway's Wealth Fund Targets US Real Estate by End 2013
Businessweek
Norway's $650 billion sovereign wealth fund is closing in on its first U.S. real estate investment as the market struggles with stagnant prices. The fund will invest in the U.S. "by the end of next year at the latest," Trond Grande, deputy chief ...
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For Venezuelans in US, voting requires New Orleans trip
Washington Times
MIAMI ‐ By bus and car, commercial flight and charter, U.S.-based Venezuelans are traveling en masse to New Orleans in the coming days, spending hundreds of dollars and in some cases more than a day of their time to cast a vote in their country's ...
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Washington Times
UK workers top depression table
Financial Times
Among those experiencing mental health issues, almost two-thirds of workers surveyed in Germany, Denmark and the UK said they were likely to miss work because of their condition, compared with 25 per cent in Turkey. The research also found that despite ...
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2012 Ryder Cup: How Europe stunned the U.S. to keep the title
San Jose Mercury News
Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar beat Paul Lawrie and Nicolas Colsaerts toward the end of Day 2 on Saturday at the Ryder Cup to give the United States a seemingly insurmountable 10-4 lead. Even the Europeans' victories in the final two matches of the day ...
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Singapore, Malaysia unlikely to implement social media laws
ZDNet
Singapore and Malaysia will unlikely implement social media regulations amid the rise in social network postings stoking religious and racial tension. "To introduce such a change would be a huge leap to take and means adopting a stance notably ...
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France basks on bond market, but must cut deficit: analysts
FRANCE 24
AFP - France needs to borrow 170 billion euros ($220 billion) next year but the rates at which it borrows are likely to remain low provided it holds to targets for cutting the public deficit. Another factor playing in favour of low borrowing rates for ...
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FRANCE 24
West Indies, New Zealand in Women T20 semi-finals
The Nation
COLOMBO - Stafanie Taylor led a dominating performance from West Indies in Galle, as they thrashed South Africa and qualified for the semi-finals. Taylor starred in an all-round effort, starting with her offspinners while opening the bowling. She ...
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UK government to back Scotland on minimum alcohol pricing
BBC News
The UK government is to back the Scottish government when its minimum alcohol pricing legislation is challenged in the courts. The law, aimed at tackling alcohol misuse by charging 50 pence per unit, is being challenged by the Scotch Whisky Association.
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BBC News
Canada issues Philippines travel advisory
Toronto Sun
Canada, Australia and Britain have joined the U.S. in warning their citizens of a possible security threat in the Philippines. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), the U.S. Embassy in Manila said on Friday ...
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