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Canada to buy up to $25 billion in insured mortgages
Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 9:46 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada plans to buy up to C$25 billion in insured mortgages in a bid to help cushion the blow from the global financial crisis and address the "scarcity" of private sector lending, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.
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Gates opposes Kosovo partition on landmark visit
AFP - Tue Oct 7, 1:18 PM
PRISTINA (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates underscored Washington's opposition to any partition of Kosovo following its declaration of independence as he made a landmark visit to Pristina on Tuesday.
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French army chief rules out military victory in Afghanistan
AFP - Wed Oct 8, 2:50 PM
PARIS (AFP) - The head of the French military General Jean-Louis Georgelin on Wednesday backed comments by a senior British military officer's view that the war in Afghanistan was unwinnable.
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Veteran president leads in landmark Maldives election
AFP - Thu Oct 9, 12:31 AM
MALE (AFP) - The veteran leader of the Maldives has taken the lead in the islands' first democratic election but is short of the majority needed to avoid a tough run-off, preliminary results showed Thursday.
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WITNESS: A 36-hour non-stop run through Greece
Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 2:11 AM
ATHENS (Reuters) - I sat down, or more accurately fell down, and buried my head in my hands. Cold winds blew through my shirt. Would my body survive the punishment I was dealing it? Why was I doing this?
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U.S. to take N.Korea off terrorist list in Oct: report
Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 6:21 AM
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States has told Japan that it will remove North Korea from its terrorist blacklist this month, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday without citing a source.
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