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Two French aid workers kidnapped in the Central African Republic
Two French aid workers from the NGO Triangle were kidnapped overnight from Sunday to Monday in the north-east of the Central African Republic, Mahamat Salah Amadou Birao, Bangui's vice-consul in Darfur, Sudan told AFP.
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AUTO INDUSTRY (Last modification: 27/01/09)
The car industry hits the brakes
The auto industry is one of the hardest-hit victims of the global financial crisis. Tens of thousands of jobs are at stake worldwide. Detroit's once-mighty GM is on the brink of collapse, while in France, Renault employees fear job cuts.
Australia - Barack Obama - India - Mumbai attacks - terrorism - USA
Have the security forces learned any lessons after Mumbai?
In this Edition: Almost one year after the Mumbai attacks, Indians’ ask if their security forces have learned any lessons, Australia asks orphans for forgiveness and US President Barack Obama raps up his first tour of the continent.
USA
Sears Tower plot leader sentenced to 13 years
The leader of a group, dubbed the Liberty Five, that plotted to blow up the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday.
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Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in 2011 after 25th season
Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, has announced that she is ending her hugely popular daytime talk show after its 25th season concludes in 2011.
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9/11 Attacks - USA
9/11 Terror suspects in civilian courtroom
In this edition: The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will go on trial in New York, just blocks from Ground Zero; and Peru says one of its Air Force officers has confessed to spying for Chile.
CHINA
Obama winds up China visit with appeal on human rights
US President Barack Obama wound up his visit to China with a call for greater respect for human rights, although the reporting of his comments in China itself was muted.
China - diplomacy - trade - USA
Bridging the gap between China and the US
The presidents of China and the US have both vowed to fight protectionism and heal the imbalance in their economic relations, but it is still unclear how they plan to bridge a growing rift on trade.
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AUTO INDUSTRY
GM to shed thousands of jobs in European restructuring
Having scrapped plans to sell its European division Opel/Vauxhall, General Motors says it could cut up to 10,000 jobs as part of plans to slash production in Europe by between 20 and 25 percent.
UNITED STATES
Fed chairman seeks to reassure market on value of the dollar
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke made a rare intervention into the currency markets Monday to speak about the dollars sliding value. Bernanke said that the Reserve is striving for a strong dollar to ensure financial stability.
Barack Obama - China - global trade - USA
Obama's Chinese wisdom (2nd part)
The visit of Obama to China raises many questions about the future of relations between Washington and Beijing. But on the financial front these two giant economies threaten to eat up world business over the decades to come.
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