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New targets on vehicle emissions to be announced
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The United States and Canada will announce on Thursday that they are jointly imposing strict new vehicles emissions targets, said a source briefed on the matter.
The source confirmed the accuracy of news reports which said the two nations would require that automakers' combined fleets of cars and trucks get on average 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. The current limit is 25 miles per gallon.
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U.S. Navy captures pirates in clash off Seychelles
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A U.S. warship captured five suspected pirates on Thursday after an exchange of fire in the Indian Ocean west of the Seychelles, the U.S. navy said.
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Obama focuses on businesses in healthcare pitch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was to tout a tax credit for small businesses on Thursday in his second speech this week promoting his sweeping healthcare overhaul to a skeptical public.
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Special Report:Holy bubble! Churches struck down by foreclosures
FORT WASHINGTON, Md (Reuters) - By the time thousands of parishioners stream into the 3,000-seat Ebenezer AME Church on Easter Sunday, church leaders hope to have something else to celebrate: financial revival.
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Karzai lashes out at West over Afghan elections
KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai accused the West on Thursday of trying to ruin Afghanistan's elections, intensifying a showdown with parliament over whether foreigners will oversee a parliamentary vote this year.
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Eight U.S. militia members enter not guilty pleas
DETROIT (Reuters) - Eight members of an extremist militia group accused of conspiring to kill law enforcement officers as part of a wider war on the U.S. government pleaded not guilty in federal court on Wednesday.
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Hyena Laughter Is Serious Business
Spotted hyenas grunt and growl. But you know what they're famous for. [Hyena sounds.] So what's all the laughing about? [More]
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Russia's Medvedev visits North Caucasus after bombings
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the North Caucasus on Thursday to reinforce efforts to crush the militants behind a spate of suicide bombings including an attack on the Moscow metro.
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Chinese President Hu to attend Washington nuclear meet
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend a multi-nation summit on nuclear security in Washington this month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, ending weeks of uncertainty about whether he was going.
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Car blast kills two in Russia's Dagestan: agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two people were killed in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan overnight when a blast ripped through their car, which was believed to have been carrying explosives, Interfax news agency reported Thursday.
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Democrats lie low after healthcare victory
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The week after passing landmark healthcare reform and handing President Barack Obama an important victory, members of the U.S. Congress returned to their home districts for a recess to face constituents and justify their votes after the bruising legislative battle.
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Abortion doctor killer faces sentencing amid debate
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The sentencing on Thursday of an anti-abortion activist who gunned down a Kansas doctor comes amid a bitter U.S. debate over abortion that nearly derailed landmark healthcare reform legislation last month and is expected to remain a factor in U.S. midterm elections.
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Pope has immunity in abuse trials: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, accused by victims' lawyers of being ultimately responsible for an alleged cover-up of sexual abuse of children by priests, cannot be called to testify at any trial because he has immunity as a head of state, a top Vatican legal official said on Thursday.
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Toxic insects to blame for carnivorous plant decline?
British scientists say they have evidence that the consumption of insects contaminated with heavy metals may be a factor in the mysterious global decline of carnivorous plants...
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U.S. sees China progress on Iran sanctions drive
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday welcomed China's decision to join talks on imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program and said President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington this month could set the stage for tougher action on Tehran.
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RNC outlays may be problem for 2010 races: analysts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee has been spending big to win key elections and regain momentum under chairman Michael Steele -- maybe too big, according to political analysts and federal records.
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Iran envoy goes to China as sanctions talk rises
BEIJING (Reuters) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili heads to China on Thursday for talks with the government that could hold the key to whether Tehran faces a fresh round of United Nations sanctions.
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Six powers to start work on Iran sanctions: U.S. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Six world powers, including China, agreed on Wednesday to start drawing up new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program in the next few days, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said.
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Donors pledge billions for Haiti aid
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - International donors on Wednesday pledged $5.3 billion to Haiti, exceeding expectations in a worldwide drive to rebuild the country after January's shattering earthquake.
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Eight U.S. militia members enter not guilty pleas
DETROIT (Reuters) - Eight members of an extremist militia group accused of conspiring to kill law enforcement officers as part of a wider war on the U.S. government pleaded not guilty in federal court on Wednesday.
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