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Regulators eye curbs to slow stock price drops
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators are considering new curbs to slow stock trades when markets are plunging following Thursday's dramatic sell-off, two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
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Gulf oil spill spreads west toward Texas
ROBERT, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc engineers desperately explored options on Sunday to control oil gushing from a ruptured well deep under the Gulf of Mexico after a setback with a huge undersea containment dome fueled fears of a prolonged and growing environmental disaster.
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At least 12 dead in Russian coal mine blast
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two blasts at a big Siberian coal mine killed at least 12 people and the search for dozens trapped underground was halted after a damaged ventilation shaft choked the mine with smoke and gas, Russian officials said Sunday.
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Anger as NATO prepares to join Red Square parade
MOSCOW (Reuters) - NATO troops will march across Red Square on Sunday as Russia marks the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, a gesture of friendship to the West which has won praise from President Barack Obama but enraged Communists.
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At least 7 dead in Russian coal mine blast
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A methane blast at a large Siberian coal mine killed at least seven people, emergency officials said on Sunday.
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Oil catcher dome hits snag near leak site: BP exec
ROBERT, Louisiana (Reuters) - London-based BP Plc's plan to lower a giant containment dome to trap oil from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well on the sea floor hit a technical obstacle on Saturday in the form of methane hydrates, or flammable ice, a BP executive said on Saturday.
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U.S. warns Pakistan after NY bomb attempt: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States has warned Pakistan it wants urgent action against Islamic militants in its tribal regions following last week's failed Times Square car bombing in New York, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Obama makes rare comment about dollar on Russian TV
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said if the United States has a strong economy it will have a strong dollar, in rare comments about the U.S. currency in an interview with Russian television broadcast on Saturday.
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Gates: runaway military spending may affect war plans
ABILENE, Kansas (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the U.S. military on Saturday it must rein in spending that he called out of sync with today's tough economic times, and said budget woes could be a factor in deciding whether to use force against Iran and others.
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Taliban to launch major offensive in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents announced on Saturday an offensive against NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan, just as Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due to travel to Washington.
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Dozens hurt as NY Staten Island ferry hits dock
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A ferry that was involved in a deadly crash in 2003 slammed into a dock in New York's borough of Staten Island on Saturday, injuring dozens of passengers in an accident authorities blamed on a mechanical problem.
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Palestinian approval opens door to Mideast talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday approved indirect talks with Israel, clearing the way for the first negotiations in 18 months and giving a boost to U.S. peace diplomacy.
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Birth of a Bond: Illustrating a Year of Mother and Baby Development
Genetically, children are a blend of code from both of their parents. But for the first nine months of development, a fetus gets just about everything else from its mother. The two individuals' systems are so intertwined that even after birth, material from a fetus can linger in the mother's body for decades. [More]
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Pope accepts resignation of German bishop in sex probe
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday accepted the resignation of a German bishop who has been accused of sexually abusing minors, the latest in a string of Roman Catholic prelates forced to resign over an abuse scandal.
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Pakistan investigates NY bomb plot Taliban link
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is investigating whether a Pakistani-American arrested over a botched plot to bomb New York's Times Square met Pakistani Taliban leaders in their stronghold in the northwest, a minister said on Saturday.
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Iran welcomes Turkish, Brazilian nuclear fuel ideas
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran voiced optimism about Turkish and Brazilian mediation efforts in its nuclear dispute with the West, welcoming in principle ideas aimed at reviving a stalled fuel deal with major powers.
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Obama touts healthcare in new bid to ease doubts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday touted the benefits of his healthcare overhaul, renewing a bid to counter Republican criticism and ease public doubts more than a month after he signed reform into law.
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EU works on mechanism to stop Greek contagion
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union officials were working out the details of a financial support mechanism on Saturday to prevent Greece's debt turmoil spreading to Portugal and Spain, ready for approval by EU finance ministers on Sunday.
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Pakistan says nuclear safety concerns addressed
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan reiterated a call on Saturday for the international community to recognize it as a nuclear power, saying it had addressed the world's concerns over the safety and security of its nuclear weapons.
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