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Obama, Hu set for key talks in Beijing

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:08:00 +0000

AFP – BEIJING (AFP) – US President Barack Obama will Tuesday attack the formal business of his visit to China, sitting down with his opposite number Hu Jintao for talks centred on trade tensions and US calls for a stronger yuan.

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Kosovo elections ‘significant milestone:’ US

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:20:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States Monday praised the Kosovo government for its handling of its first elections since its independence last year, calling them “a significant milestone” on the road to democracy.

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US envoy back in Sudan this week

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:27:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US envoy Scott Gration will return to Khartoum and Darfur this week as part of US diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the region, the State Department said Monday.

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US senators push to ramp up nuclear energy

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:31:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two senators unveiled legislation Monday to double US nuclear energy output in 20 years and foster clean energy options with “mini-Manhattan Projects” named for the original US atomic bomb push.

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Fed seeking to ensure strong dollar: Bernanke

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:47:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Federal Reserve is “attentive” to the sliding US dollar and is working to “help ensure that the dollar is strong and a source of global financial stability,” Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.

US lawmakers seek answers on Fort Hood

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – A key US Senate committee said Monday it had postponed a briefing with top army officials on the Fort Hood shooting, as lawmakers sought clues that might have averted the deadly rampage.

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New US prison in Afghanistan seeks to reverse bad image

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:01:00 +0000

AFP – BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AFP) – Eager to dispel its image as a rights abuser after “war on terror” prison scandals, the US has opened a new Afghan jail that critics say still falls short of basic legal standards.

Former US president Carter builds homes in Asia

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:44:00 +0000

AFP – BANGKOK (AFP) – Former US president Jimmy Carter launched a campaign Monday in which thousands of volunteers will build homes for the poor in five nations along the Mekong River, a humanitarian group said.

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Obama arrives in Beijing: AFP photographer

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:10:00 +0000

AFP – BEIJING (AFP) – US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing on Monday from Shanghai, for the second leg of his maiden state visit to China, an AFP photographer said.

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Obama arrives in China for maiden visit

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:57:00 +0000

AFP – SHANGHAI (AFP) – US President Barack Obama arrived in China late Sunday for his first visit to the Asian giant — a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.

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