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- Added on: Jul 18th, 2008
- Country: Philippines
- Language: English
- Author: ric
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks
US President Barack Obama is to discuss US policy in Afghanistan with his national security team, as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels.A White House spokesman said Mr Obama was considering four options as he headed into the meeting. ...
Kraft makes Cadbury takeover bid
US food company Kraft has launched £9.8bn ($16.43bn) hostile bid for UK confectioner Cadbury.Kraft announced it will offer 300 pence in cash and 0.2589 new Kraft shares for each Cadbury share, the same terms as it proposed in September. Because Kraf...
eBay in Skype deal with founders
Online auction site eBay has settled a lawsuit with the founders of Skype, ending uncertainty over the future of the internet phone company.The case was about whether the software of the site was owned by the founders via their firm, Joltid, or by eB...
Argentine ex-leader goes on trial
The trial has begun of Argentina's last military ruler, Reynaldo Bignone, and five other retired generals.The men are charged in connection with the alleged kidnapping, torture and disappearance of 56 opponents of the military government in the late ...
Pelosi unveils House health bill
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has unveiled a healthcare bill that would extend coverage to 36m more Americans.The top House Democrat said the legislation would provide affordable healthcare to 96% of all Americans. It ...
China economic growth accelerates
China has said it is on track to hit its growth target of 8% this year, after the economy grew 8.9% from a year ago in the third quarter.The figure is up from the 7.9% rate seen in the previous quarter and is the country's fastest GDP growth since th...
