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PARIS (Reuters) - Countries from Europe to Australia rushed out plans on Sunday to shore up their banks, trying to stem a crash in markets by pledging to back lending, buy stakes in financial institutions and take …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve said on Sunday it approved the takeover of Wachovia Corp and its banking subsidiaries by Wells Fargo & Co of San Francisco.
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Oct 11, 2008
DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors has had talks with smaller rival Chrysler LLC about a merger that would combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when both are struggling to cut costs and …
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Oct 11, 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state TV broadcast pictures of Kim Jong-il on Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have …
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Oct 6, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bus traveling to a casino in northern California ran off a rural road and overturned, killing at least 10 people, the San Francisco Chronicle and other media reported on Monday.
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Oct 6, 2008
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - More European governments followed Germany's lead on Monday offering blanket deposit guarantees to savers in a frantic effort to calm fears among investors over the worst financial crisis in …
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Oct 5, 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday kicked off a seven-day, non-stop Bible reading marathon on Italian television.
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Oct 3, 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior U.S. envoy ended a trip to North Korea on Friday aimed at saving a crumbling disarmament deal, saying he held substantive talks but declining to say if he swayed the state to give up plans to …
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Oct 2, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Thursday as tight credit markets and bleak economic data forced investors to focus on the rocky road still ahead for the U.S. economy even if Congress passes a $700 billion rescue …
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Oct 1, 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy held talks in Pyongyang trying to convince the secretive state not to restart its nuclear plant, as the two Koreas looked to mend frayed ties on Thursday with their first direct …
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