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09/06/2010
Obama to announce $50 billion infrastructure job plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce on Monday a six-year plan to revamp the United States' aging roads, railways and runways with a $50 billion up-front investment to jump-start job creation.
09/06/2010
Hermine strengthens off Mexico, oil unaffected
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, threatening to reach hurricane strength, but no damage was reported to U.S. or Mexican oil facilities.
09/06/2010
Iran boosts nuclear work, bomb fears remain: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pushing ahead with its atomic work in defiance of tougher sanctions and the U.N. nuclear watchdog is concerned about Tehran's objections to some of its inspectors, an IAEA report shows.
09/06/2010
Afghans protest U.S. church's plans to torch Koran
KABUL (Reuters) - Several hundred Afghans chanting "Death to America" rallied outside a mosque in the Afghan capital on Monday to protest against an American church's plan to burn a copy of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
09/06/2010
Nineteen killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan
LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday killing at least 19 people, police said, in a new wave of attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants.
09/06/2010
Guatemala resumes rescue work after landslide
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Emergency services in Guatemala on Monday resumed their search for victims of landslides that killed and buried dozens of people, as further rain was predicted for the Central American country.
09/06/2010
Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010
KABUL (Reuters) - The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has reached at least 500, compared with 521 in all of 2009, according to an independent monitoring site on Monday and a tally compiled by Reuters.
09/05/2010
Diverse water sources key to food security: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
09/06/2010
Blair cancels book-signing over protests
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday he had canceled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests.
09/06/2010
Aftershocks rattle quake-hit NZ city
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency after the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.
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