RIYADH (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss efforts to put pressure on Iran, stabilize Yemen and to urge the Saudis to engage with Iraq ahead of the U.S. withdrawal.
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Gates to discuss Iran pressure during Saudi visit
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A decade later, lessons in the Nasdaq collapse
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ten years ago today, before the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq composite index hit a record 5,132.52 points -- a peak that the technology-heavy market shows no sign of scaling again any time soon.
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New Zealander auctions "ghosts" in a bottle
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WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - A New Zealand woman sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl for almost NZ$2,000 ($1,410) after a fiercely contested online auction, local media reported.
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Senator Brown snags deal for memoirs
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Scott Brown, the Republican whose surprise victory in the Senate race in Massachusetts rocked the political landscape, has signed a deal to write his memoirs, the publisher HarperCollins said on Wednesday.
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Terra says CF's buyout bid is superior to Yara's
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fertilizer producer Terra Industries Inc said on Wednesday it plans to accept a "superior" $4.68-billion takeover bid from rival CF Industries Holdings Inc unless Yara International boosts its competing offer.
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House to vote on pullout from Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a test of congressional support for President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would direct him to pull U.S. forces out of the war.
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"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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High stakes in China's big dig
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SHENYANG, China (Reuters) - In a tunnel deep beneath Shenyang's busy streets, Lu Ze flicked a switch and a lone light bulb revealed a cluttered concrete floor.
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Slovenia allows hunters to kill bears, wolves
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LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia will this year allow hunters to kill 75 brown bears and 12 wolves to limit the damage they do to crops and livestock and prevent numbers growing, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.
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