Markets in Asia bounced back on Wednesday amid hopes that the United States will salvage the $700 billion US financial bailout package that was voted down earlier in the week.
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The head of the new US military Africa command says it has “no hidden agenda” as it becomes fully operational.
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EU observers enter the buffer zone around South Ossetia, as they begin monitoring a truce between Georgia and Russia.
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Russia’s Supreme Court rules that the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family were victims of political repression.
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The US says Iraq remains locked in a communal struggle, despite dramatic security improvements.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon sends a sweeping security bill to Congress to tackle drug-related violence that has killed 3,000 this year.
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Iraq’s former insurgents worry about the future
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Australia’s preparations for the series in India take a blow as first-choice spinner Bryce McGain is ruled out of the opening Test.
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The Senate plans to vote on the $700 billion financial rescue plan Wednesday evening — two days after the House rejected it. The bill adds provisions including raising the FDIC insurance cap to $250,000, and it will be packaged with other economic measures. Sens. John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will be on hand to vote.
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The Senate plans to vote on the $700 billion financial rescue plan this evening — two days after the House rejected it. The bill adds provisions including raising the FDIC insurance cap to $250,000, and it will be packaged with other economic measures. Sens. John McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will be on hand to vote.
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