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  Suharto's health takes new downturn AP - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

  JAKARTA, Indonesia - The health of 86-year-old former Indonesian dictator Suharto deteriorated Wednesday, with a potentially lethal infection spreading through his body, his doctors said.

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  Obesity surgery seen as diabetes cure AP - 20 minutes ago

  CHICAGO - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes.

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  Autopsy due for Heath Ledger, dead at 28 AP - 11 minutes ago

  NEW YORK - Heath Ledger turned down more teen movies after starring in the romantic comedy "10 Things I Hate About You," waiting for the kinds of grueling, intense roles that would become his trademark.

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  Missing cat found in owner's suitcase AP - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

  PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - The last time cat-owner Kelly Levy saw her tiger-striped feline was before she took her husband to the airport. The 24-year-old came back to her house late Friday to find the bottom step, where Gracie Mae would usually be waiting, empty.

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  Federer downs Blake in close 3 sets AP - 1 minute ago

  MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer has a lot of reasons to like James Blake.

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  Futures extend losses on bank write-down fears Reuters - 17 minutes ago

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell further on Wednesday as fears of more write-downs at banks worsened a mood already soured by worries about a U.S. recession and a weak profit outlook from Apple Inc .

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  Palestinians blow up border wall and flood into Egypt Reuters - 16 minutes ago

  RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.

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  Obama leads Clinton in South Carolina: poll Reuters - Wed Jan 23, 1:11 AM ET

  COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead on rival Hillary Clinton three days before South Carolina's presidential primary, aided by a huge edge among black voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

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  Australians mourn Heath Ledger Reuters - Wed Jan 23, 4:13 AM ET

  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shocked Australians were on Wednesday mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said the death was a tragic accident.

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  Iran vows to follow nuclear path despite sanctions Reuters - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.

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  Kenya opposition, police clash at funeral Reuters - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing youths at a funeral on Wednesday held by the opposition for slum residents killed in a crackdown on protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed election.

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  Rescue measures will help economy: Snow Reuters - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago

  DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The U.S. economic slowdown is typically short and shallow and Washington's monetary and fiscal rescue packages will lift the economy, former U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow told Reuters.

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  Plan agreed to save Anne Frank tree from the axe Reuters - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

  AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch officials and conservationists have reached a deal to save the tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis, prolonging its life by up to 15 years.

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  European stocks under pressure as Fed 'feel-good' rally falters AFP - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

  LONDON (AFP) - European stock markets came under pressure and extended losses Wednesday, despite sharp gains in Asia, after the European Central Bank hinted it would not follow its US peer and slash interest rates.

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  Palestinians flood into Egypt after Gaza border blasted open AFP - 51 minutes ago

  RAFAH, Gaza (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt on Wednesday to stock up on goods because of an Israeli blockade, after militants blew up parts of the border with the Gaza Strip.

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  Italy's embattled Prodi faces vote of confidence AFP - 33 minutes ago

  ROME (AFP) - Embattled Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi prepared on Wednesday to face the first of two votes of confidence as his centre-left government teetered on the brink of collapse.

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  Kenyan police tear gas opposition funeral AFP - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

  NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenyan police fired bullets in the air and tear gas at an opposition funeral procession Wednesday as political strife claimed more lives, adding to the urgency of a new mediation mission by former UN chief Kofi Annan.

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  Heath Ledger mourned from Hollywood to Australia AFP - Wed Jan 23, 4:44 AM ET

  SYDNEY (AFP) - Hollywood stars Mel Gibson, John Travolta and Nicole Kidman on Wednesday joined tributes from around the world to Australian actor Heath Ledger, found dead in a New York apartment Tuesday.

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  Economic woes cast shadow over glitzy World Economic Forum AFP - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  DAVOS (AFP) - The annual Davos gathering of the world's political and business elite opened Wednesday, with the fragile state of the world economy and stock market turmoil casting a pall over the glitzy get-together.

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  Dollar edges higher against euro AFP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

  LONDON (AFP) - The dollar crept higher against the euro on Wednesday, clawing back losses from the previous day, as dealers digested an unexpected and steep rate cut from the US Federal Reserve.

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  Bird flu hits India as Turkey and Indonesia detect cases Reuters - Tue Jan 22, 8:14 AM ET

  KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district.

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  Epidemic superbug strains evolved from one bacterium: study AFP - Tue Jan 22, 1:55 AM ET

  CHICAGO (AFP) - The drug-resistant "superbugs" that have cut a swathe through day care centers, schools, locker rooms and prisons across the United States in the last five years stem from one rapidly evolving bacterium, US scientists said Monday.

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  Mexico City starts grope-free buses for women Reuters - Tue Jan 22, 10:33 AM ET

  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City has started a women-only bus service to protect female passengers from groping and verbal abuse common on the city's packed public transportation system.

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  Congo war-driven crisis kills 45,000 a month: study Reuters - Tue Jan 22, 9:01 AM ET

  KINSHASA (Reuters) - War, disease and malnutrition are killing 45,000 Congolese every month in a conflict-driven humanitarian crisis that has claimed 5.4 million victims in nearly a decade, a survey released on Tuesday said.

• Obama leads Clinton in South Carolina: poll Reuters - Wed Jan 23, 1:11 AM ET

  COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead on rival Hillary Clinton three days before South Carolina's presidential primary, aided by a huge edge among black voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.