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China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:39 -0500

BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.

Senate jobs bill extends Medicare payment rates -text

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:44:57 -0500

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A jobs-creation bill that could pass the Senate this week would delay a scheduled 20 percent reduction in doctor payments under the Medicare health-insurance program, according to a copy of the text obtained by Reuters.

Moscow says U.S. missile shield aimed at Russia

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:59:20 -0500

MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that plans for a U.S. missile shield are directed against his country.

Euro trims gains, awaits details of Greece rescue

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:00:45 -0500

TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro fell on Wednesday, trimming some of the previous day's gains, with investors awaiting details of a rescue package for Greece, keen to see how it could impact the euro zone economy.

Honda expands airbag recall as more Toyotas probed

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:54:57 -0500

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said it would recall another 440,000 cars around the world for faulty airbags as rival Toyota Motor Corp faced further probes over its largest-ever safety crisis.

In China, housing boom spreads to poor center

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:47:40 -0500

XINYANG, China (Reuters) - Fan Wenbao swears he is not in the business of speculating on property. Already the owner of one home in Xinyang, a grimy city in the poor central province of Henan, he bought two more there last year.

FOREX-Euro falters, awaits details of Greece rescue

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:52:13 -0500

TOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The euro fell on Wednesday, trimming some of the previous day's gains, with investors awaiting details of a rescue package for Greece, keen to see how it could impact the euro zone economy.

Inside Toyota's epic breakdown

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:18:17 -0500

TOYOTA CITY, Japan/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, the world's most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on taxpayer-funded life support.

Second big snowstorm slams East Coast

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:30:42 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the East Coast from Washington to New York on Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close and Congress to curtail legislative action.

Study toasts beer as being good for your bones

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:06:16 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Beer drinkers now have a good excuse to order another round -- the brew may help keep bones strong, a study has found.