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Monday, January 21, 2008
Morning News Roundup
Top of the news and stories of interest from the American and global press: - Long-term unemployment rises among middle-class. (WaPo)
- Cash crunch, weak dollar help foreign investors buy stake in US businesses, government. (IHT)
- Signs in Kenya that killing was planned. (IHT)
- Sudan gives adviser role to controversial Darfur militia leader. (IHT)
- Pakistan to get new F-16's, upgrades to existing fleet from Washington. (Times of India)
- Russia delivers fourth batch of nuclear fuel to Bushehr. (ITAR-TASS)
- Russian navy begins exercises in northern Atlantic. (RIA Novosti)
- Russian Chief of Staff reiterates pre-emptive strike nuclear policy. (Tosay's Zaman, Turkey)
- Turkish court bans access to YouTube. (The New Anatolian, Turkey)
- Turkey, Iran in talks as regional gas crisis continues. (The New Anatolian, Turkey)
- Turkey determined to pursue nuclear power. (The New anatolian, Turkey)
- Armenian FM denies presence of PKK camps. (Turkish Daily News)
- Serbia, Russia close to gas supply deal. (Financial Times)
- Serbian ultra-nationalist wins first round of presidential voting. (The Guardian)
- India launches Israeli satellite meant to spy on Iran. (The Guardian)
- Iran ministry claim $11bn in approved foreign investment for 2008. (Press TV, Iran)
That's it for this morning.
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