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/ 18 February 2009
Barack Obama was set on Wednesday to unveil a plan to stabilise the troubled housing market, a main cause of the economy’s deepening slump.
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/ 17 February 2009
The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that official economic recovery efforts were floundering.
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/ 17 February 2009
Israel is involved in a covert war of sabotage to delay Tehran’s efforts to develop a nuclear weapon, the Daily Telegraph said on Tuesday.
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/ 16 February 2009
The UN called on Monday on rich nations to forge a deal that puts climate change and poverty reduction at the heart of efforts to reboot the economy.
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/ 16 February 2009
President Barack Obama has decided to form a government task force for restructuring the struggling US car industry instead of naming a ”car czar”.
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/ 14 February 2009
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday offered North Korea a peace treaty, normal ties and aid if it eliminates its nuclear arms programme.
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/ 14 February 2009
Congress passed a -billion stimulus plan to jump-start the economy on Friday, as G7 finance chiefs vowed to ward off the specter of protectionism.
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/ 14 February 2009
Obama warned this month that the spillover of the Afghan war risks ”destabilising neighbouring Pakistan, which has nuclear weapons”.
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and US President Obama both like to get more bang from each buck.
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/ 13 February 2009
Final results confirmed the Kadima party narrowly won the election but suggested Likud is better placed to form a government.
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/ 12 February 2009
Barack Obama may think words like ”catastrophe,” or ”crisis” will help sell his rescue plans, but history has shown that scare tactics can backfire.
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/ 11 February 2009
The G7 meet in Rome this week to kick off a run of high-profile meetings among leaders wrestling to get recession-hit economies back on their feet.
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/ 10 February 2009
United States President Barack Obama has vowed to prevent al-Qaeda from operating ”with impunity” in Afghanistan.
History shows that protectionism has seen markets through the toughest times. Larry Elliott asks whether we shouldn’t look at the model.
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/ 9 February 2009
Well, it’s already happened. Barely two weeks into the job and President Barack Obama has compromised fundamental principles.
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/ 8 February 2009
Barack Obama will head to the American heartland on Monday in an attempt to win public support for his massive rescue Bill.
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/ 7 February 2009
United States Vice-President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the new US administration would set a ”new tone” in its foreign relations.
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/ 7 February 2009
After days of debate, President Barack Obama’s Democratic Senate allies unveiled a pared-down plan to pump at least $780-billion into the US economy.
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/ 6 February 2009
United States lawmakers on Friday lurched towards compromise on a vast package to rescue the US economy.
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/ 6 February 2009
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid halted debate on a -billion rescue Bill late on Thursday, but said lawmakers would resume work Friday.
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/ 5 February 2009
US Vice-President Joe Biden will seek to break with the unilateralist tilt of the Bush years in a major weekend foreign policy speech in Germany.
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/ 4 February 2009
The Obama administration plans to limit pay to 000 a year for executives of government-assisted financial institutions.
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/ 3 February 2009
A day after a photo emerged of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps appearing to smoke pot, questions are raised on what makes a true role model.
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/ 3 February 2009
Private cars are thought to account for about a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions in America.
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/ 2 February 2009
When Barack Obama became president there were celebrations around the world. Yet the festive spirit failed to permeate one small corner of Manhattan.
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/ 2 February 2009
President Barack Obama this week lifted the ban on US funding for international organisations that offer advice about, or perform abortions.
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/ 1 February 2009
On Monday morning, President Barack Obama will sit down in the White House to receive his daily intelligence briefing from security officials.
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/ 30 January 2009
When Barack Obama was voted into office in November, he celebrated the cork-popping moment with half a case of Graham Beck Brut NV.
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/ 30 January 2009
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was removed from office on Thursday after the state Senate unanimously convicted him on impeachment charges.
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/ 29 January 2009
US President Barack Obama has spoken to President Kgalema Motlanthe and said SA has an important role to play in helping resolve Zimbabwe’s crisis.
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/ 29 January 2009
Barack Obama scored his first major legislative victory on Wednesday with passage of an -billion economic stimulus package.
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/ 28 January 2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Wednesday that President Barack Obama apologise for "crimes" committed by the US against Iran.