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PHILIPPINES: Volcano evacuees braced for eruption
16 Dec 2009 07:38:46 GMT
Source: IRIN
Mayon volcano in eastern Albay Province in the Philippines is expected to erupt any minute, but relief assistance has been in place for months for thousands of evacuees, officials say. 
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 16
16 Dec 2009 07:28:16 GMT
Source: Reuters
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 0720 GMT on Wednesday. BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded on Tuesday evening in a garage just outside Baghdad's Green Zone government ... 
PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - Dec 16
16 Dec 2009 01:46:29 GMT
Source: Reuters
HANOI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories. FINANCIAL NEWS: THOI BAO ... 
Obama pushes Senate Democrats to pass health bill
16 Dec 2009 01:06:56 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For more on U.S. healthcare reform, click [nN20512341]) * Obama is 'cautiously optimistic' on health bill * Pivotal senator Lieberman says he's closer to backing it * Senate rejects amendment ... 
WITNESS-Failed state? Try Pakistan's M2 motorway
16 Dec 2009 00:05:06 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Alistair Scrutton ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (Reuters) - If you want a slice of peace and stability in a country with a reputation for violence and chaos, try Pakistan's M2 motorway. At times foreign ... 
ADVISORY-Witness story on Pakistani motorway
16 Dec 2009 00:04:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
Alistair Scrutton first joined Reuters in 1998 as correspondent in Peru. Then he moved to Buenos Aires as senior correspondent for southern Latin America, covering coups in Bolivia, rebel violence in ... 
Obama sees climate deal as summit deadline nears
15 Dec 2009 23:51:15 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Obama confident deal can be clinched - spokesman * Talks deadlocked on emissions cuts, climate finance By Gerard Wynn and David Fogarty COPENHAGEN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack ... 
Patients urged to weigh CT scan risks and benefits
15 Dec 2009 23:44:02 GMT
Source: Reuters
* New studies prompt concern about cancer risk from CT scans * Experts say an individual's cancer risk is low from CT scan * Use of CT scans has soared in past three decades By Julie Steenhuysen ... 
U.S. outlines conditions for aid to Pakistan
15 Dec 2009 23:35:51 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Programs will be suspended if evidence of corruption * State Department admits real challenges in plan * Water, electricity and agriculture are priorities By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON, Dec 15 ( ... 
Obama sees climate deal in Copenhagen -White House
15 Dec 2009 23:21:11 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds more Gibbs quotes) WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is confident of securing a climate change deal at a U.N. summit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that he will attend ... 
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