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 Bringing Light to India's Rural Areas
| BANGALORE, INDIA — As dusk falls, the sound of children singing fills the air at the SOS Tibetan Children’s Village in Bylakuppe, five hours’ drive from Bangalore in southern India... (photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh, File) The New York Times
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 Obama's Post-Iraq World
| LONDON — Europe adjusted long ago, but not without pain, to its diminished place in world affairs. After Suez for the British, after Algeria for the French, even the most stubborn post-World W... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon) The New York Times
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 Gates Lands in Afghanistan
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on an unannounced visit Thursday for meetings with American military commanders and President ... (photo: AP / Jim Watson, Pool) The New York Times
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 Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
| FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange in... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File) The New York Times
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 Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
| TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. | W... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) The New York Times
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 R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
| LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain t... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori) The New York Times
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 Wall Street Wanders as Traders Sort Through Data
| Indexes on Wall Street were tentative Thursday, with a small dip in weekly unemployment claims failing to generate any momentum. | There was some hesitancy about extend... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The New York Times
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 Unemployment Filings Decline for a Second Week
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of new requests for unemployment benefits declined for a second week, suggesting that the slowing economy has not prompted widespread... (photo: AP / Gregory Bull) The New York Times
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 Twitter Launches iPad App With Focus on Consumption
| Twitter launched the first native app it’s built from scratch Wednesday night: Twitter for iPad. Aimed at fostering content consumption, the app is designed for n... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The New York Times
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 Barack Obama's peace message to Palestine and Israel as Mideast talks begin
President Obama urged Israel and Palestine to grasp the chance of making peace as the first direct negotiations in nearly two years began today. | Israeli prime minister ... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) London Evening Standard
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