VOA News - China Backs Russia Plan on Iran Uranium Enrichment: "China Backs Russia Plan on Iran Uranium Enrichment

China is backing a proposal to allow Iran to enrich uranium on Russian territory - a compromise meant to defuse a dispute with Western nations over Iran's recent moves to restart its nuclear program. Iran's top nuclear negotiator has finished a day of talks in Beijing."
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BBC NEWS | Business | Selling panic closes Tokyo market:
"Selling panic closes Tokyo market
Tokyo's stock exchange closed early for the first time in its history on Wednesday, in a bid to head off a meltdown after a frantic day's trading."
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Russia and China Demand Iran Freeze Nuclear Activity, but Reject Referral to U.N. - New York Times:
"Russia and China Demand Iran Freeze Nuclear Activity, but Reject Referral to U.N.

By ELAINE SCIOLINO and ALAN COWELL
Published: January 17, 2006

PARIS, Jan. 16 - Russia and China affirmed Monday that Iran must resume its freeze on certain nuclear activities, but refused a call by the Americans and the Europeans for the issue to be put before the United Nations Security Council, according to the British Foreign Office and senior European officials."
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BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | UN powers debate Iran escalation:
"UN powers debate Iran escalation
World powers are preparing for a meeting in London to discuss a common strategy to tackle Iran over its resumption of nuclear fuel research."
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United Press International - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
"172 dead in 2-week cold-wave in India
Jan. 11, 2006 at 4:16PM
A cold wave in India is letting up slightly but has been blamed for at least 172 deaths. "
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BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Two more bird flu deaths in China: "Two more people have died of bird flu in China, bringing the total number of fatalities there to five, the World Health Organization has said."
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Yao Wenyuan, 74, Member of Gang of Four, Is Dead - New York Times: "Yao Wenyuan, 74, Member of Gang of Four, Is Dead
By DAVID BARBOZA
Published: January 7, 2006
SHANGHAI, Saturday, Jan. 7 - Yao Wenyuan, the last surviving member of China's notorious Gang of Four, the powerful group that was blamed for many of the excesses of the Cultural Revolution, died Dec. 23, according to the official New China News Agency. He was 74."
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Iran to Resume Nuclear Work, Angering U.S. - New York Times
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
Published: January 4, 2006
PARIS, Jan. 3 - Iran announced Tuesday that it planned to restart nuclear research, a move that jeopardized an agreement with the Europeans, complicated a Russian initiative and prompted an American threat."
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BBC NEWS | World | Americas | 'Miraculous' rescue for US miners: "Twelve men trapped underground since an explosion in a US mine on Monday have been found alive, reports say."
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VOA News - Ukraine Confirms Cuts in Natural Gas Supplies From Russia
Ukraine's national oil and gas company confirms that Russia has decreased the supply of natural gas to Ukraine. The move is the result of a disagreement between Kiev and Moscow over how much Ukraine pays for the fuel.
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