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| N. Korea's Kim stresses energy production [United Press International] |
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- More energy
production will help North Korea meet its economic goals for 2009
and beyond, the country's leader, Kim Jong Il , said during a power
plant visit.
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| Retail sales rise during week [United Press International] |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Retail sales in the United
States rose slightly in the week ending Jan. 3, the International
Council of Shopping Centers-USB reported Tuesday.
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| Crude oil prices jump on supply tensions [United Press International] |
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices jumped on the New
York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday morning on tensions in the Middle
East and a natural gas supply disruptions in Europe.
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| Poll: Kennedy loses favor with N.Y. voters [United Press International] |
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Caroline Kennedy's popularity is
waning after launching a public campaign to be appointed to a vacant
New York U.S. Senate seat, a poll indicated.
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| Europe dragged into Gazprom dispute [United Press International] |
MOSCOW, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A dispute between Russia and Ukraine
over natural gas deliveries has triggered widespread supply issues
in Europe.
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| Board blames student for punch injury [United Press International] |
LONDON, Ontario, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A Canadian school board
denies any liability in a schoolyard fight last year in which a
boy's single punch fractured an 11-year-old student's skull.
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| Pakistani says tortured in terror arrest [United Press International] |
LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A one-time Pakistani
terror suspect says he was subjected to more than six years of
torture and abuse by U.S. captors and plans to sue the government.
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| Israel troops press into city of Gaza [United Press International] |
GAZA, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Israel strengthened its presence in
Gaza Tuesday, as troops took over skyscrapers in the city of Gaza,
expelled residents and shot militants, observers said.
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