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- GAZA
- Tanks in Khan Younis as battle rages in Gaza, witnesses say
- Tuesday 06 January 2009
- Israeli tanks have entered Khan Younis, a Hamas stronghold in the south of the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses, as heavy fighting continued overnight in Gaza City.
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- GAZA
- French president pursues ceasefire talks in Damascus, Beirut
- Tuesday 06 January 2009
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy continued his tour in Syria and Lebanon on Tuesday to rally support for a truce in the Gaza Strip, despite the Israeli prime minister's rejection of a ceasefire proposal.
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- GAZA
- Latest on the Israeli ground offensive
- Tuesday 06 January 2009
- Israeli ground troops began moving into the Gaza Strip on Saturday shortly before 7:30 pm Paris time (GMT+1). Keep track of the unfolding operations with the timeline below.
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- USA
- Obama picks former Clinton chief of staff to head CIA
- Monday 05 January 2009
- US President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Leon Panetta, former White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton, to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, Democratic Party officials said.
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- ENERGY
- Russia reduces gas flows to Europe via Ukraine
- Monday 05 January 2009
- Russia reduced gas supplies bound for Europe that transit Ukraine, on Monday, saying the move was aimed at stopping its neighbour from siphoning off fuel, a charge Kiev denies. Ukraine says Russia is engineering the supply crisis.
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- MADOFF SCANDAL
- Prosecutors seek Madoff arrest on bail violation
- Tuesday 06 January 2009
- US prosecutors have asked a New York federal judge to imprison financier Bernard Madoff on the grounds that he violated his bail terms as he awaits trial on charges that he defrauded investors out of billions in a pyramid scheme.
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- YACHTING - VENDEE GLOBE
- Rescue effort begins after Le Cam communication cuts
- Tuesday 06 January 2009
- Vendée Globe skipper Jean Le Cam (VM Materiaux) reported "big problems" during high winds after he rounded Cape Horn, before communications were abruptly cut off. International sea rescue services have been alerted.
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- JAPAN
- Toyota to suspend production temporarily
- Tuesday 06 January 2009
- Toyota has announced that it will suspend production at its domestic plants for 11 days between February and March in response to plummeting sales. The move follows a three-day suspension in January.
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