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Switzerland close to deal in US tax disputeSwitzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with US authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, the finance minister said. "We hope that we wi More… |
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US starts voting in tight White House raceAmericans started to vote in a presidential election on Tuesday with polls showing President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney neck-and-neck in a race that will be decided in a handful of states. Polling stations More… |
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US obesity rates set to bulgeIf Americans stick to their eating and exercise habits, future historians will look back on the early 21st century as a golden age of svelte. The latest in a long string of reports on the obesit More… |
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Egypt court adjourns US activists' trial to AprilAn Egyptian court adjourned the trial of dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans on Sunday at the opening session of a case that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington and $1.3 billion in annual US military aid. For More… |
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Egypt court adjourns US activists' trial to AprilAn Egyptian court adjourned the trial of dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans on Sunday at the opening session of a case that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington and $1.3 billion in annual US military aid. For More… |
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Bahrain deports six illegal AmericansSix “activists” with American citizenship were detained for taking part in illegal demonstrations and later deported after it was found they had acquired tourist visas under false pretences, the Information Affairs Authority said last night. More… |
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Bread a culprit in Americans eating too much saltNine out of 10 American adults consume too much salt and the leading culprit is not potato chips or popcorn but slices of bread and dinner rolls, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. Forty-four percent of salt c More… |
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Number of US poor hit record 46m in 2010A record 46 million Americans were living in poverty in 2010, pushing the US poverty rate to its highest level since 1993, according to a government report on the grim effects of stubbornly high unemployment. Underscoring the economic chal More… |
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The world still thinks Americans are ‘coolest’They may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline in the face of challenges from other emerging players on the world stage, but Americans have been voted the world's "coolest nationality" in an international poll. Social net More… |
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Americans gave $291bn to charity in 2010US donations to charity rose to $291 billion last year, a study found on Monday, but it was still more than 6 percent below a 2007 record as the nation struggles to recover from its worst recession in decades. Americans gave nearly 4 perce More… |
