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Trump urges ban on Muslims entering US

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday called for a ban on Muslims entering the US in the most dramatic response by a candidate yet to last week's shooting spree by two Muslims who the FBI said had been radicalized.

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India warns US over food stockpiling

India has told the United States it must give ground in negotiations over food stockpiling to secure a global trade deal next month, a step widely seen as vital for the credibility of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In a lette

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Nato to endorse Afghan exit plan

Nato leaders will endorse plans to hand over combat command in Afghanistan by mid-2013 on Monday and seek practical progress in opening routes to bring an international army of more than 130,000 back home from an unpopular, resource-draining war.&

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India's exports fall for the first time since 2009

India's exports in March fell for the first time since the 2009 global financial crisis as demand weakened in the United States and Europe, further clouding the outlook for the country's balance of payments.     

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Iran 'not interested in nuclear fuel swap'

Iran has no interest in reviving a failed nuclear fuel swap deal with Western powers, but might scale back production of higher-grade enriched uranium once it has the material it needs, the head of the country's atomic energy organisation said

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Obama vows to pursue nuclear cuts with Russia

US President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to pursue further strategic arms cuts with Russia as part of his broader nuclear disarmament agenda even as he issued stern warnings to North Korea and Iran in their nuclear standoffs with the West. &

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Gold bounces after 2pc drop, US dollar eyed

Gold regained some strength on Thursday after a drop in the previous session attracted bargain hunters, but a strong dollar and fading expectations of more monetary easing in the US made the metal vulnerable to more selling.    &nbs

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US job market hurt teens most: study

US workers suffered many more job losses during the 2007-2009 Great Recession than in downturns over the past 30 years, and fewer than half got another position within six months of the recession's official end, researchers said on Tuesday. &

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Romney reports tax bill of $6.2m for 2010-11

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released tax records on Tuesday indicating he will pay $6.2 million in taxes on a total of $42.5 million in income over the years 2010 and 2011.      Bowing to increas

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US mulls options for slashing Iran's oil revenues

The Obama administration, still grappling with how to punish a nuclear-ambitious Iran, is focusing on making countries cut purchases of Iranian oil, rather than allowing them to avoid US sanctions simply by winning price cuts.   &nb

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