DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC — battered for the past two years by disappearing global auto sales and the credit crisis — filed for bankruptcy on Thursday and announced an industry-changing deal with Fiat after talks to restructure its debt broke down.
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico began shutting down parts of its economy on Thursday to slow the spread of a new flu strain as officials urged increased worldwide precautions against an imminent pandemic.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration began internal discussions this week over where to put Guantanamo Bay detainees if they are not tried or sent to other nations, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced “great concerns” on Thursday over the health of jailed Iranian-American reporter Roxana Saberi who she said was on a hunger strike and must be freed by Iran.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday the possibility of North Korea conducting a second nuclear test was “hypothetical,” so it could not say how it would affect relations.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO has expelled two Russian diplomats over a spy scandal, a move Moscow’s ambassador said was intended to set back efforts by Russia and the United States to repair relations.
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Apr 30 - The number of Americans who sought to draw on unemployment benefits for the first-time surprisingly fell last week.
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Apr 30 - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States had no plans to give North Korea economic aid.
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Apr 30 - A Polish artisan has reconstructed the prototype of a cord instrument used in the Middle Ages, but long since disappeared.
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Apr 30 - Britain’s Prince Charles says protecting the planet while creating new jobs is essential during the global economic downturn.
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