World Oct. 8th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Defiant Berlusconi vows to fight

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he feels “invigorated” after Italy’s constitutional court overturned a law granting him immunity whilst in office.

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#2 — CNN | Jobless lose lifeline as Senate stalls

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — As thousands of jobless Americans lose their weekly unemployment checks, Congress is still debating who should qualify for a benefits extension.

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#3 — CNN | India flood victims find destruction

HYDERABAD, India (CNN) — A blanket of water hides the devastation underneath it. Miles and miles of villages, small cities, and farmland are spoiled by standing flood water.

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Times | Typhoon Melor hits Japan as new earthquakes cause panic in the Pacific

#4 — Fox | GOP Pans Senate Health Bill After Cost Analysis

Congressional budget experts gave a boost Wednesday to a Senate version of President Obama’s proposed overhaul of the health care system, concluding that the bill pending in the Finance Committee would cost $829 billion over the next 10 years — under the $900 billion target set by Obama.

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#5 — Fox | Pakistani Factions Battle Over Billions in Aid From U.S.

ISLAMABAD —  Pakistani leaders jousted Wednesday over a multibillion-dollar U.S. humanitarian aid bill that the ruling party praises as a lynchpin to strengthening democracy here but that opponents say will lead to greater American interference in Pakistani affairs.

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#6 — DM | Paralysed dog walks again after pioneering treatment

A paralysed dog has been put back on his feet again, raising hopes of a treatment for humans with severe spinal injuries.

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#7 — Times | Conservatives plan to shed thousands of civilian jobs in MoD

The Conservatives are planning to axe thousands of jobs within the Ministry of Defence if they win the next election, The Times has learnt.

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#8 — Times | Errors by NHS staff led to 5,700 deaths in six months, report says

More than 5,700 patients died or suffered serious harm as a result of staff errors in the NHS over a six-month period, figures showed today.

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#9 — Telegraph | Nasa ‘bombs’ to reveal water on moon

The riddle of how much water is on the moon could be solved on Friday when Nasa ‘bombs’ its surface, causing a plume of lunar dust that will be viewed by millions worldwide.

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#10 — WT | Chinese spymaster complains about news leak

China’s most senior military intelligence official, a veteran of spy operations in Europe and cyberspace, recently made a secret visit to the United States and complained to the Pentagon about the press leak on the Chinese submarine that secretly shadowed the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in 2006.

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