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Honda expands airbag recall as more Toyotas probed

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:24:34 GMT

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said it would recall another 440,000 cars around the world for faulty airbags as rival Toyota Motor Corp faced further probes over its largest-ever safety crisis.

Indonesian said "God is great" as hotels attacked

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:17:11 GMT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian suspect went on trial on Wednesday charged in connection with bomb attacks on two luxury hotels in Jakarta and a plan to assassinate President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Defence must avoid axe in budget cuts - MPs

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:13:46 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - The next government should not commit to an ambitious deficit reduction plan until it has assessed the nation's future defence needs, MPs said Wednesday.

UK firm gets final green light for stem cell trial

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:07:51 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - British biotech company ReNeuron and a team of doctors in Scotland have won final approval to start a pioneering clinical trial to assess whether stem cell therapy can help patients disabled by stroke.

Brown faces bumpy ride with vote reform plan

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:19:40 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown won a parliamentary vote on Tuesday on a proposal to change the electoral system, but the plan will do little to boost his party's chances of staying in power.

"Robin Hood" tax campaign launched

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:10:42 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - A global tax on banks' financial transactions should be introduced to fight poverty, protect public services and tackle climate change, a group of nearly 50 organisations said in a letter to political leaders.

Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:44:59 GMT

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" towards imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.

Inside Toyota's epic breakdown

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:37:51 GMT

TOYOTA CITY, Japan/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, the world's most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on taxpayer-funded life support.

Second big snowstorm slams U.S. East Coast

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:13:23 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the U.S. East Coast from Washington to New York Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close and the U.S. Congress to curtail legislative action.

European governments to help Greece

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:18:10 GMT

BERLIN (Reuters) - European governments have agreed in principle to help heavily indebted Greece, a senior German coalition source said on Tuesday, in what would be the first rescue of a euro zone member in the currency's 11-year history.

Cheap goods see burglars move to muggings

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:31 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - An influx of cheap electronic goods from China and the Far East has prompted burglars to turn to other crimes such as robberies and muggings, according to research published on Wednesday.

Low intelligence among top heart health risks

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:02:57 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Intelligence comes second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work.

Gmail takes on Facebook, Twitter

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:41:58 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc injected social networking features into its popular Web email product as the world's No. 1 search engine seeks to fend off competition from Facebook and Twitter.

European governments agree to help Greece

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:40:01 GMT

Brown faces bumpy ride with vote reform plan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:36:58 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown won a parliamentary vote on Tuesday on a proposal to change the electoral system, but the plan will do little to boost his Labour Party's chances of staying in power.

Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:55:32 GMT

Toyota recalls new Prius in latest safety fix

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:19:01 GMT

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - The spiralling crisis at Toyota Motor Corp deepened on Tuesday as the automaker said it would recall thousands of Camry sedans as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems.

Kraft confirms Cadbury's plan to shut Bristol plant

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:11:01 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc said on Tuesday it would not reverse a decision by Cadbury Plc to close a manufacturing plant near Bristol because the firm's plans were too advanced to change them.

China determined to stop Iran getting nukes - Miliband

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:50:16 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - China has told Britain it is determined to stop Iran getting nuclear weapons, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Tuesday.

Eurozone agreed in principle to aid Greece - source

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:48:00 GMT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone countries have decided in principle to help debt-stricken Greece, a senior German ruling coalition source said on Tuesday.

Eurozone agrees to aid Greece - source

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:18:37 GMT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone countries have decided in principle to help debt-stricken Greece, a senior German ruling coalition source said on Tuesday.

Government calls summit on medicine supply gaps

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:41:15 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - The government will host a summit next month to try to sort out shortages in supplies of medicines caused by speculators exporting drugs to overseas markets where they make more profit.

Russian tycoon says ex-spy murder claim "outrageous"

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:51:18 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky said on Tuesday it was outrageous to claim he was responsible for the death of his friend Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was murdered in London in 2006.

Top financial regulator quits

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:49:21 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - The top financial regulator is to step down, surprising markets and casting doubt over the future of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and prospects for an overhaul of the sector.

Security could add £160 million to London 2012

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:30:59 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of the London 2012 Olympics could rise by up to 180 million pounds, mainly because of security, but will remain within budget, organisers said on Tuesday.