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Retreating glaciers threaten devastating consequences as the planet warms, scientists warn.

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Hillary Clinton makes her first trip to Afghanistan as Secretary of State to attend President Hamid Karzai's inauguration.

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Jet-ski and boating enthusiasts take to the Tigris, making the most of a current lull in violence in the Iraqi capital.

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Republican US Senator Judd Gregg on Wednesday criticized the Democrats' plan to impose sweeping curbs on the Federal Reserve.

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Hillary Clinton makes her first trip to Afghanistan as Secretary of State to attend President Hamid Karzai's inauguration.

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China is stockpiling, taxing and imposing ever-smaller export quotas on rare earths -- the 17 obscure chemical elements without which many industries would grind to a halt.

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As housing prices stabilize in parts of the US, buyers seize on short sales.

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Sri Lankan refugees, holed up on an Australian customs boat in Indonesian waters, have finally disembarked as they continue their bid for asylum in Australia.

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Asian shares edged higher while global inflation and recovery worries pushed gold to another new peak.

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The Panama Canal is now being overhauled to make room for a new generation of mega-ships.

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