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Pinera assumes Chile presidency amid strong quakes (AP)

Chile's President-elect Sebastian Pinera, left, shake hands with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe during a meeting in Santiago, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Uribe is in Chile to attend Pinera's inaguration on Thursday 11. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)AP - The strongest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office.


First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week (AP)

In this March 9, 2010 photo, Damashata Washington looks for work at Work 2 Future, a federally funded job training center, in San Jose, Calif. The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits fell last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, but remains above the level many economists say would signal new hiring.


Early results: Iraqi PM winning in 2 provinces (AP)

An electoral worker sorts through ballots cast in the national election in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Iraqi and UN officials say the first results from this week's parliamentary elections are likely to be released on Thursday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Early results from Iraq's key election began coming in Thursday, showing a coalition led by the prime minister ahead in two southern Shiite provinces where he was opposed by hard-line religious parties with close ties to Iran.


Democrats, White House close in on health bill (AP)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks about healthcare reform at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jose Luis MaganaAP - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.


Greece hit by strikes, riots over austerity plan (AP)

A riot police officer tries to avoid a stone and a flare during clashes in central Athens, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Serious street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures.


Singapore Headlines

One last show before Victoria Theatre closes for makeoverSINGAPORE: The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall will be closed later this year for a makeover that will take at least three years.
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