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• G7 endorses plan to stem financial crisis
WASHINGTON - Finance officials from the world’s top economic powers endorsed a sweeping plan Friday to stem the worst financial crisis in more than a half-century. The officials from the Group of Seven countries issued a five-point plan aimed at ...
• U.S. will buy stock in banks, Paulson says
Paulson announced the move at the conclusion of discussions among finance officials of the Group of Seven major industrialized countries. The so-called G-7 pledged to take “decisive action and use all available tools” to prevent a worldwide ...
• Report: Making math uncool hurts U.S.
Many of the women who become math or engineering professionals come from other countries, notably in eastern Europe and Asia, where mathematics is promoted more, the study found. "Just as there is concern about the U.S. relying on foreign countries ...
• U.S., India sign unprecedented nuclear deal
The two countries "now stand as equals, closer together than ever before," said Rice, with India's foreign minister, Pranab Mukherjee, sitting by her side. The Bush administration portrays the accord as the cornerstone of a new strategic relationship ...
• Cuba limits sales of food so all can eat
But imports from other countries bought with credit could become more difficult or expensive. The government is delivering all items distributed each month on the universal ration that provides Cubans with up to two weeks of food — including eggs ...