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US doctors say child cured of HIV

Mississippi toddler clear of virus after being put on drugs cocktail

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 2, 2013

US tells Egypt to fix economy and strike IMF deal

Kerry on first visit to Arab world since taking office

Singapore skyline ©AFP Mar 1, 2013

FBI asked to help unravel Todd mystery

Singapore police relent on calling in Bureau

Detroit ©Getty From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 1, 2013

Fiscal emergency declared in Detroit

Step closer to largest municipal bankruptcy in US history

Feb 28, 2013

Manning pleads guilty to classified leaks

Army private denies most serious charge of aiding enemy

Shell oil platform ©Alamy From COMPANIES Feb 27, 2013

Shell puts Arctic ambitions on ice

Plans to drill off Alaska coast this year abandoned

The A-List from COMMENT Feb 27, 2013

Obama planned big budget cuts all along

The president had a Faustian pact on tax and spending, says Jeffrey Sachs

From COMPANIES Feb 27, 2013

New Jersey legalises online gambling

Shares in 888 Holdings and Bwin.party jump

From COMMENT Feb 26, 2013

US must side with its young not its guns

America has to seize a rare moment of shared outrage, writes Richard Daley

Producer Grant Heslov accepts the best picture award for 'Argo' ©Getty From MULTIMEDIA Feb 25, 2013

The Oscars 2013

Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ leads the winners of the 85th Academy Awards

Feb 25, 2013

CIA Iran drama wins on Oscar night

Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ takes best picture award

From US POLITICS & POLICY Feb 22, 2013

CIA shifts Hollywood gaze to its best side

Recent movies and TV shows recast once sinister secret agents as heroes

From US POLITICS & POLICY Feb 21, 2013

US eyes student loan refinancings

Growing debt load saps consumption

Gary Silverman Gary Silverman from COMMENT Feb 21, 2013

A false economy that is hard to stomach

Extra germs are on the menu at restaurants too tight to provide health cover

From US POLITICS & POLICY Feb 19, 2013

Obama takes aim at ‘meat cleaver’ cuts

Dire warning over danger of $1.2tn budget sequester

Editorial from COMMENT Feb 19, 2013

Higher US minimum wage makes sense

Republicans must embrace conservative case for pay floor

From US POLITICS & POLICY Feb 18, 2013

Suffering side-effects of health reform

Critics see threat to Obamacare goals

Feb 17, 2013

US union warns Obama on trade talk tactics

Signal that support from left for any deal not guaranteed

From COMPANIES Feb 14, 2013

US regulator approves first bionic eye

Device to offer limited sight to victims of genetic eye disease

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 13, 2013

Minimum wage proposal divides Illinois

Debate over whether higher salaries could boost growth

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