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Ferrari chief says Berlusconi must resign

Rome, Nov 1 (IANS/AKI) The head of Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari called on embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign and make way for a caretaker government, or risk creating irreversible damage to the eurozone’s third richest country.

US busts drug ring

Phoenix (US), Nov 1 (IANS/EFE) A network of drug traffickers linked to a powerful Mexican cartel that smuggled drugs into the US across the Arizona desert was busted after a 17-month operation, authorities said.

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Obama takes action to reduce medicine scarcity

Washington, Nov 1 (IANS/EFE) President Barack Obama Monday instructed the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify and reduce the scarcity of necessary medications and he asked for new laws demanding that pharmaceutical firms report potential drug scarcities in the future.

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Spanish economy stalls

Madrid, Nov 1 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish economy did not grow at all in the third quarter compared with the previous three months and expanded only 0.7 percent in the 12 months ending Sep 30, the central bank said in its latest bulletin.

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US sees India, China in constructive role in Afghanistan

Washington, Nov 1: As the United States begins to draw down from Afghanistan, it expects both India and China to play constructive roles in the region, according to a senior administration official.

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Sensex weak in morning trade

Mumbai, Nov 1: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Tuesday opened on a weak note and was ruling about 73 points lower, about 15 minutes after opening bell.

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3 die in Mexican plane crash

Tijuana (Mexico), Nov 1 (IANS/EFE) Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in a residential area of this northwestern Mexican border city.

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Obama names Indian-American to communications body

Washington, Nov 1: President Barack Obama has named an Indian American lawyer Ajit Varadaraj Pai, a Republican, and Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, as Commissioners on the bipartisan Federal Communications Commission.

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13 deaths, 1.7 million without power in US after snowstorm

Washington, Nov 1: A freak October snowstorm that dropped more than two feet of snow in some places has left close to 1.7 million people in five states in northeastern United States without power for two days.

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