Payroll tax extension vote lifts Obama

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• Payroll tax extension vote lifts Obama
• Russia unexpectedly cuts refinancing rate
• Pakistan army chief denies coup plan
• India set to launch infrastructure push
• Thousands continue protest in Tahrir Square
• France to help fund removal of breast implants
• Syria blasts kill 40 at security agencies
• US personal spending remains modest
• Strong earthquakes hit New Zealand city

Payroll tax extension vote lifts Obama Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:31 AM PST The US Congress approved a two-month extension of payroll tax cuts, handing a pre-Christmas political victory to President Barack Obama

Russia unexpectedly cuts refinancing rate Posted: 23 Dec 2011 03:59 AM PST Refinancing rate reduced by a quarter point to 8 per cent in move that brings central bank closer to inflation targeting

Pakistan army chief denies coup plan Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:32 AM PST Pakistan's army chief said the military was not planning a coup, after the country's premier warned of a conspiracy to oust the government

India set to launch infrastructure push Posted: 23 Dec 2011 05:58 AM PST India is set to launch a fresh push to restart many of the country's most important stalled infrastructure projects

Thousands continue protest in Tahrir Square Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:18 AM PST Propaganda campaign by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces fails to halt number of rallies linking up in central Cairo

France to help fund removal of breast implants Posted: 23 Dec 2011 05:13 AM PST Health minister recommends that women with the implants made by the now defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese ought to have them removed at government expense

Syria blasts kill 40 at security agencies Posted: 23 Dec 2011 08:54 AM PST State news agency suggests al-Qaeda behind bombings but activists accused the government of staging the violence to intimidate Arab League observers

US personal spending remains modest Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:11 AM PST Durable goods demand in the US for November increased by an unexpectedly high 3.8 per cent, almost entirely due to new aircraft orders

Strong earthquakes hit New Zealand city Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:16 AM PST Series of tremors rocks Christchurch, driving terrified residents from buildings 10 months after earlier quake there killed almost 200

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