WASHINGTON – Hatchet deeply buried, U.S. President Barack Obama and his political nemesis-turned-ally, Hillary Clinton, make a joint appearance on CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday in an interview that marks a new chapter in a complex personal and political association.
Egypt declares state of emergency in 3 provinces
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of change. In search of business, Europe changes tone in Latin America
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Five years ago during the c losing speeches of a summit in Chile, Spain's king told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" in an exchange that epitomized the fruitless meetings between Europe and Latin America at the time. Dominated by leftist rhetoric and instability in the Andes, the summits were sideshows to the rapid economic growth in Europe that followed the introduction of the euro a decade ago, and the concerns of Madrid and Brussels lay elsewhere. … Israel's comatose ex-leader Sharon shows signs of consciousness
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Seven years after suffering a massive stroke comatose ex- Israeli prime minister Ariel Shar on has surprised his doctors by displaying "a certain degree of consciousness," an expert who examined him using an MRI scan said on Sunday. The results of tests conducted by a joint Israeli-American team did not mean the former general and right-wing politician turned peacemaker was about to wake up from the coma he has been in since a January 2006 stroke. … GM adding third shift, 2630 jobs at Brazil complex - company
(Reuters) – General Motors Co will add a third production shift at a complex in Brazil, a move it expects will create 2,630 factory and supplier jobs, the company said Sunday in a statement on its website. GM will add the shift at the Gravataí Industrial Complex, in the south of Brazil, where it makes the Chevrolet Celta and Onix, according to the company. The move, reported earlier on Sunday by Bloomberg, will create 1,450 new jobs at the plant and another 1,000 at suppliers located at the same facility. The company will create another 180 jobs at a new powertrain plaint. … Canada grabs four medals at snowboarding world championships in Quebec
STONEHAM, Que. – Canada fell one short of its five-medal target at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships, which wrapped up Sunday north of Quebec City.
Pay Dirt! Antarctic Drilling Reaches Lake Surface
U.S. scientists successfully drilled into Lake Whillans, a subglacial expanse of water hidden deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, they reported on Sunday (Jan. 27). 
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