Reuters World News Highlights

OAK BLUFFS, Massachusetts – U.S. President Barack Obama  nominated Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve  chairman yesterday, aiming for continuity at a time when the  U.S. economy is breaking free from a deep recession.
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SEOUL – North Korea has invited the U.S. envoy overseeing  ties with the prickly state to visit for nuclear talks next  month, South Korean media said yesterday, as the United States  pushes sanctions against Pyongyang.
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VIENNA – Iran has not expanded the number of centrifuges  enriching uranium at its Natanz nuclear site since the end of  May after increasing capacity steadily over the previous three  years, diplomats said.
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BAGHDAD – Iraq and Syria recalled their ambassadors yesterday after Baghdad demanded Damascus hand over two people it  says masterminded bombings in the Iraqi capital last week which  killed almost 100 people.
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. national debt will nearly double over  the next 10 years, government forecasts showed yesterday,  challenging President Barack Obama’s economic and healthcare  overhaul agenda.