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Markets cautious as Greece meets creditors again

(AP) Financial markets were cautious Friday ahead of another round of debt-reduction talks between Greece and its private creditors that could determine whether Europe's debt crisis flares up again.

Libya had undeclared chemical weapon stockpile

(AP) International inspectors have confirmed that late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had an undeclared stockpile of chemical weapons, the organization that oversees a global ban on such armaments announced Friday.

Debt inspectors in Athens as bond talks continue

(AP) International debt inspectors arrived in Athens on Friday to assess whether Greece is doing enough to get crucial bailout cash, while talks with private creditors continued on a bond swap deal needed to avoid default.

Cuba set to explore offshore as oil rig arrives

(AP) A huge drilling rig arrived Thursday in the warm Gulf waters north of Havana, where it will sink an exploratory well deep into the seabed, launching Cuba's dreams of striking it rich with offshore oil.

Agency: Iran shuts down shops selling Barbie dolls

(AP) Police have closed down dozens of toy shop for selling Barbie dolls, part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Friday.

Grounded ship shifts overnight, rescue ops halted

(AP) The cruise ship grounded off Tuscany shifted again on its rocky perch, forcing the supension Friday of search and rescue operations for the 21 people still missing.

Myanmar president says no turning back on reforms

(AP) Myanmar's president vowed in his first interview with Western media that his country's democratic reforms are irreversible, as he urged the West to lift sanctions and even dangled the possibility of giving opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a Cabinet post.

FACT CHECK: History flubs in Republican debate

(AP) Mitt Romney perpetuated one unsubstantiated claim, about his record at Bain Capital, and more or less corrected himself on another, about President Barack Obama's health care law, in the latest Republican presidential debate.

Supreme Court ruling confuses religious workers

(AP) A Supreme Court ruling that appears to give wide leeway to churches and other religious organizations to decide who qualifies for an exemption to anti-discrimination policies has some employees of those institutions wondering whether they'd have any protection if they were fired.

After immigration crackdown, farmers mull planting

(AP) It's unclear whether farmers in Georgia and Alabama will face a shortage of workers due to tough new laws targeting illegal immigration, but some producers said they have begun changing their plans for planting and harvesting this year's crops.

After 6 months of famine Somali men return to farm

(AP) Six months after the U.N. declared Somalia's capital a famine zone, the number of refugees in the capital is dwindling, as most of the men have gone home to try to revive devastated herds and withered crops.

Chapter 11 develops for Kodak

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kodak’s moment has come and gone. The glory days when Eastman Kodak Co. ruled the world of film photography lasted for over a century. Then came a stunning reversal of fortune: cutthroat competition from Japanese firms in the 1980s and a seismic shift to the digital technology it pioneered but couldn’t capitalize on.

Internet bills give gov’t too much power, would waste time and money tech talk nick DeLorenzo

IN AN UNPRECEDENTED move, on Wednesday nearly 10,000 websites across the Internet, including such notable giants as Wikipedia, Mozilla and Google, either turned off the lights (made the sites unavailable for as long as 24 hours) or made public announcements in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act.

Area airport gets boost from drilling

PITTSTON TWP. – Thanks to the Marcellus Shale boom, 2011 was the best year since 1999 in total passengers that boarded or deplaned at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.

State jobless rate falls

Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent in December, down from 7.9 percent in November, the state Department of Labor & Industry said Thursday. The rate was down 0.9 percentage points from December 2010.

Fewer layoffs, lower inflation give economy lift

WASHINGTON — The economy is off to a fast start in 2012.

Venture capital investments up 19 percent in 4Q

(AP) Funding for startups rose 19 percent in the fourth quarter as venture capitalists fueled money into more companies in the Internet, clean technology and other sectors.

IKEA flatpacks its way through downturn

(AP) It takes Mikael Ohlsson five minutes and the help of one other person to assemble IKEA's Ektorp sofa.

Oil steady above $100 as gasoline stocks cap rise

(AP) Oil held steady above $100 a barrel Friday in Asia as signs of economic improvement in the U.S. and Europe were tempered by a rise in gasoline stocks, which suggests weaker demand for crude.

FACT CHECK: History flubs in Republican debate

(AP) Mitt Romney perpetuated one unsubstantiated claim, about his record at Bain Capital, and more or less corrected himself on another, about President Barack Obama's health care law, in the latest Republican presidential debate.

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