McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton beats Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel to set the pace in a tight practice session for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.

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Hamilton heads Vettel in practice

The Welsh local government minister attacks “complacent” councils for not sharing senior officials and says he may have to force the pace.

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Threat to councils over top jobs

Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the pace of recovery “seems likely” to increase during the rest of the year and he continues to see no evidence of enduring inflation despite recent increases in commodities prices.

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Fed Chairman Sticks With His View of a Slowly Mending Economy

McLaren’s Jenson Button sets the pace in Friday practice at the Turkish Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton third behind Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and ahead of Michael Schumacher.

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Button on top in Turkey practice

Plans for a possible no-fly zone over Libya gather pace as forces loyal to Col Gaddafi launch fierce counter-attacks on areas held by rebel forces.

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Libya ‘no-fly’ plan gathers pace

US President Barack Obama calls the leaders of the UK, France and Italy as international efforts to respond to the crisis in Libya gather pace.

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Obama seeks consensus over Libya

Michael Schumacher sets the pace on the second day of the pre-season test at Jerez from Felipe Massa and Jenson Button.

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Schumacher sets Jerez test pace

The move, the third since October, is the latest sign of authorities’ intensifying efforts to temper the pace of growth and curb inflation.

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China Raises Interest Rates to Quell Inflation

The government says that the pace of murders has declined, but a recent poll shows an increase in the number of Mexicans concerned for their safety.

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Mexico Cites Gains in Crime War, but Public Doesn’t See It

Beijing – China’s economy continued to accelerate in the fourth quarter, as inflation is easing only slightly, showing that a series of cooling measures by Beijing over the last year have had only a limited effect. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday put the pace of growth at 10.3 percent for the full year, up from 9.2 percent in 2009. read more

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China’s Economy Grew 10.3 Percent in 2010

As a key piece of President Obama’s signature tax-cut package begins boosting paychecks this month, American workers will confront a critical question that could determine the pace of the country’s economic recovery: Spend or save?

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Will bigger paychecks bring a better economy?

A leading charity figure warns David Cameron that the pace of cuts could “kill off” the groups he needs to build his “Big Society”.

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Cuts could ‘kill off’ Big Society

Second practice is about to begin at Interlagos after Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel sets the pace in the opening F1 session.

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Live – Brazilian GP practice

US President Barack Obama says he believes US citizens are feeling frustrated with the pace of economic recovery, after his Democratic Party suffers a disastrous election night.

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Obama says US voters ‘frustrated’

Jewish settlers have started work on some 600 West Bank homes since an Israeli construction freeze expired – four times the pace of building before then, a pressure group says.

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Jewish settlers ‘start 600 homes’