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Washington, Mar 25 : A surgeon at Fox Chase Cancer Center has successfully performed the world''s first minimally invasive dista

Miley Cyrus says she can’t be Hannah Montana foreverWashington, Mar 25 : Miley Cyrus has said that the release of `Hannah Montana: The Movie' does not mean the end of her hit TV show, however, insisted she can't play the teen pop star throughout her life.

The teen starlet is hoping that the movie, scheduled for an April 10 release, won''t be the last time people get to see her beloved Disney character.

"This movie was never meant to be the end of Hannah Montana," Us quoted her as telling April''s Billboard magazine.

Katy Perry, Josh Groban ‘not a couple’

Washington, Mar 25 : Katy Perry and Josh Groban have dismissed reports suggesting that they're romantically involved.

IMF revamps lending practices

IMF revamps lending practicesWashington - The International Monetary Fund will revamp its lending policies to encourage more countries to make use of its emergency funds in the current economic crisis, the financial watchdog announced Tuesday.

The retooling would provide faster access to IMF loans and with less of the usual policy conditions that have scared off some countries. Governments including Singapore and South Korea have rejected IMF funds despite facing massive budget shortfalls.

2ND ROUNDUP: US seeks broad new powers to take over troubled firms

US seeks broad new powers to take over troubled firmsWashington  - US authorities need broad new emergency powers to take over financial firms whose collapse could threaten the wider economy, the country's top economic officials warned Tuesday in the wake of the controversial bail-out of insurance giant American International Group Inc (AIG).

Facing a groundswell of public anger over Wall Street and AIG's role in the financial crisis, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended their rescue of AIG before lawmakers as critical to the stability of the US economy.

Astronauts take call from White House

Astronauts take call from White HouseWashington - The crew of the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery received a phone call from US President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

Obama made the call from the White House along with a group of school children and members of Congress, whom he described as just as excited as the kids to speak with astronauts. He said he was proud of the US astronauts, but also of the international cooperation in the building and operation of the space station.

US to boost anti-drug efforts on Mexico border, fight cartels

US to boost anti-drug efforts on Mexico border, fight cartels Washington  - The United States is doubling, tripling and quadrupling its anti-drug efforts on its border with Mexico even as Mexico has sent 10,000 armed troops into the border city of Juarez to quell drug violence.

Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security, and other administration officials Monday laid out a huge boost in efforts on the US side of the border to stem traffic in illegal drugs and weapons.

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