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had made its own nuclear fuel rods domestically for the first time. it was loading these into what it said was a reactor for medical purposes, not for nuclear weapons. but this is going to be watched very closely here in washington and in israel, of course, because the question is whether this development, this announcement of them being able to make their own nuclear fuel rods is actually the real deal. can they do it? do these fuel rods work? how good is the quality? is this another ...

problems directly but he said the time has come to resign. portions of the u.s. east coast are likely to be under a hurricane watch in just a few hours. hurricane irene is tearing through the bahamas right now with sustained winds at 160 miles an hour. it could hit the populated, northeast this weekend. those are the top stories. im zain veer gee. "world business today" starts now. >> an ipod, a phone. are you getting it? the innovator steve jobs steps down as ceo of apple. well lo...

endangering the lives of civilians who could be caught in the crossphile. jurlists, three being held after five days at the tripoli hotel. cnns chaunce was one of them. steve jobs will step down. jobs is on his third medical leave of absence. he didnt mention his health problems directly but he said the time has come to resign. portions of the u.s. east coast are likely to be under a hurricane watch in just a few hours. hurricane irene is tearing through the bahamas right now with su...

italian capital, the government is preparing to speak to parliament for a marathon debate over the next couple days, designed to gain the necessary approval for painful austerity measures. these are ones designed to prevent this country from becoming the fourth eurozone nature to go cap in hand to the imf, the eu and the ecb. pauline. european stock market investors are watching italys debt crisis very closely. here is where they stand at the moment. lets take a look at the moment. t...

chinas economy cools slightly, but still hot enough to beat the forecast. uk lawmakers close ranks to try and block news corps bid for bskyb. first up though here in the italian capital, the government is preparing to speak to parliament for a marathon debate over the next couple days, designed to gain the necessary approval for painful austerity measures. these are ones designed to prevent this country from becoming the fourth eurozone nature to go cap in hand to the imf, the eu and...

were told 10,000 will come out this year by the rest of the end of 2012. another source says the pentagon argued for an even smaller drawdown. but robert gates says he understands the presidents decision. >> the president has to take into account on any national security issue sustainability here at home both among the public and in the congress. and it goes without saying that there are a lot of reservations in congress about the war in afghanistan and our level of commitment. there a...

And expand its global reach. it finalized the $1.5 billion acwhichsation of swedish car maker volvo. sales were up last year to 415,000, better than the target of 400,000. the company hopes to have sold 2 million vehicles by 2015. china is still new to the car industry, but there are many designers and engineers hoping to break into the industry. as eunice eun, many of their education begins at geely universe. >> reporter: this building may look like the u.s. capitol but the discussions arent ...

"there should be plenty of opportunities," he says. "chinas manufacturing still lags behind other countries." though if geely has its way, not for long. eunice eun, cnn, beijing. also driving china is its strong appetite for oil. the international energy agency says china is the worlds biggest energy consumer, and that means big business to some of the countrys major oil companies. well tell you just how much as our brand china series continues tomorrow right here on "world business today." ...

tunisias knew leaders to restore stability as soon as possible. the prime ministers announced a new unity government. the 19-member government includes three opposition leaders and also officials from the exiled government. demonstrators remain in the streets. brazils flood survivors are facing a new threat disease. authorities are warning people not to drink runoff water because it could be contaminated. a river in the town of horsha in australia peaked at just under four meters, ...

We have to know whether or not china -- china would only move if it really does feel that cracking down on north core reis a within its own interests. so far weve been hearing some noises by beijing that theyve been getting frustrated with pyongyang. the foreign minister only recently had called the u.s. and north korea two trains on a collision course so that is really going to be the key question at the meeting tomorrow. >> all right. cnn senior correspondent eunice eun. thank you very much. ...