NOTHING TO SEE: The KMT chairman admitted meeting the president, but denied he had done so to secure an under-the-table deal over the formation of the next Cabinet
By Mo Yan-chih and Flora Wang
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) yesterday confirmed he met with President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) on Thursday morning, but denied that any "secret" negotiations had taken place.

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A young trader blamed for huge losses at a French bank may have pushed the US Federal Reserve into an unprecedented rate cut this week, US media said yesterday.

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With unprecedented speed and cooperation, Congress and the White House forged a deal to inject around US$150 billion into the US economy in a move to rejuvenate it and ease turmoil that the US' problems spawned in the world's markets.

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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was to open talks yesterday to resolve Italy's political crisis after prime minister Romano Prodi's resignation and the end of his center-left government.

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IMMUNOTOLERANCE: The case could have major implications for transplant surgery, where rejection of donor organs is commonplace
An Australian girl spontaneously changed blood groups and adopted her donor's immune system after a liver transplant, in what doctors treating her said on Thursday was the first known case of its type.

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