The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Kazakhstan will start testing a domestically produced A/H1N1 vaccine soon, the country's chief sanitary official Kenes Ospanov said on November 4.

The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON, Iran "must choose" whether it wants to open the door for opportunity and prosperity, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement on the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

The FINANCIAL -- NEW YORK, Incumbent mayor of New York, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has been reelected for the third term, local media reported.

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, the United States welcomes the naming of Hamid Karzai as the president of Afghanistan and hopes it will help to open 'a new chapter for partnership' between the countries, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.

The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON, U.S. President Barack Obama believes that the conclusion of the Lisbon Treaty would make the United States and Europe much stronger partners.