(Adds West Bank cousin's quote, paragraphs 14-15)
* Saudi Arabia to start H1N1 inoculation with pilgrims
* Govt eyes mandatory cuts for JAL pension benefits - Nikkei
* Daye to double refined copper output by 2015
BEIJING - China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.
(Bank closure tally hits 120, new throughout)
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - California bank regulators closed United Commercial Bank, of San Francisco, on Friday, the 120th U.S. bank to fail this year.
* Suspected gunman was psychiatrist, had treated wounded
WASHINGTON - Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.
ARLINGTON, Va. - Global power company AES Corp. said Friday it is selling a 15 percent stake in itself to China's investment arm for $1.58 billion in a move to raise cash to develop projects around the world.