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Numbness gives way to anger in Cyprus over bailout

By Michele Kambas and Karolina Tagaris
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Public shock in Cyprus about the tough terms of an international bailout is turning into anger as millions of euros remain loc...
April 5, 2013, 6:32 am
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Italy "wise man" caught deriding Berlusconi in radio stunt

ROME (Reuters) - One of the "wise men" charged with finding a way out of Italy's political crisis apologised on Thursday after he made offensive remarks about centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi dur...
April 5, 2013, 6:25 am

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U.N. aid agency suspends Gaza distribution over riot at HQ

GAZA (Reuters) - The main U.N. humanitarian agency for Palestinians said on Thursday it was suspending operations in the Gaza Strip after demonstrators angered by aid cutbacks stormed its headquarters...
April 5, 2013, 6:12 am
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Splunk to add 2000 customers this year as "big data" thrives

By Sayantani Ghosh
(Reuters) - Data analytics software maker Splunk Inc expects to break even on an adjusted basis and is looking to increase its customer base by about 40 percent, or 2...
April 5, 2013, 6:00 am
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US Navy replaces four over Philippines reef grounding

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The commanding officer and three crew of a US minesweeper which ran aground on a protected coral reef in the Philippines have been relieved of their duties, the US Navy said Thursday.
April 5, 2013, 5:59 am

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Airbus regains top spot from Boeing in first quarter

By Tim Hepher and Alwyn Scott
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter as U.S. rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled ...
April 5, 2013, 5:59 am

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Splunk to add 2000 customers this year as "big data" thrives

By Sayantani Ghosh
(Reuters) - Data analytics software maker Splunk Inc expects to break even on an adjusted basis and is looking to increase its customer base by about 40 percent, or 2...
April 5, 2013, 5:57 am
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Three Lebanese referees charged for receiving sexual bribes

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Three Lebanese soccer referees were charged Thursday for receiving sexual bribes in exchange for fixing a match in Singapore, the government's anti-corruption bureau said.
April 5, 2013, 5:52 am

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Hungary takes aim at lending, company foreign currency debt

By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's new central bank governor launched plans on Thursday to help small- and medium-sized firms survive recession and get...
April 5, 2013, 5:51 am

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Pressure builds on Hollande over tax fraud scandal

PARIS (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande faced rising pressure on Thursday over a disgraced ex-minister's secret foreign bank account, as it emerged that his one-time campaign treasurer was a partner in companies registered in the Cayman Islands.
April 5, 2013, 5:46 am

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Topless protests against Islamism staged across Europe

BERLIN (AFP) - Bare-breasted activists staged rallies in front of mosques and Tunisian embassies across Europe Thursday against what they called an Islamist crackdown on Arab women's rights.
April 5, 2013, 5:44 am

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UK police to treat attacks on goths as 'hate crimes'

LONDON (AFP) - A British police force on Thursday began recording attacks on goths and punks as "hate crimes" similar to those suffered by people targeted because of their race, religion or sexual orientation.
April 5, 2013, 5:40 am

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Pistorius too 'traumatised' for full training

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South Africa's Paralympian sprint star Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend on February 14, is still too traumatised to start training for competition, his family said on Thursday.
April 5, 2013, 5:27 am

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UBS was mystery lender for Thai group's $9.4 billion Ping An deal-sources

By Michael Flaherty, Elzio Barreto and Denny Thomas
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The mystery lender behind a Thai billionaire's $9.4 billion purchase of a stake in China's No.2 insurer was UBS...
April 5, 2013, 5:25 am

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Mandela shows 'continuous improvement': Zuma

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Nelson Mandela is showing "continuous improvement" while being treated for pneumonia in hospital, South Africa's president said on Thursday after visiting the 94-year-old.
April 5, 2013, 5:24 am
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Versace family may consider sale option for growth

By Antonella Ciancio
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian fashion house Versace, one of the last family-owned luxury groups, may consider opening the company to outside investors to help fund expa...
April 5, 2013, 5:22 am

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Corzine's ''negligent conduct'' led to MF Global collapse - trustee

By Tom Hals
(Reuters) - The "negligent conduct" of Jon Corzine and other officers of the MF Global Holdings Ltd brokerage contributed to the firm's dramatic collapse in...
April 5, 2013, 5:15 am

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Ex-Monte Paschi managers hit with five million euro fine - sources

By Silvia Ognibene
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - The Bank of Italy has ordered former top executives of Monte dei Paschi di Siena to pay a total of 5 million euros (4.2 million pounds) fo...
April 5, 2013, 5:08 am

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Secret Service investigating hack of director's information

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Secret Service said on Thursday it was investigating the claim that new Director Julia Pierson's personal information had been hacked and published on a website, another in ...
April 5, 2013, 4:54 am
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Bulgaria offers prayer, counselling amid wave of suicides

SOFIA (AFP) - Bulgaria is hoping to stop protest-driven suicides, including self-immolations, that have swept the country in recent weeks by organising prayers for all faiths and free psychological counselling.
April 5, 2013, 4:51 am

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