Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

World

Exclusive - Risk ranking: China revamps anti-money laundering rules: sources

By Koh Gui Qing
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese banks must rate their clients' risk of criminal conduct on a scale of 1-5 as part of the central bank's moves to curb money laundering and fr...
April 18, 2013, 4:59 am
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Boston told to prepare for heavy security during Obama visit

BOSTON (Reuters) - The memorial service for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, where U.S. President Barack Obama is due to speak on Thursday, will be open to the public but people should expe...
April 18, 2013, 4:30 am

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U.S. keeps up pressure on G20 over forex rates

By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned his partners in the Group of 20 on Wednesday against the perils of "beggar thy neighbour" currency devalua...
April 18, 2013, 4:02 am

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Exclusive: Roper nears $1 billion healthcare acquisition - sources

By Soyoung Kim
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Roper Industries Inc is in advanced talks to buy Managed Health Care Associates, a privately held healthcare s...
April 18, 2013, 3:41 am
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Pots or fireworks? The symbols of Venezuela's political divide

By Andrew Cawthorne and Girish Gupta
CARACAS (Reuters) - Split down the middle over an acrimonious election, Venezuelans are squaring off en masse every night at 8 p.m. on the dot in a ...
April 18, 2013, 3:40 am

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U.S. holds back recognition for Venezuela's Maduro

By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States held back recognition of leftist President-elect Nicolas Maduro and called on the Venezuelan government on Wednesday to respect t...
April 18, 2013, 3:22 am

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Security officers order staff, media to clear Boston courthouse

BOSTON (Reuters) - Security officials on Wednesday ordered staff, media and attorneys to evacuate Boston's federal courthouse, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene.
Scores of pe...
April 18, 2013, 3:17 am
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Boston courthouse reopens to employees after evacuation

BOSTON (Reuters) - Security officials reopened Boston's federal courthouse building to employees on Wednesday afternoon after an hour-long evacuation tied to a security scare.
A securit...
April 18, 2013, 3:17 am
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Shell declares force majeure on Nigeria Bonny oil exports

ABUJA (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has declared force majeure on Nigerian Bonny Light crude oil exports after shutting down the 150,000 barrel per day Nembe Creek pipeline for repairs,...
April 18, 2013, 3:15 am

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Beijing H7N9 bird flu victim leaves hospital

BEIJING (AFP) - A seven-year-old girl who contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu left hospital on Wednesday and appeared before media in an apparent bid by health authorities to cool concerns about the deadly virus.
April 18, 2013, 3:13 am

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Global business group prods WTO to reach customs deal this year

By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international business group is urging World Trade Organization members to strike a deal to simplify global customs procedures at a trade minist...
April 18, 2013, 3:12 am
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Greece gets two bids for stake in betting monopoly OPAP

By Angeliki Koutantou and Harry Papachristou
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's first big privatisation drew little international interest from major companies on Wednesday, highlighting how s...
April 18, 2013, 2:55 am

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Assad says West will pay for backing al Qaeda in Syria

By Mariam Karouny and Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad accused the West on Wednesday of supporting al Qaeda militants in Syria's civil war and warned they woul...
April 18, 2013, 2:53 am

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Fed says U.S. economy growing at moderate pace

By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy posted a moderate pace of growth between late February and early April, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, supported by risin...
April 18, 2013, 2:41 am

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Nigeria's Oando close to financing Conoco deal - CEO

By Tim Cocks
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian oil firm Oando is close to securing funds to buy ConocoPhillips' Nigerian assets, the company's chief executive sa...
April 18, 2013, 2:22 am

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Schroders poaches rising Jupiter manager to replace manager

LONDON (Reuters) - British blue chip investment firm Schroders has poached a star manager from rival firm Jupiter, Philip Matthews, to replace its outgoing head of UK equities.
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April 18, 2013, 2:05 am

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Airbus to lift spending in Turkish aerospace sector

By Ayla Jean Yackley
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - EADS unit Airbus plans to double spending in Turkey from last year's $74 million (48.5 million pounds) "very soon" as it deepens...
April 18, 2013, 2:03 am

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Lufthansa threatened with strikes as union rejects wage offer

By Peter Dinkloh and Maria Sheahan
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa was threatened with a second round of strikes as labour union Verdi, representing thousands o...
April 18, 2013, 1:48 am

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Emaciated Sumatran tiger on brink of death

JAKARTA (AFP) - A critically endangered Sumatran tiger at a notorious Indonesian zoo where hundreds of animals have died in recent years is emaciated and on the brink of death, an official said on Wednesday.
April 18, 2013, 1:47 am

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Accor sees more European pain in second quarter

By Dominique Vidalon
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's largest hotel group, Accor , said on Wednesday that it expected weak demand for budget hotels in austerity-hit Southern Eu...
April 18, 2013, 1:43 am

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