Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

World

Exclusive - SoftBank asks banks not to finance Dish's Sprint bid

By Soyoung Kim and Olivia Oran
NEW YORK (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp is playing it rough in its attempt to keep Dish Network Corp from breaking up its $20.1 billion (13 billion pounds) dea...
May 11, 2013, 5:08 am
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Highlights - G7 finance officials gather in UK

The United States warned Japan on Friday to stick to the rules when it came to the value of its currency, setting the stage for a potentially uncomfortable meeting of G7 finance ministers outside Lond...
May 11, 2013, 6:07 am
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G7 finance officials gather in UK

The United States warned Japan on Friday to stick to the rules when it came to the value of its currency, setting the stage for a potentially uncomfortable meeting of G7 finance ministers outside Lond...
May 11, 2013, 6:07 am
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Survivor pulled from Bangladesh ruins after 17 days

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladeshi rescuers pulled a woman alive from the ruins of a collapsed garment factory complex on Friday after she spent 17 days trapped in a basement under the rubble.
May 11, 2013, 5:03 am

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Two Indian ministers quit graft-tainted government

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Two Indian cabinet ministers quit late Friday over corruption scandals that have engulfed Premier Manmohan Singh's graft-tainted Congress government, which faces elections within a year.
May 11, 2013, 5:02 am
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Icahn, Southeastern reveal board nominees as Dell seeks more info

By Greg Roumeliotis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc's special committee asked Carl Icahn for details on his plan to make the computer maker pay dividends and issue shares rather than sell...
May 11, 2013, 4:42 am

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Yum China sales fall 29 percent in April

(Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc reported on Friday an estimated 29 percent drop in April sales at established restaurants in China, where a bird flu outbreak is pummelling sales th...
May 11, 2013, 4:29 am

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China, Argentina sign agriculture deal during VP visit

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Argentina and China signed an agreement on agricultural cooperation Friday in Buenos Aires, following a meeting between the Argentine president and Chinese vice president.
May 11, 2013, 4:07 am

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Alleged Dominican head of New York ATM thefts was shot dead

By Manuel Jimenez
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - An alleged leader of the New York arm of a global cyber crime ring, which stole $45 million (29.2 million pounds) from two Middle Eastern ban...
May 11, 2013, 3:50 am

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Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt convicted of genocide

By Mike McDonald
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty on Friday of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest phase of...
May 11, 2013, 2:59 am

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US returns more Mongolian dinosaur bones

NEW YORK (AFP) - Mongolia may need to rustle up some more glass cases for its first dinosaur museum after US authorities announced Friday they will hand back a large new collection of stolen fossils.
May 11, 2013, 2:57 am

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Tests on Syrians show traces of chemical weapons - Turkish FM

AMMAN (Reuters) - Tests on Syrian war casualties arriving in Turkey indicate chemical weapons have been used by Syrian forces, and further tests are being carried out to verify the evidence, Foreign M...
May 11, 2013, 2:23 am
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German anti-euro party clears key hurdle before election

By Sarah Marsh and Hans-Edzard Busemann
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's newly launched anti-euro party will clear a key hurdle this weekend to taking part in September's national election ...
May 11, 2013, 1:30 am

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Onex Corp sees acquisition opportunities in Europe

By Cameron French
TORONTO (Reuters) - Onex Corp , one of Canada's biggest private equity firms, fell to a net loss in the first quarter, but said on Friday it is seeing ac...
May 11, 2013, 1:25 am
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European development bank cuts growth forecast for emerging economies

By Carolyn Cohn
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Europe's development bank slashed its 2013 growth forecasts for emerging Europe and North Africa on Friday by almost a full percentage point, saying...
May 11, 2013, 1:01 am

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As vote nears, Cambodia opposition urges sanction threat

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Cambodia's opposition leader is calling on the United States to impose sanctions against strongman Hun Sen if upcoming elections are unfair, saying that Myanmar showed how foreign pressure can work.
May 11, 2013, 12:51 am

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China academic's weibo blocked over 'rumours': Xinhua

BEIJING (AFP) - A prominent Chinese law professor had his social media account suspended, state media said Friday, after authorities vowed a renewed crackdown against "online rumours".
May 11, 2013, 12:44 am

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Wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack - Turkey

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian casualties treated in Turkey show signs of being victims of chemical weapons, the Turkish foreign minister said on Friday, adding to indi...
May 11, 2013, 12:37 am

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Iran backs Syria meeting plan, expects to be part of process

By Tom Miles
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran welcomes a U.S.-Russian proposal for an international conference on ending the conflict in Syria and hopes it will be held in Geneva, Vice President...
May 11, 2013, 12:25 am

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