Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

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S. Korea raises alert before expected N. Korea missile test

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean and US forces raised their alert status to "vital threat" Wednesday before an expected North Korean missile test as the Pentagon warned a bellicose Pyongyang it was "skating very close to a dangerous line".
April 11, 2013, 7:11 am
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UK firms keep quarterly ad budgets flat, plan 2013 rise - survey

LONDON (Reuters) - British companies kept marketing expenditure broadly unchanged in the first quarter although more of them expect to increase rather than cut their budgets in 2013, an advertising i...
April 11, 2013, 7:07 am

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U.N. talks with Syria on chemical arms probe at impasse

By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Discussions between the United Nations and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government on a possible investigation into the alleged use...
April 11, 2013, 6:34 am

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Obama tax blueprint opening gambit in potential tax rewrite

By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday revived a list of his favourite tax ideas, hoping to raise $580 billion (378.3 billion pounds) in new revenues fr...
April 11, 2013, 6:19 am
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Qatar, Libya give Egypt five billion dollar boost amid IMF talks

By Regan Doherty and Paul Taylor
DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab allies Qatar and Libya gave cash-strapped Egypt a $5 billion (3.2 billion pounds) double boost on Wednesday as the Arab worl...
April 11, 2013, 5:21 am

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For Japan's loan-starved banks, BOJ's big bang carries new risk

By Taiga Uranaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - When the Bank of Japan announced its go-for-broke bid to shock the economy out of two decades of stagnation, it also put the nation's banks on notice ...
April 11, 2013, 5:11 am

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BoE's Haldane steps up campaign to simplify new bank rules

By Huw Jones
LONDON (Reuters) - Rules to make banks safer after the financial crisis need to be simplified quickly to stop large banking groups using them to their advantage, a senior B...
April 11, 2013, 5:02 am

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Abenomics' kimono effect - Japan spending thaws at high end

By Stanley White and James Topham
TOKYO (Reuters) - Feeling bolder after a 50 percent jump in Tokyo share prices inflated his stock portfolio in recent months, Akira Otomo surprised his...
April 11, 2013, 4:56 am

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Libya gives Egypt two billion dollar interest-free loan - MENA

CAIRO (Reuters) - Libya will give Egypt a $2 billion (1.3 billion pounds) five-year, interest-free loan under an agreement signed on Wednesday, the Egyptian state news agency MENA reported.
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April 11, 2013, 4:14 am
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'Historic' win rescues Sendai campaign

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Japan's Vegalta Sendai stunned FC Seoul with their first ever AFC Champions League victory Wednesday as they ignited their hopes of reaching the knock-out phase on debut.
April 11, 2013, 4:04 am

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US concerned at reports Chinese activist's family abused

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday it was concerned about reports that a nephew of blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has been mistreated in jail and other family members harassed.
April 11, 2013, 3:56 am

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Credit Suisse faces narrowed U.S. credit union regulator lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel and Aruna Viswanatha
(Reuters) - A federal judge has narrowed a U.S. credit union regulator's lawsuit against Credit Suisse Group AG over the sale of...
April 11, 2013, 3:42 am

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Divided Fed edges closer to consensus on ending bond buying

By Jonathan Spicer
(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials appeared on course last month to end their extraordinary bond buying stimulus by year-end, suggesting a weak March jobs rep...
April 11, 2013, 3:38 am

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Egypt's Mursi drops complaints against journalists

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi has ordered the withdrawal of legal complaints filed by the presidency against journalists, in a move that appeared aimed at fending off accusations ...
April 11, 2013, 3:26 am

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Sale of Rostelecom stake to Putin ally unravels

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A deal to sell a 10.7 percent stake in Russian state-controlled telecoms operator Rostelecom to tycoon Arkady Rotenberg has unravelled after a deadline for it to clo...
April 11, 2013, 3:08 am

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Dane cleared of crimes due to 'sexsomnia'

A Danish man has been acquitted of molesting two 17-year-old girls after he was found to suffer from a rare sleep disorder known as "sexsomnia".
April 11, 2013, 3:07 am
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Italy hikes debt targets, says can focus on growth

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's caretaker government on Wednesday sharply hiked its targets for public debt this year and next despite waves of austerity meas...
April 11, 2013, 3:02 am

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IMF chief says easy monetary policy should stay for now

By Daniel Bases and Steven C. Johnson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global growth is likely to remain tepid this year and central banks should keep their easy monetary policies in place, the hea...
April 11, 2013, 2:20 am

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Syria's Nusra rebels say support Qaeda's Zawahri

By Mariam Karouny
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's rebel al-Nusra Front, one of the most effective forces fighting President Bashar al-Assad, pledged allegiance to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Za...
April 11, 2013, 2:16 am

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Fukushima plant abandoning leaky underground pools

TOKYO (AFP) - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday it will abandon seven underground reservoirs storing radioactive water after three of them sprang leaks.
April 11, 2013, 1:53 am
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