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World

Swedbank to pull out of Russia, Ukraine, focus on home markets

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish bank Swedbank said on Monday it will discontinue operations in Russia and sell its Ukrainian subsidiary, leaving it to focus on its home markets.
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April 1, 2013, 7:02 pm
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Volkswagen to boost headcount by 9 percent by 2018 - report

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen will boost its global headcount to 600,000 by 2018 from 550,000 as part of its aim to become the world's biggest carmaker, works council chief Bernd ...
April 1, 2013, 6:49 pm

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Taiwan president's confidante disciplined by party

TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party on Monday suspended the membership of Lai Su-ju, a confidante of the island's president, for her alleged involvement in a high-profile corruption scandal.
April 1, 2013, 5:27 pm

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Death toll hits 36 in Tanzania building collapse

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The death toll from the collapse of a multi-storey building in Tanzania rose to 36 on Monday, a senior police chief said, after more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the...
April 1, 2013, 5:08 pm

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Suicide bomber in fuel truck kills nine in Iraq's Tikrit

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber drove an oil tanker packed with explosives into a local Iraqi government compound on Monday, killing at least nine people, mostly policemen, in the northern c...
April 1, 2013, 4:59 pm
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Police accused of helping people smugglers

As regional leaders gather in Bali for talks, claims are being made that corrupt Indonesian police are undermining efforts to end people smuggling.
April 1, 2013, 4:11 pm
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Myanmar police failed to stop killing, arson: HRW

BANGKOK (AFP) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Myanmar to investigate the failure of police to stop a recent wave of Buddhist-Muslim killing and arson attacks.
April 1, 2013, 3:14 pm
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NKorea left few clues about tested nuke design: report

WASHINGTON (AFP) - North Korea likely took meticulous steps to conceal any residue from its February nuclear weapon test, fueling suspicions that it is using a new bomb design with highly enriched uranium at its core, The Washington Post reported.
April 1, 2013, 3:06 pm
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Analysis: Germany sees itself as Europe's grown-up, children sullen

By Paul Taylor
BERLIN (Reuters) - Buoyed by solid finances, roaring exports and low unemployment, Germany increasingly sees itself as the only grown-up in Europe, responsible for bringi...
April 1, 2013, 2:55 pm

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Novartis loses landmark India cancer drug patent case

By Kaustubh Kulkarni and Suchitra Mohanty
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's top court dismissed Swiss drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to win patent protection for its cancer drug Gl...
April 1, 2013, 1:20 pm

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China home prices pick up in March: survey

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinese home prices picked up in March as buyers rushed to beat new government policies aimed at cracking down on speculation, an independent survey showed Monday.
April 1, 2013, 1:06 pm

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US prosecutor slain at home with wife

A prosecutor in a Texas town has been found murdered at home with his wife, two months after one of his staff was gunned down.
April 1, 2013, 12:26 pm

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Doctors voice alarm at 'non-lethal' weapons in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Gasping for breath and confined to her bed, Bilqees Khan winces as she recalls the moment a pepper gas grenade exploded by her home during a curfew in Indian Kashmir's summer capital.
April 1, 2013, 12:06 pm

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Japanese manufacturers' confidence improves: BoJ poll

TOKYO (AFP) - Confidence among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the first quarter, a central bank survey showed Monday, as Tokyo works to reverse years of limp growth in the world's third-largest economy.
April 1, 2013, 11:11 am

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US man who apologised for racist past dies

Former Ku Klux Klan supporter Elwin Wilson has died at the age of 76, his wife says.
April 1, 2013, 11:08 am
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Fears for Aussie amid Savile sex scandal

A friend of a high-profile Australian entertainer arrested as part of Operation Yewtree in the United Kingdom says he's "dumbfounded" by the accusations.
April 1, 2013, 9:48 am

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Panasonic unit in U.S. bribery investigation - WSJ

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A unit of Japan's Panasonic Corp <6752.T> is under investigation by U.S. authorities looking at whether the company paid bribes overseas to airline employees or government o...
April 1, 2013, 9:27 am

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China March PMIs rebound, domestic demand shines

By Koh Gui Qing
BEIJING (Reuters) - Stronger domestic demand helped China's factory activity to rebound in March, with new orders up sharply in a sign that the underlying economic recov...
April 1, 2013, 9:14 am

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Instant View - Japan business mood improves on weaker yen, stock rally

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business sentiment improved in the three months to March, a central bank survey showed, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive monetary and fiscal policy prescriptions...
April 1, 2013, 8:59 am
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US pileup involving 95 cars leaves 3 dead

Three people have died in a 95-vehicle pileup on a US interstate highway.
April 1, 2013, 8:58 am

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