Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

World

Berkshire may boost DaVita stake to 25 percent

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the largest investor in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc , has entered an agreement allowing it to nearly double its stak...
May 8, 2013, 6:25 am
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U.S., Russia seek new Syria peace talks; rebels sceptical

By Arshad Mohammed and Erika Solomon
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leade...
May 8, 2013, 6:10 am

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BHP halts construction at some Eagle Ford sites due to fatality

SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton has halted work at some construction sites at its operations in the Eagle Ford shale in the United States as it investigates the death of a...
May 8, 2013, 6:09 am

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Africa riskiest place to be born: report

A million babies die every year on the day they are born, mostly in Africa, a new report says.
May 8, 2013, 6:05 am

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China trade data beats expectations

By Langi Chiang and Jonathan Standing
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports and imports grew more than expected in April, offering the possibility of a better outlook for the world's seco...
May 8, 2013, 5:08 am

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Disney's profit rises on parks, 'Oz' movie

By Lisa Richwine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Media giant Walt Disney Co reported a 32 percent increase in profit that beat Wall Street expectations, boosted by higher spending and attendanc...
May 8, 2013, 4:28 am

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Assad says Syria can confront Israeli attacks

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday his country was able to confront Israeli aggression, Lebanese media reported, in the leader's first comments since the Jewish state ...
May 8, 2013, 3:59 am

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Rodman urges N.Korean friend to free American

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Basketball hall-of-famer Dennis Rodman, who forged an unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on a recent trip, appealed Tuesday for the freedom of an American sentenced to 15 years.
May 8, 2013, 3:29 am

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Somalia wins cash, military aid at London donor summit

By Mohammed Abbas
LONDON (Reuters) - Somalia won international pledges of extra cash and military assistance on Tuesday at a major conference convened to help the East African country c...
May 8, 2013, 3:17 am

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Aid convoys roll slowly in Syria despite urgent need - U.N

By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - Bureaucratic hurdles still hamper delivery of aid in Syria where nearly one in three people need help, half of them children, the United Nations ...
May 8, 2013, 3:13 am
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Nigerian Islamist raid in northeast town kills 55

By Ibrahim Mshelizza
BAMA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram armed with machineguns laid siege on the north-eastern town of Bama on Tuesday,...
May 8, 2013, 3:10 am

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China punishes officials in sex scandal

A scandal has broken involving Chinese government officials after footage of one having sex with a hired woman was leaked on the internet.
May 8, 2013, 3:04 am
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ECB's Asmussen warns about risks of low interest rates

SCHWAEBISCH GMUEND, Germany (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen on Tuesday raised concern about keeping interest rates in the euro zone at low levels for too long, ...
May 8, 2013, 2:49 am

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Mayrhuber named Lufthansa chairman after stormy AGM

By Peter Maushagen and Marilyn Gerlach
COLOGNE (Reuters) - Wolfgang Mayrhuber was named chairman of Lufthansa's supervisory board on Tuesday after a stormy meeting where major sharehold...
May 8, 2013, 2:47 am

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North Korea has gained nothing from recent threats - Obama

By Paul Eckert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea vowed on Tuesday to keep up their guard and not reward bad behaviour by North Korea, which President Barack Obama...
May 8, 2013, 2:33 am

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German engineering workers strike to press pay demands

STUTTGART/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Almost 100,000 metal and electrical workers went on strike across Germany on Tuesday as they sought to put pressure on their employers to increase a pay offer, engineerin...
May 8, 2013, 2:33 am
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Telecom Italia to put off decision on Hutchison talks - sources

By Stephen Jewkes and Stefano Rebaudo
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia's board is likely to put off making a decision this week on whether to open formal merger talks wi...
May 8, 2013, 2:24 am

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Hedge fund trial to raise pressure on UK fraud prosecutor

By Kirstin Ridley
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top fraud prosecutor is likely to face serious criticism over its handling of an investigation into the $600 million collapse of one of Lo...
May 8, 2013, 1:35 am
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Pakistan's Imran Khan injured in fall at election rally

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan injured his head after falling off a mechanical lift raising him onto a stage at a rally on Tuesday four days before natio...
May 8, 2013, 12:31 am

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South Sudan set to pay Sudan $2 billion in oil fees by 2015 - IMF

By Ulf Laessing
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan looked set to receive $2 billion in oil pipeline fees from South Sudan by the end of 2014 and should prioritise overhauling its agricultural s...
May 8, 2013, 12:16 am
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