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Mississippi man linked to ricin letters charged with biological weapons use

By Robbie Ward
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi martial arts instructor was charged on Saturday with attempting to use a biological weapon after a ricin-laced letter was se...
April 27, 2013, 11:02 pm
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German SPD leader woos Greens for anti-Merkel alliance

By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) took the stage at a Greens party congress on Saturday with an unashamed pitch for them to throw in t...
April 27, 2013, 10:56 pm

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German bank directors not linked to rate rigging - WSJ

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German financial markets watchdog Bafin has not turned up any evidence that German bank directors were involved in manipulating benchmark interest rates, a top Bafin official has...
April 27, 2013, 10:38 pm

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European Commission launches Chinese solar glass subsidy inquiry

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission launched an investigation on Saturday into industry claims that Chinese makers of solar glass benefit from illegal subsidies, notching up another case agai...
April 27, 2013, 10:28 pm

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Telecom Italia may float off fixed-line network - newspaper

MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia could float its valuable Italian fixed-line network on the stockmarket to keep it separate from any possible tie-up with Hutchison Whampoa <0013.HK&...
April 27, 2013, 10:11 pm
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Palestinians' Abbas says to start talks on unity government

By Ali Sawafta
RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he would begin talks with rival factions including Islamist Hamas to form a unity government, a ...
April 27, 2013, 9:53 pm

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S. Korean workers quit troubled joint factory zone

PAJU, South Korea (AFP) - Dozens of South Korean workers returned from a jointly run factory park in North Korea on Saturday as part of an evacuation of the flagship project following months of military tensions.
April 27, 2013, 9:51 pm

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Spain's BFA to spend 275 million euros on new Bankia shares

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish state-owned banking group BFA has pledged to spend up to 275 million euros (231 million pounds) on buying new shares to be issued by subsidiary lender Bankia ...
April 27, 2013, 9:01 pm

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Euro zone set to approve 2.8 billion euros for Greece on Monday

ATHENS (Reuters) - Senior euro zone officials will meet on Monday to approve payment of another 2.8 billion euros (2.35 billion pounds) in rescue loans for Greece, on condition that the country's lawm...
April 27, 2013, 8:42 pm

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Bomb damages police station in Libya's Benghazi, no injuries

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - A bomb exploded outside a police station in the restive eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday causing extensive damage to the building but no injuries.
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April 27, 2013, 8:33 pm

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Belgium sells "bad bank" credit portfolio for $8.7 billion

By Ben Deighton
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium has pared back its public debt with the sale of the structured credit portfolio held by its 'bad bank', Royal Park Investments, to U.S. priv...
April 27, 2013, 8:09 pm

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Iranian scientist freed by U.S. returns home - local media

DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian scientist held for more than a year in California on charges of violating U.S. sanctions arrived in Iran on Saturday, Iranian media reported, after being freed in what the...
April 27, 2013, 7:56 pm
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Austria aims to open up on bank secrecy within weeks

By Michael Shields
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria aims to agree within weeks to give other European Union countries access to foreigners' bank account details, Chancellor Werner Faymann sai...
April 27, 2013, 7:36 pm

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Japan PM Abe escapes injury in five-car collision

TOKYO (AFP) - A limousine carrying Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was involved in a five-car pile-up at a toll gate in Tokyo on Saturday but he escaped without any injuries, police said.
April 27, 2013, 6:20 pm

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Italian court rejects Nomura seizure order - sources

By Silvia Ognibene
SIENA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian judge has rejected an order to seize around 1.8 billion euros (1.48 billion pounds) of assets from Nomura as part of a probe into ...
April 27, 2013, 6:06 pm

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Renault hopes to have approval for Chinese plant by summer - CEO

PARIS (Reuters) - Renault-Nissan hopes to receive final approval from Beijing by the summer to build its first Renault plant in China, Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said on Saturday.
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April 27, 2013, 5:19 pm

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Volkswagen committed to European plants - CEO

VIENNA (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen will keep its plants in Europe despite weak markets in the region that will require flexible manufacturing and could entail cuts to temp...
April 27, 2013, 4:47 pm

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Bangladesh factory toll 337, bosses held

More people have been pulled from the ruins of the eight-storey building in Bangladesh that caved in on Wednesday morning, killing at least 337 people.
April 27, 2013, 4:44 pm

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Ethiopian Airlines first to fly 787 Dreamliner since grounding

By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the world's first carrier to resume flying Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenge...
April 27, 2013, 4:18 pm

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UK PR guru Max Clifford vows to clear name

PR guru Max Clifford, famed for representing celebrities including Simon Cowell and Jade Goody, has been charged with historic sex offences.
April 27, 2013, 3:43 pm

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