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Soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack

Soldier hacked to death in London

UK soldier killed by two men shouting Islamic slogans in suspected terrorist attack.

U.S. Justice Department tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail

By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Justice Department official insisted on Wednesday that no financial company is too big to jail, in the department's latest effort to backpedal...
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Boyfriend killer case deadlocks US jury

Jurors in the sensational US murder trial of boyfriend killer Jodi Arias have been unable to reach a unanimous verdict on her sentence.
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UK man murdered in London 'terror' attack

A man believed to be a serving British soldier has been brutally murdered in broad daylight on a London street in a suspected terror attack.
May 23, 2013, 5:53 am

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European banks stop sending money to North Korea

By Megha Rajagopalan
BEIJING (Reuters) - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreig...
May 23, 2013, 5:37 am

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UK, France to join resource transparency initiative

By Emma Farge and William James
GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The UK and French governments will join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosur...
May 23, 2013, 5:33 am

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Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a...
May 23, 2013, 5:26 am

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'You will never be safe': UK killer

One of the alleged killers of a man thought to be a soldier who was brutally attacked on an London street has been filmed wielding a bloodied cleaver.
May 23, 2013, 5:05 am
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Ireland says working on new post-bailout economic plan

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said on Wednesday he planned to issue a long-term economic plan aimed at keeping the country on track after the strictures imposed by a bailout are remove...
May 23, 2013, 3:54 am

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ECB can expand its tools to fight crisis - board member

By Jason Lange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could expand its policy toolkit if needed to battle deflation risks, a top ECB official said on Wednesday, adding that th...
May 23, 2013, 3:30 am

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Steel businessman probed for tax evasion

ROME/MILAN (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors are investigating the chairman of Italian steel group Riva for tax evasion and police have seized 1.2 billion euros of cash from a tax haven, judicial sources ...
May 23, 2013, 3:23 am
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Guangzhou sink Mariners to reach Asia's last eight

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals and underlined their strong title credentials with a convincing 3-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on Wednesday.
May 23, 2013, 3:16 am

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Europe targets Switzerland in fight against bank secrecy

By John O'Donnell and Martin Santa
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe edged closer to lifting banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria said it was ready to share data on foreign depositors b...
May 23, 2013, 3:15 am

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European smartphone users face huge price disparities

PARIS (Reuters) - Smartphone users in European countries served only by large groups such as Vodafone Group Plc and Telefonica SA pay twice as much for services as consume...
May 23, 2013, 3:11 am

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Moody's sees benign outcome of EU insurer guarantee study

By Jonathan Gould
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Regulators are expected to go easy on the life insurance industry in the wake of a study by EU insurance watchdog EIOPA on long-term savings guar...
May 23, 2013, 3:07 am

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ECB's Praet calls for caution on bank deleveraging

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must be careful that deleveraging by euro zone banks does not affect the economy such that inflation drops too low, ECB Executive Board member Peter Pr...
May 23, 2013, 2:57 am

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Germany takes bilateral paths to tackle EU jobs crisis

By Annika Breidthardt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is banking on bilateral deals to fight record youth unemployment in the euro zone, agreeing to cooperate with several countries to bypas...
May 23, 2013, 2:54 am

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Pope calls for loyalty from Chinese Catholics

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Francis called on Chinese Catholics on Wednesday to affirm their loyalty to him and spread the word of God, and prayed that they be allowed to live in accordance with their faith.
May 23, 2013, 2:44 am

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Thai army chief urges self-imposed curfew for teachers

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's army chief on Wednesday urged teachers in the country's insurgency-racked south to stay at home after 6pm to avoid falling victim to militants as the new school year gets under way.
May 23, 2013, 2:43 am

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Dish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal

By Liana B. Baker
(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp c...
May 23, 2013, 1:56 am
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UN refugee agency faults Australia's tough new policy

GENEVA (AFP) - The UN refugee agency took Australia to task Wednesday over a tough new policy that allows boat people who reach its mainland to be sent to remote Nauru or Papua New Guinea for detention while their asylum claims are processed.
May 23, 2013, 1:46 am
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