BP preparing "vigorously" for oil spill lawsuits
Feb 7 2012 12:40AM
Posted 39 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - BP said it was preparing "vigorously" for lawsuits related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which are due to start later this month, as it unveiled a rise in fourth quarter earnings on the back of higher oil prices.
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Toyota Q3 jumps, sees "tough race" in North America
Feb 6 2012 2:33PM
Posted 10 hrs 46 mins ago
By Chang-Ran Kim
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly operating profit and raised its annual forecast on cost cuts and Japanese government subsidies, though this is still some way below...
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Toyota Q3 jumps, raises FY outlook on cost cuts, incentives
Feb 6 2012 2:33PM
Posted 10 hrs 46 mins ago
By Chang-Ran Kim
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly operating profit, shrugging off a firm yen and the damaging impact of flooding in Thailand, and raised its annual forecast, helped...
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Toyota Q3 profit rises 51 percent, raises forecasts
Feb 6 2012 2:33PM
Posted 10 hrs 46 mins ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp reported on Tuesday a forecast-beating 51 percent rise in quarterly operating profit, defying the impact of a strong yen and Thai floods, and lifted its cautious annual forecasts closer to market expectations.
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U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes
Feb 6 2012 10:01AM
Posted 15 hrs 18 mins ago
By Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions...
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Obama gains over Romney amid better economy: poll
Feb 6 2012 7:43AM
Posted 17 hrs 36 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.
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Xstrata and Glencore agree $90 billion merger
Feb 6 2012 4:20AM
Posted 20 hrs 59 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Mining group Xstrata agreed to merge with commodities trading giant Glencore, in a $90 billion recommended all-share deal, the mining sector's biggest to date.
The miner said on Tuesday that shareholders...
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Glencore, Xstrata hammer out premium as deal nears
Feb 6 2012 4:20AM
Posted 20 hrs 59 mins ago
By Victoria Howley and Clara Ferreira-Marques
LONDON/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Top executives at Glencore and Xstrata are hammering out the final details of a proposed $80 billion merger, including the premium on offer by...
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Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack
Feb 6 2012 2:21AM
Posted 22 hrs 58 mins ago
By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed...
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Chrysler's "Halftime" ad: a roadmap for America?
Feb 6 2012 12:31AM
Posted 1 day 48 mins ago
By Bernie Woodall
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Is what is good for Chrysler good for America?
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Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath
Feb 5 2012 11:10PM
Posted 1 day 2 hrs 9 mins ago
By Jeanine Prezioso and Cezary Podkul
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts,...
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Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriage
Feb 5 2012 9:16PM
Posted 1 day 4 hrs 3 mins ago
By Greg Roumeliotis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of Wall Street's most powerful figures, has become the first major business leader to join a national media...
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As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue
Feb 5 2012 6:19PM
Posted 1 day 7 hrs ago
By Peter Lauria
(Reuters) - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached...
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Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix
Feb 5 2012 5:20PM
Posted 1 day 7 hrs 59 mins ago
By Laura MacInnis and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want...
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Giants win Super Bowl thriller against Patriots
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
By Julian Linden
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants reclaimed the greatest prize in North American sports with a nail-biting 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Lucas...
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Manning rallies Giants to Super Bowl win
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
By Larry Fine
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants notched their second Super Bowl triumph over the New England Patriots in four years when quarterback Eli Manning led an 88-yard, game-winning drive for...
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Giants edge Patriots to win Super Bowl
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
By Larry Fine
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants captured their second Super Bowl in the last four years with a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in the National Football League's...
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Giants edge Patriots to win Super Bowl
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
By Larry Fine
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants captured their second Super Bowl in the last four years with a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in the National Football League's...
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Giants drop Patriots to win Super Bowl
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants captured their second Super Bowl in the last four years with a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in the National Football League's championship game on Sunday.
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Giants edge Patriots to win Super Bowl
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
By Larry Fine
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants captured their second Super Bowl in the last four years with a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in the National Football League's...
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Giants drop Patriots to win Super Bowl
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants captured their second Super Bowl in the last four years with a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in the National Football League's championship game on Sunday.
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Patriots lead Giants 10-9 at halftime of Super Bowl
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
By Larry Fine
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Tom Brady threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Danny Woodhead with eight seconds left on the clock to give the New England Patriots a 10-9 halftime lead in...
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New York Giants 2 - New England Patriots 0 - Latest
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Latest from the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
The Patriots won the coin toss and kicked off.
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New York Giants 0 - New England Patriots 0 - Latest
Feb 5 2012 4:33PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 46 mins ago
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Latest from the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
The game is underway at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Patriots won the coin toss and kicked off.
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GM, Ford feud over Super Bowl ad
Feb 5 2012 4:24PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 55 mins ago
By Bernie Woodall
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A simmering feud between General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co heated up on Sunday as Ford objected to GM's Super Bowl advertisement for its Chevy Silverado...
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GM, Ford feud over Super Bowl ad
Feb 5 2012 4:24PM
Posted 1 day 8 hrs 55 mins ago
By Bernie Woodall
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A simmering feud between General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co heated up on Sunday as Ford objected to GM's Super Bowl advertisement for its Chevy Silverado...
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"Intentional" explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman
Feb 5 2012 4:06PM
Posted 1 day 9 hrs 13 mins ago
By Mary Slosson
(Reuters) - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.
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"Intentional" explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman
Feb 5 2012 4:06PM
Posted 1 day 9 hrs 13 mins ago
By Mary Slosson
(Reuters) - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.
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"Intentional" explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman
Feb 5 2012 4:06PM
Posted 1 day 9 hrs 13 mins ago
By Mary Slosson
(Reuters) - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.
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"Intentional" explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman
Feb 5 2012 4:06PM
Posted 1 day 9 hrs 13 mins ago
By Mary Slosson
(Reuters) - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.
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Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack
Feb 5 2012 3:02PM
Posted 1 day 10 hrs 17 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the "intentions or capabilities" to wage attacks on U.S. soil.
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Greek unions plan 24-hour strike against austerity
Feb 5 2012 2:11PM
Posted 1 day 11 hrs 8 mins ago
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's two major labor unions plan a 24-hour strike on Tuesday against austerity measures and reforms demanded by international lenders in exchange for a new bailout package, union officials said on Sunday.
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NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
Feb 5 2012 2:04PM
Posted 1 day 11 hrs 15 mins ago
By Edmund Blair and Marwa Awad
CAIRO (Reuters) - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been...
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U.S. says "deeply concerned" about NGO cases sent to Egypt court
Feb 5 2012 2:04PM
Posted 1 day 11 hrs 15 mins ago
SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - The State Department said Sunday it was "deeply concerned" by reports that Egyptian judicial officials plan to forward cases involving U.S.-funded NGOs to Cairo's criminal courts and want clarification from the Egyptian government.
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Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized, stable
Feb 5 2012 1:04PM
Posted 1 day 12 hrs 15 mins ago
By Sean Mattson
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday after suffering a possible stroke, but a top...
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Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized
Feb 5 2012 1:04PM
Posted 1 day 12 hrs 15 mins ago
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital after suffering a possible stroke, the national police said on Sunday.
Noriega, 77,...
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Egypt's Mubarak may move to prison hospital
Feb 5 2012 11:23AM
Posted 1 day 13 hrs 56 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will prepare Cairo's Torah prison hospital so it can receive ousted President Hosni Mubarak from the military hospital where he is now detained, an Interior Ministry official said on Sunday, an announcement that could help calm protests.
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Egypt orders steps to move Mubarak to prison hospital: report
Feb 5 2012 11:23AM
Posted 1 day 13 hrs 56 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's interior minister has ordered Cairo's Tora prison hospital to make preparations to receive former President Hosni Mubarak, who has till now been held in a military hospital while he has been standing trial, Al Jazeera television said Sunday.
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Euro zone insists no Greek rescue without reforms
Feb 5 2012 7:15AM
Posted 1 day 18 hrs 4 mins ago
By Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately held debt until it guaranteed to implement reforms to secure...
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Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
Feb 5 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 8 mins ago
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad...
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Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
Feb 5 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 8 mins ago
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad...
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Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
Feb 5 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 8 mins ago
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad...
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Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
Feb 5 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 8 mins ago
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad...
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Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
Feb 5 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 8 mins ago
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad...
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Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
Feb 5 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 8 mins ago
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad...
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Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
Feb 5 2012 6:11AM
Posted 1 day 19 hrs 8 mins ago
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It does not guarantee him re-election in November, but it is an advantage President Barack Obama is likely to carry into the fall: a broad...
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Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes
Feb 5 2012 4:38AM
Posted 1 day 20 hrs 41 mins ago
By Edmund Blair and Yasmine Saleh
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an apparent bid to calm protests,...
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Cairo protesters demand early vote, clash with police
Feb 5 2012 4:38AM
Posted 1 day 20 hrs 41 mins ago
By Edmund Blair and Yasmine Saleh
CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian interior ministry on...
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China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe
Feb 5 2012 1:27AM
Posted 1 day 23 hrs 52 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology.
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China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe
Feb 5 2012 1:27AM
Posted 1 day 23 hrs 52 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology.
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China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe
Feb 5 2012 1:27AM
Posted 1 day 23 hrs 52 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology.
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Wen says China has stake in helping Europe
Feb 5 2012 1:27AM
Posted 1 day 23 hrs 52 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters.
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China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe
Feb 5 2012 1:27AM
Posted 1 day 23 hrs 52 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology.
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Wen says China has stake in helping Europe
Feb 5 2012 1:27AM
Posted 1 day 23 hrs 52 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters.
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China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe
Feb 5 2012 1:27AM
Posted 1 day 23 hrs 52 mins ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology.
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Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations
Feb 5 2012 1:05AM
Posted 2 days 14 mins ago
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair.
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Olympus to hold shareholder meeting on April 20
Feb 5 2012 1:05AM
Posted 2 days 14 mins ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's troubled Olympus Corp said on Sunday it will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on April 20, when it is expected to seek approval of a new management team.
The maker...
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Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Feb 5 2012 12:07AM
Posted 2 days 1 hr 12 mins ago
By Rob Taylor
KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country...
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Most Germans want Greece to quit euro: poll
Feb 4 2012 4:37PM
Posted 2 days 8 hrs 42 mins ago
BERLIN (Reuters) - The majority of Germans feel the euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-selling newspaper Bild am Sonntag showed on Sunday.
The...
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Eurozone loses patience with Greece
Feb 4 2012 4:37PM
Posted 2 days 8 hrs 42 mins ago
By Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms...
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Eurogroup's Juncker warns of possible Greece default
Feb 4 2012 3:58PM
Posted 2 days 9 hrs 21 mins ago
BERLIN (Reuters) - The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on Saturday.
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Venezuela's Chavez celebrates coup, opposition angered
Feb 4 2012 3:22PM
Posted 2 days 9 hrs 57 mins ago
By Girish Gupta
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition leaders...
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Venezuela's Chavez celebrates coup, opposition angered
Feb 4 2012 3:22PM
Posted 2 days 9 hrs 57 mins ago
By Girish Gupta
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition leaders...
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Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
Feb 4 2012 11:56AM
Posted 2 days 13 hrs 23 mins ago
By Richard Balmforth and Michael Holden
KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims on Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings that...
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Protests grip Cairo as pressure mounts for early vote
Feb 4 2012 9:12AM
Posted 2 days 16 hrs 7 mins ago
By Sherine El Madany
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian government building was set on fire on Sunday as protests disrupted the heart of Cairo for a fourth day and public figures demanded a faster...
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Egypt's military rulers face calls for earlier vote
Feb 4 2012 9:12AM
Posted 2 days 16 hrs 7 mins ago
By Tom Perry and Sherine El Madany
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military faced pressure on Saturday to speed up its transfer of power to civilians, as top public figures demanded a faster transition and...
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Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
Feb 4 2012 5:40AM
Posted 2 days 19 hrs 39 mins ago
By Emily Flitter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in New York and Boston will see a...
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Hungary seeks 15-20 billion euro IMF/EU credit line: official
Feb 4 2012 5:19AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs ago
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister's office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying.
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Police, some on horseback, clear Occupy DC protesters
Feb 4 2012 4:58AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 21 mins ago
By Lily Kuo and Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a...
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Police, some on horseback, clear Occupy DC protesters
Feb 4 2012 4:58AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 21 mins ago
By Lily Kuo and Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a...
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Police, some on horseback, clear Occupy DC protesters
Feb 4 2012 4:58AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 21 mins ago
By Lily Kuo and Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a...
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Police, some on horseback, clear Occupy DC protesters
Feb 4 2012 4:58AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 21 mins ago
By Lily Kuo and Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a...
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Police, some on horseback, clear Occupy DC protesters
Feb 4 2012 4:58AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 21 mins ago
By Lily Kuo and Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a...
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Police begin clearing Occupy DC protest site
Feb 4 2012 4:58AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 21 mins ago
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed bedding and some tents on Saturday at an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule at a public square that...
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Washington Occupy protesters comply with no-camping
Feb 4 2012 4:58AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 21 mins ago
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 150 "Occupy" movement protesters who have been camped at a park near the White House since October peacefully removed gear on Saturday after police moved in at...
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Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners
Feb 4 2012 4:02AM
Posted 2 days 21 hrs 17 mins ago
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the...
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Russians stage rival protests over Putin
Feb 4 2012 3:26AM
Posted 2 days 21 hrs 53 mins ago
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule,...
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Russians stage rival protests over Putin
Feb 4 2012 3:26AM
Posted 2 days 21 hrs 53 mins ago
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule,...
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Russians stage rival protests over Putin
Feb 4 2012 3:26AM
Posted 2 days 21 hrs 53 mins ago
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule,...
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Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts
Feb 4 2012 2:09AM
Posted 2 days 23 hrs 10 mins ago
By David Alexander and Sebastian Moffett
MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for...
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Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts
Feb 4 2012 2:09AM
Posted 2 days 23 hrs 10 mins ago
By David Alexander and Sebastian Moffett
MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for...
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Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work
Feb 4 2012 1:52AM
Posted 2 days 23 hrs 27 mins ago
By Parisa Hafezi and Ramin Mostafavi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the...
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Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision
Feb 4 2012 1:52AM
Posted 2 days 23 hrs 27 mins ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister called on the European Union to review its decision to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's oil exports and said that the international oil market was balanced.
"Unfortunately...
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Iran calls on EU to review oil embargo decision
Feb 4 2012 1:52AM
Posted 2 days 23 hrs 27 mins ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's oil minister called on the European Union to review its decision to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's oil exports and said that the international oil market was balanced.
"Unfortunately...
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