U.S. official to visit Moscow, Berlin, no plans to meet North Koreans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lead U.S. official on North Korea will travel to Russia and Germany next week for talks with Russian and German diplomats about the reclusive state but has no plans to meet...
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Ex-JPMorgan exec tries to dodge harpoon of "whale" losses
By Emily Flitter and Aruna Viswanatha WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ina Drew, the former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive who earned millions while in charge of the unit that made the disastrous "London...
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Brazil's Romario calls for investigation into football chief
By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Brazil striker Romario has called on authorities to investigate a possible connection between the head of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and...
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Handless cleric awaiting terror trial in New York gets prosthetics
By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jail holding Abu Hamza al-Masri, the handless Islamic cleric awaiting trial on U.S. terrorism charges, provided him with a new set of prosthetics on Friday,...
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British lawmaker released after second bar brawl
A British lawmaker, suspended from the opposition Labour Party for fighting in a House of Commons bar, was released Friday following an alleged brawl in another parliamentary watering hole.
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Cameron to foster aspiration agenda
David Cameron is to seek to reassure restive Tory activists by promising to foster "aspiration" and give school sport a £150 million cash boost.
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Extra funding for school sport
School sport is to get a £150 million a year cash injection to help bolster coaching for pupils in England, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.
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Police examine 600 new hacking claims at Murdoch paper - report
LONDON (Reuters) - Police are investigating an estimated 600 new allegations of phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's now defunct News of the World newspaper, Guardian newspaper said on Friday. The news...
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Cohen's SAC to pay $616 million in SEC insider trade settlement
By Jonathan Stempel and Katya Wachtel (Reuters) - Hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen's firm is paying $615.7 million (407.2 million pounds) to settle charges that it improperly traded in two stocks, in...
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Chile's Bachelet leaves U.N. post amid presidential comeback calls
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced on Friday she would step down from a key U.N. post amid high expectations that the popular politician would campaign...
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Venezuelans flood streets for another Chavez coffin parade
By Andrew Cawthorne and Girish Gupta CARACAS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans were on the streets again on Friday at a funeral parade for Hugo Chavez amid opposition protests that the...
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Ex-JPMorgan executive tries to dodge harpoon of "whale" losses
By Emily Flitter and Aruna Viswanatha WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ina Drew, the former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive who earned millions while in charge of the unit that made the disastrous "London...
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Kerry voices conditional U.S. support for U.N. arms treaty
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced support on Friday for an international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global arms trade, but restated...
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U.N. body agrees on women's rights policy, skirting sexual politics
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. policy-making body agreed upon a declaration Friday urging an end to violence against women and girls despite concerns from conservative Muslim...
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Euro zone agrees 10 billion euros bailout for Cyprus
By Annika Breidthardt and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - International lenders struck a deal on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros (8 billion pounds) to stave off...
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U.S. drone strikes violate Pakistan's sovereignty - U.N.
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States has violated Pakistan's sovereignty and shattered tribal structures with unmanned drone strikes in its counterterrorism operations near...
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France, Italy see leeway on budget rules at EU summit
By Luke Baker and Julien Ponthus BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France and Italy won support for a slightly more growth-friendly interpretation of European Union budget rules at a summit on Thursday after French...
View ArticleFactbox - Outlines of Cyprus' bailout by the euro zone
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone ministers struck a deal on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros (8 billion pounds) to stave off bankruptcy. Under the programme, the island's debt...
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Savers forced to bear costs in Cyprus bailout
By Annika Breidthardt and Robin Emmott and John O'Donnell and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone struck a deal on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros (8 billion...
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U.S. to bolster missile defences to counter North Korea threat - Hagel
By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced plans on Friday to bolster U.S. missile defences in response to "irresponsible and reckless...
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