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Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travelers,
Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travelers,
France's Hollande signs gay marriage law
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.France's official journal announced
Alpine in talks with FCC on financing: CEO
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VIENNA (Reuters) - Alpine, the Austrian unit of Spanish construction group FCC <FCC.MC>, will hold talks with its owners on how to meet its financing needs and has many options open, Chief Executive
Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless dictatorship of the economy, called for stronger regulation
Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless dictatorship of the economy, called for stronger regulation
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ ends near 2-month low on weak inflation data
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* C$ ends at C$1.0291 vs US$, or 97.17 U.S. cents * Weak Canadian inflation means no rate hike on horizon * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices mixed By Andrea
www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/markets-canada-dollar-bonds-idUSL2N0DY1T420130517
Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law
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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the
Unemployment rates drop in most states, Illinois climbs
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday.A handful
Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
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ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country
www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-italy-protest-idUSBRE94H06M20130518
California approves Tesoro's buy of BP refinery
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WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp has received formal approval from California's attorneygeneral to buy a BP Plc refinery for more than $2billion.Attorney General Kamala Harris
www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/bprefinery-tesoro-california-idUSL2N0DY1P920130517
Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
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ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country
Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
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ROME (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country
France's Hollande signs gay marriage law
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.France's official journal announced
Obama budget cuts deficit $1.1 trillion over decade: CBO
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but $1.1 trillion lower than
Police clash with youth in Cairo after anti-Mursi protest
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces clashed with young men in central Cairo after a protest by several thousand opponents of President Mohamed Mursi, state news agency MENA reported.The forces
Sacramento Kings owners reach deal to sell team to local investors
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(Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal
www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-nba-kings-sacramento-idUSBRE94G0KX20130517
STOCKS-NEWS-MIDEAST-Saudi heavyweights lead stocks rise
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0834 GMT-Saudi stocks rise in early trade on Saturday as thekingdom's benchmark all-share index gains 0.3 percent to7,168.95 points, supported by shares of heavyweights Saudi BasicIndustries Corporation
www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/saudi-stocks-idUSL6N0DZ03R20130518
Wall Street Week Ahead: Correction talk gets old as rally sails along
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the broad S&P 500 Index <.SPX> gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a
