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Post-traumatic stress soars in U.S. troops - 28, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newly diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops sent to Iraq and Afghanistan surged 46.4 percent in 2007, bringing the five-year total to nearly 40,000, according to U.S. military data released on Tuesday.
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Mars probe sends back new pictures of landing site - 28, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Phoenix lander has sent back new pictures from the arctic circle of Mars, showing for the first time the spot where it will dig through the Red Planet's dusty surface looking for water and assess conditions for life.
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Western powers pressure Iran over nuclear program - 28, May 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Tuesday the international community must push for a faster response from Iran over its nuclear program, while Washington said a new U.N. report suggested Tehran wanted to acquire nuclear weapons.
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New aftershocks bring terror to quake-hit China - 28, May 2008
MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - New aftershocks toppled 420,000 houses and injured dozens in southwest China on Tuesday, heaping destruction and fear on a region struggling to recover from the country's worst earthquake in decades.
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McCain edges away from Bush on policy - 28, May 2008
DENVER (Reuters) - Republican candidate John McCain edged farther away from President George W. Bush on foreign policy on Tuesday even as he accepted Bush's help in raising much-needed campaign dollars for his White House bid.
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Consumer confidence hits 16-year low in May - 28, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence plunged unexpectedly to its lowest in 16 years in May as rising gasoline costs and falling home prices made Americans nervous about the future, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
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Fed will not allow inflation to spiral: Yellen - 28, May 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will not repeat the policy mistakes of the 1970s by letting inflation spiral out of control, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Tuesday.
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Obama admits reference to Auschwitz was wrong - 28, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama admitted on Tuesday he was wrong to say his uncle helped liberate the Nazis' Auschwitz concentration camp after Republicans said Soviet troops freed the camp.
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Yellen vows Fed will prevent inflation spiral - 28, May 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is intent on not letting inflation spiral out of control, even as the economy teeters on the brink of recession, a top Fed policy-maker said on Tuesday, indicating that more interest rate cuts are not in the o
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SocGen chairman booed over Kerviel affair - 28, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Angry shareholders booed the chairman of Societe Generale on Tuesday and likened the French bank to a "casino" after it fell victim to the world's biggest rogue trading scandal.
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InBev weighs Anheuser bid but no talks yet - 28, May 2008
BRUSSELS/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - InBev has not yet begun merger talks with Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc but is still weighing an acquisition of the U.S. brewer, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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Tech jump, oil drop lifts stocks; AMR skids late - 28, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by Apple Inc and other technology bellwethers, as investors bet that a sharp drop in oil prices will help shore up consumer and business spending.
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GM, Ford stock extend slide on dimming outlook - 28, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of General Motors Corp slumped to a 27-year low, while smaller rival Ford Motor Co hit a new six-week low on Tuesday as analysts warned the U.S. auto market could remain weak well into 2009.
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Single-family home prices tumble in March - 28, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prices of U.S. single-family homes plunged a record 14.4 percent in March from a year earlier, while consumer confidence slumped to its lowest in 16 years in May as gasoline prices surged.
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Internet turns Scottish clans into global tribe - 28, May 2008
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - When the ancient system of Scottish tribes risked fading away two decades ago the 30th chief of the Carmichael clan turned to the Mormon Church.
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Canada auction aims to reshape wireless market - 28, May 2008
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's government launched an auction of wireless spectrum on Tuesday that it hopes will bolster competition and lower prices by allowing new players to break into the cellular phone market.
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Incident shows Taser may have affected heart - 28, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A quick shock from a Taser may have zapped a man's fluttering heart back into a healthy rhythm, doctors reported on Tuesday.
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World failing to monitor biotech trade: U.N. - 28, May 2008
OSLO (Reuters) - The world is failing in efforts to control an international biotechnology trade ranging from genetically modified crops to the building blocks of biological weapons, a U.N. University study said on Tuesday.
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Market for securing mobile devices yet to take off - 28, May 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The market for software to protect mobile devices such as smartphones has yet to take off despite brisk sales of devices such as Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry and Apple Inc's iPhone.
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Bolivians given altitude reprieve - 27, May 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bolivia's soccer team was given a reprieve from what it calls soccer apartheid when the sport's world governing body on Tuesday suspended its ban on internationals played at high altitude.
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Once more with feeling: Oscar duo conquer New York - 27, May 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Glen Hansard, armed with a weathered acoustic guitar and an ear-to-ear grin, walked onto the fully lit stage of Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall and addressed the 6,000 faces assembled in the cavernous space.
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FIFA boss Blatter presses on with quota plan - 27, May 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter will forge ahead with plans to curb the number of foreign players at soccer clubs, saying on Tuesday that his organization should coral the world of sport into helping make it happen.
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Australian man pardoned 86 years after execution - 27, May 2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A man hanged in 1922 for the murder and rape of a young girl in the southern Australian city of Melbourne was posthumously pardoned for the crime on Tuesday after new tests found crucial evidence against him was flawed.
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Henin's retirement offers Jankovic new hope - 27, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - If anyone was pleased to see the back of Justine Henin, it was Jelena Jankovic.
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Food prices seen causing pain in war zones - 27, May 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Millions of people caught up in armed conflicts will be pinched hard by the global food crisis, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which vowed on Tuesday to sustain aid to 52 countries.
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Key witness testifies in Olmert bribery case - 27, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A U.S. businessman at the centre of a bribery case against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testified on Tuesday he gave the Israeli leader cash-stuffed envelopes including personal loans that were never repaid.
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Myanmar junta extends Suu Kyi house arrest - 27, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta extended the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a home ministry source said, a move likely to dismay Western nations who promised millions of dollars in aid after Cyclone Nargis.
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Bush hits 2008 trail; but do Republicans want his help? - 27, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has made it clear he is excited to get out on the campaign trail this election year to help Republicans keep the White House and retake Congress -- but do they want his help?
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SocGen to face shareholders in shadow of scandal - 27, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale faces shareholders for the first time on Tuesday since rocking markets in January with the world's biggest rogue trading scandal, still uncertain whether the trader involved acted alone.
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Departure of Infineon boss rattles investors - 27, May 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors responded nervously on Tuesday to news that the head of struggling German chipmaker Infineon was leaving after a dispute over strategy.
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InBev/Anheuser talks seen soon, SABMiller soars - 27, May 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World number two brewer InBev was on the verge of merger talks with Anheuser Busch, a newspaper said on Tuesday, while consolidation fever drove up shares in global leader SABMiller.
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Heavy pollution warning issued in Beijing - 27, May 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Pollution levels rose sharply in Beijing on Tuesday, just 2-½ months before the Olympic Games in the city, prompting authorities to warn residents with respiratory problems to stay inside.
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Israel's Altair to supply chips to Japan - 27, May 2008
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's Altair Semiconductor, which develops chips for fourth generation (4G) mobile services, said on Tuesday it will supply the chipsets for wireless devices operating on Willcom Inc's Personal Handyphone System in Japan.
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Vodafone rings the changes with Sarin departure - 27, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Arun Sarin, the chief executive who safeguarded Vodafone's dominance among mobile operators by expanding into emerging markets, announced his departure on Tuesday, saying he had achieved all he had set out to do.
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Microsoft sees Windows Mobile unit sales up 50 pct - 27, May 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp expects global unit sales of its Windows Mobile software for cellphones to grow at least 50 percent per year in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 as demand for smartphones rises rapidly.
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TSMC may raise prices for high-end chips - 27, May 2008
HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - Top contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) said on Tuesday it may raise prices for its higher-end chips as rising costs threaten to squeeze profits.
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England and U.S. focus on 2010 World Cup - 27, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - While most of their traditional rivals are preparing for Euro 2008, England face the United States on Wednesday already focusing on the start of the World Cup qualifying campaign later this year.
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Red Wings goalie Osgood enjoys starring role against Pens - 27, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - After opening the Stanley Cup finals with back-to-back shutouts against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit netminder Chris Osgood is already in prime position to be named the most valuable player of the post-season.
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Wings clip Penguins to take 2-0 Stanley Cup lead - 27, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings produced another outstanding defensive effort to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday and tighten their grip on the Stanley Cup.
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Red Sox see off Mariners to snap losing streak - 27, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox scored four runs in the eighth inning to end a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 road win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.
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Pistons shut down Celtics to even series - 27, May 2008
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons shut down the Boston Celtics on Monday with a grinding 94-75 win to even the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2.
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Child abuse by aidworkers, peacekeepers rife: study - 27, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Sexual abuse of children by aid workers and peacekeepers is rife and efforts to protect young people are inadequate, said a report published on Tuesday.
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China works around the clock to drain quake lake - 27, May 2008
MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - Chinese soldiers were working around the clock on Tuesday to dig a giant sluice to ease pressure on a swelling "quake lake", with plans to evacuate 100,000 people to avert a new disaster, state media said.
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Bush hits '08 trail; do Republicans want his help? - 27, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has made it clear he is excited to get out on the campaign trail this election year to help Republicans keep the White House and retake Congress -- but do they want his help?
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Sydney Pollack dies in Los Angeles - 27, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood filmmaker Sydney Pollack, who won a pair of Academy Awards for the epic romance "Out of Africa" and earned praise for his acting stints in films such as "Tootsie" and "Michael Clayton," died on Monday after a battle with
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Obama says won't guarantee Ahmadinejad a meeting - 27, May 2008
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama underscored his willingness to talk to leaders of countries like Iran that are considered U.S. adversaries but said on Monday that does not necessarily mean an audience with Iranian President Mahmou
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Corporate political ties impact share prices: study - 27, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Companies with a board member who has ties to a winning political party enjoy a significant bounce in their share price following an election, according to a study released on Monday.
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InBev may start Anheuser bid talks Tuesday: report - 27, May 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian brewer InBev, the world's second-biggest by volume, could start talks with rival Anheuser Busch on a possible bid as early as Tuesday, Belgian business daily De Tijd reported.
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Greenspan says recession still likely in U.S.: report - 27, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan was quoted on Tuesday as saying the United States was still more likely than not to have a recession despite relative stabilization in the economy in recent weeks.
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Small business sentiment still shaky: poll - 27, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The majority of small business owners think the U.S. economy is getting worse, though sentiment showed some improvement in May from its recent lows, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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TSMC may raise prices as costs increase - 27, May 2008
HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - Top contract chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) said on Tuesday it may increase its prices as rising costs threaten to squeeze profits.
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Classmates give hero's welcome to Cannes winners - 27, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Flush with glory but shrugging off stardom for now, the teenage actors who triumphed at the Cannes film festival came back to school on Monday to a hero's welcome.
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Antipsychotics given for dementia pose risks: study - 27, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Elderly dementia patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs are at three times the risk of a serious health problem or dying within a month of treatment, compared to those not given the drugs, Canadian researchers said on Monday.
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Farm bill attracts criticism at WTO talks - 27, May 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Several countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) criticized the new U.S. farm bill on Monday for raising farm support when the WTO is trying to reach a deal to cut agricultural subsidies.
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Orbiter captures Phoenix probe's descent to Mars - 27, May 2008
PASADENA, California (Reuters) - A sharp-eyed Mars orbiter snapped an image of sister probe Phoenix descending through Martian skies toward a polar landing site to search for water and assess conditions for life, mission managers said on Monday.
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On vets holiday, candidates ponder Iraq strategy - 27, May 2008
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Monday said the United States should stay the course in Iraq even though he was "sick at heart" at mistakes made in the six-year conflict.
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Iran nuclear arms research "serious concern": IAEA - 27, May 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran's alleged research into nuclear warheads remains a matter of serious concern and Tehran should provide more information on its missile-related activities, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
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FDA's footdragging hurts Canada's biotech firms - 27, May 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian biotechnology companies have joined a chorus of their global counterparts to rail against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's tardiness in approving new drugs.
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Nigeria signs $3.1 bln funding deal with Shell - 27, May 2008
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria signed a $3.1 billion deal with the local arm of Royal Dutch Shell on Monday to plug a funding gap in their joint venture projects, the country's state oil firm NNPC said.
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Infineon CEO Ziebart steps down; Bauer takes over - 27, May 2008
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Wolfgang Ziebart has resigned as chief executive of German chipmaker Infineon over management clashes about strategy and will be replaced by board member Peter Bauer, the company said.
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SEC probing main credit rating agencies - 27, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking into the workings of the three main credit rating agencies, prompted by their handling of the subprime crisis and a report of computer errors at Moody's .
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Cannes closes on last-minute high for French film - 26, May 2008
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Critics hailed the first French victory at the Cannes film festival for 21 years, after the acclaimed classroom drama "Entre Les Murs" (The Class) won the Palme d'Or for best picture late on Sunday.
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Italy hails rebirth of its cinema after Cannes - 26, May 2008
ROME (Reuters) - While France hailed the triumph of one of its own at the Cannes film festival, Italy was also celebrating the rebirth of its cinema after scooping two top prizes at the world's biggest film competition.
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Jimenez, 44, again proves he can tame the young lions - 26, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Experience gained from two decades on the European Tour plus a relaxed approach is the combination helping Miguel Angel Jimenez tame golf's young lions.
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"Sex and the City" film poses "big" question - 26, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Do Carrie and Mr. Big marry or don't they? That is the question "Sex and the City" fans hope is answered when the long-awaited film about love and friendship in New York City hits theaters worldwide this week.
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Big guns overcome hiccups at Roland Garros - 26, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Roger Federer, Venus Williams and Jelena Jankovic all ran into a spot of bother on Monday before emerging unscathed to kick-start their French Open campaigns.
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Hamilton can follow Senna as multiple Monaco winner - 26, May 2008
MONACO (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton achieved one boyhood ambition in Monaco on Sunday with a thrilling win that left him in pole position to realize his other dream.
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Venus made to sweat by veteran Israeli - 26, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Venus Williams dropped a set but recovered to reach the second round of the French Open with a 6-3 4-6 6-2 victory over Israel's Tzipora Obziler on Monday.
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U.S. urged to target militants in Pakistan - 26, May 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States should target militant bases in Pakistan, an Afghan state-controlled paper said on Monday, reacting to a threat by a Pakistani Taliban leader to carry out attacks in Afghanistan.
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Olmert says he gave no commitment on Golan - 26, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday Israel had made no commitment to Syria to pull out of the Golan Heights in indirect talks that began last year under Turkish auspices.
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Senate set to take up climate change debate - 26, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The international fight to control climate change heads to a new arena in June when the Senate is to debate a bill that could cut total U.S. global warming emissions by 66 percent by 2050.
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Spacecraft lands safely at Mars north pole - 26, May 2008
PASADENA, California (Reuters) - A small science probe blazed through the salmon-colored skies of Mars on Sunday, touching down on a frozen desert at the planet's north pole to search for water and assess conditions for sustaining life, NASA officials sai
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China prepares to dynamite dangerous "quake lake" - 26, May 2008
MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - China was preparing to dynamite rock, mud and rubble forming a dangerously large "quake lake" on Monday, hoping to avert a new disaster two weeks after a catastrophic tremor struck Sichuan province.
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U.S., Iran and Arab neighbors to meet on Iraq - 26, May 2008
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The United States will prod Sunni Arab states to offer more support to the Iraqi government at a conference in Sweden this week as a way of countering the growing influence of non-Arab Iran in Iraq.
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Tornadoes kill at least seven in Midwest - 26, May 2008
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed on Sunday by tornadoes and violent thunderstorms spawned by a powerful spring storm system that moved across the United States' midsection, authorities said.
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LG Elec says "carefully watching" Nokia - 26, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics , the world's No.4 handset maker, is closely watching rival Nokia amid talk the top-ranked mobile phone maker may cut its prices and re-enter the South Korean market later this year.
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Hitachi says no plan to buy GE's appliances unit - 26, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd, Japan's largest electronics conglomerate, said on Monday it has no plan to acquire General Electric Co's appliances operations.
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Oil above $133 on Nigeria, North Sea - 26, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose above $133 on Monday as long-term supply concerns lingered and fresh production problems appeared in Nigeria and Norway.
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Small business crunched by fuel prices - 26, May 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - Many U.S. small business owners say soaring fuel costs are eating their profits at a time when the economy is already weak, making them more cautious about expanding or hiring.
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Supervision, market discipline balance needed: Geithner - 26, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Major economies, particularly the United States, must balance financial market discipline and supervision better to cushion against future crises, New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner said on Monday.
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Infineon's Ziebart steps down, Bauer to be new CEO - 26, May 2008
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Wolfgang Ziebart will step down as chief executive of German chipmaker Infineon on June 1 and be replaced by board member Peter Bauer, who now runs the company's automotive chips business.
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Bondholders challenge BCE appeal to Supreme Court - 26, May 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Bell Canada bondholders filed a motion on Monday opposing BCE Inc's request for a speedy appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada of a lower court decision that imperils the C$34.8 billion ($35.2 billion) buyout of the telecommunication
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Siemens unit bosses failed to stop bribes: defendant - 26, May 2008
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A former Siemens manager who built a system of slush funds and fake contracts for the engineering giant told a court he later tried to stop the systematic bribery but top managers failed to act.
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Married? Sleazy? Web dater finds ways to pick losers - 26, May 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - When Jane Coloccia set out to find her soul mate online she had no idea that eight years and 200 dates later she would end up an expert on the topic, writing a book and setting up a course to teach the pitfalls of Web love.
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Remote controlled planes to explore hurricanes - 26, May 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. researchers are ramping up their use of unmanned, remote-controlled airplanes this year to penetrate the heart of Atlantic hurricanes in the hope of learning more about what makes the giant storms tick.
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Art records tumble at Christie's HK auction - 26, May 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A work by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi sold for $9.66 million on Saturday, a new auction record for an Asian contemporary artwork, at auctioneer Christie's first evening sale of such art in Hong Kong.
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Tearful Kuerten ends his Paris love affair - 26, May 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Gustavo Kuerten briefly rekindled his Parisian love affair on Sunday before bidding a tearful farewell to the French Open.
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Mickelson triumphs at Colonial with late birdie - 26, May 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - American world number two Phil Mickelson conjured a magical birdie with a 140-yard wedge approach on the final hole to win his second Colonial Invitational title by a shot on Sunday.
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Yankees even record with season-high fifth straight win - 26, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees crawled back to the .500 mark by defeating the Seattle Mariners 6-5 on Sunday for their season-high fifth win in a row.
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Spurs roar back into series with win over Lakers - 26, May 2008
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs trounced the Los Angeles Lakers 103-84 in Game Three of the Western Conference finals on Sunday, the NBA champions reducing the series deficit to 2-1 with a solid home display.
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Aid workers ready for action after Myanmar promise - 26, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Foreign aid workers were heading for the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta on Monday to see whether army-ruled Myanmar will honor a promise made by its top general to give them freedom of movement.
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U.S. Treasury: markets healing, Japan should open up - 26, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Financial markets are starting to heal thanks to the coordinated actions of the Federal Reserve and other major central banks to alleviate a squeeze in money markets, a senior U.S. Treasury official said in Tokyo on Monday.
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Swelling China lakes a danger 2 weeks after quake - 26, May 2008
MIANYANG, China (Reuters) - China planned to dynamite rock, mud and rubble forming a dangerously large "quake lake" on Monday, hoping to avert a new disaster two weeks after a catastrophic tremor struck Sichuan province.
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Tornadoes, storms kill at least seven in Midwest - 26, May 2008
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed on Sunday by tornadoes and violent thunderstorms spawned by a powerful spring storm system that moved across the United States' midsection, authorities said.
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Hillary Clinton seeks boost in Puerto Rico - 26, May 2008
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Struggling presidential contender Hillary Clinton campaigned in Puerto Rico on Sunday as she prepared for a pivotal ruling and sought to end a firestorm ignited by her reference to the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy
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U.S. spacecraft lands safely at Mars north pole - 26, May 2008
PASADENA, California (Reuters) - A small science probe blazed through the salmon-colored skies of Mars on Sunday, touching down on a frozen desert at the planet's north pole to search for water and assess conditions for sustaining life, NASA officials sai
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HSBC says committed to KEB, but can't wait forever - 26, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - HSBC said on Monday it was committed to a $6.3 billion takeover of South Korea's No. 6 bank, but warned it would not wait forever for approval of a deal seen as a major test of the country's openness to foreign investors.
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Australia's IAG chief quits after rejecting QBE - 26, May 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Insurance Australia Group Ltd , which last week spurned a takeover offer by rival QBE , said on Monday its Chief Executive Michael Hawker had resigned with immediate effect, triggering a 3 percent jump in its shares.
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Trichet says markets are in "ongoing correction" - 26, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday that financial markets were experiencing an "ongoing correction" and repeated that the G7 was concerned about excessive dollar volatility.
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Oil rises towards $133 on supply concerns, weak dollar - 26, May 2008
PERTH (Reuters) - Oil rose towards $133 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session's gains on a supply outage at the Statfjord oilfield in the North Sea and a weak U.S. dollar.
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