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Afghan president escapes assassination bid - 27, Apr 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt after an assassination attempt by Taliban fighters with guns and rockets during an official celebration in the capital, Kabul, on Sunday.
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Australia says no block to China resource investment - 27, Apr 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Sunday no Chinese companies have been told to withdraw applications to buy into Australian resource firms, despite media reports Canberra was pressuring China to back away from such investment.
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Noble founder Elman turns scrap into gold - 27, Apr 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an office full of modern Chinese paintings overlooking Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Richard Elman, founder and head of Asia's largest commodities supplier Noble Group, says he has been lucky.
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Urban miners look for precious metals in cell phones - 27, Apr 2008
HONJO, Japan (Reuters) - Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics -- many of which are enjoying near-record prices.
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Karzai criticizes U.S. conduct of Afghan war - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and British conduct of the war in Afghanistan, telling The New York Times in an interview published on Saturday his government must be accorded the lead in policy decisions.
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Federer sets up another Nadal showdown - 27, Apr 2008
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Roger Federer set up a third straight final showdown with Rafael Nadal at the Monte Carlo Masters after Serbian Novak Djokovic retired ill from their semi-final match on Saturday.
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Somali pirates free Spanish boat for ransom - 27, Apr 2008
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have freed a Spanish fishing boat with its 26-member crew for a ransom of $1.2 million, a Somali official said on Saturday.
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Bush prods Congress on student loan crunch - 27, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush pressed Congress on Saturday to pass legislation to ease a credit crunch in the $85 billion student loan market that could make it harder for students to go to college.
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Turkish warplanes raid PKK targets in Iraq - 27, Apr 2008
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said its warplanes struck Kurdish separatist targets inside northern Iraq on Friday and Saturday in what military sources called the biggest Turkish air operation in northern Iraq this year.
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Tough language on Tibet despite China talks offer - 27, Apr 2008
XIJIN, China (Reuters) - Chinese media kept up its tough language on the Dalai Lama on Saturday, a day after a surprise offer of talks with his envoys, as analysts expressed caution about whether dialogue would ease tensions in Tibet.
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Fifteen killed in Mexico drug battle near U.S. - 27, Apr 2008
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Fifteen Mexican drug gang members were killed near the U.S. border on Saturday, their bodies scattered along a road after one of the deadliest shootouts in Mexico's three-year-long narco-war.
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Obama and Clinton clash over gas tax as Indiana looms - 27, Apr 2008
ANDERSON/SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton touted their economic agendas and sparred over fuel taxes on Saturday as they crisscrossed Indiana ahead of its must-win presidential nominating contest in May.
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Colombia says FARC rebels fire mortars from Ecuador - 27, Apr 2008
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's army on Saturday said FARC guerrillas opened fire on its troops with home-made mortars from across Ecuador's border in the latest incident to test frayed relations between the Andean neighbors.
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NY police acquittal like another death: fiancee - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fiancee of an unarmed man who died in a hail of 50 bullets said on Saturday that the acquittal of three New York City police detectives charged in his death was like "they killed Sean all over again."
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No majority for Mugabe party in Zimbabwe recount - 27, Apr 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe's party has failed to win control of Zimbabwe's parliament in a partial recount of the March 29 election, results showed on Saturday, confirming the ruling party's first defeat in 28 years.
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Zuckerman submits $580 million Newsday bid: source - 27, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman has submitted a $580 million bid for Tribune Co's Newsday daily newspaper on Long Island, New York, matching a bid by News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, according to a source familia
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Singer N'Dour urges action to wipe out malaria - 26, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - African singer and activist Youssou N'Dour on Friday challenged the next president of the United States to eradicate malaria, Africa's biggest killer.
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Crime pays for music biz with new Grand Theft Auto - 26, Apr 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - When "Grand Theft Auto IV" reaches stores on Tuesday, the latest chapter in the wildly popular and controversial videogame franchise will make history on several levels.
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British jazz maestro to quizz master Lyttleton dies - 26, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British jazz-age trumpet maestro Humphrey Lyttleton, fondly known as "Humph" who later made a seamless transition to radio presenter and quiz-master has died at the age of 86, his website has announced.
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Catcher Johjima signs contract extension with Mariners - 26, Apr 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle Mariners have agreed to a three-year contract extension with Japanese catcher Kenji Johjima, the team said on Friday.
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Scott builds on fast start to lead in Texas - 26, Apr 2008
IRVING, Texas (Reuters) - Adam Scott fired four consecutive birdies to start his second round as the Australian forged a one-stroke lead at the Byron Nelson Championship on Friday.
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USADA beefs up drug testing ahead of Olympics - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced details on Friday of a rigorous drug testing program ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August.
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Penguins stage big rally to stun Rangers in opener - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a three-goal deficit to stun the New York Rangers 5-4 on Evgeni Malkin's late strike in their Eastern Conference semi-final series opener on Friday.
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In-form Santana helps Angels tame Tigers - 26, Apr 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels held off the Detroit Tigers 4-3 after pitcher Ervin Santana took advantage of a four-run fourth inning to chalk up a fourth consecutive victory on Friday.
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Mugabe's ZANU-PF struggles in partial vote recount - 26, Apr 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe appeared unlikely on Saturday to win back control of parliament in a partial vote recount after a police crackdown on members of the opposition, which accuses him of stealing the poll.
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U.S. warns about higher risk of attacks in China - 26, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday issued a travel alert for China, citing a higher risk of attacks within the country in the near future, including possibly at the Olympic Games in August.
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Torch supporters, protesters mark Japan relay - 26, Apr 2008
NAGANO, Japan (Reuters) - Crowds of Chinese students waving red flags scuffled with pro-Tibet protesters and Japanese nationalists in Saturday's leg of the Olympic torch relay.
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Accused September 11 planner meets his U.S. lawyer - 26, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Guantanamo prisoner accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks has met for the first time with the U.S. military lawyer assigned to defend him on war crimes charges that could lead to his execution, the attorney said on F
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Karzai criticizes U.S.-British conduct of Afghan war - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and British conduct of the war in Afghanistan, telling The New York Times in an interview published on Saturday his government must be accorded the lead in policy decisions.
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Rate uncertainty hangs over U.S. stocks - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The stock market will likely start the week on a hesitant note with Wall Street facing the first Federal Reserve interest-rate decision in many months not knowing that a cut is virtually guaranteed.
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NY judge dismisses counterclaims vs Clear Channel - 26, Apr 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A New York judge dismissed counterclaims against Clear Channel Communications Inc on Friday in a lawsuit over the funding of a $20 billion buyout of the radio station operator.
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Zuckerman submits $580 mln Newsday bid: source - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman has submitted a $580 million bid for Tribune Co's Newsday daily newspaper on Long Island, New York, matching a bid by News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, according to a source famili
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Google optimistic regulators won't bar Yahoo: source - 26, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc believes regulators would not bar a potential business deal with Yahoo Inc because it would be "non-exclusive" and falls short of an outright merger, a person familiar with Google's thinking said on Friday.
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Bette Midler returns to the stage and screen - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - They just don't make entertainers like
they used to and, at 62, Bette Midler should know.
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Akin film big winner at German awards - 26, Apr 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - A film by German-Turkish director Fatih Akin won top honors at the $5 million German Film Prize on Friday, taking best picture and three categories of the world's most lucrative film awards.
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French cinema sees gloom amid box-office triumph - 26, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Like one of the moody, enigmatic heroes in which it specializes, French cinema is going through a period of crisis and introspection just as it prepares to celebrate one of its greatest triumphs.
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TV adventurer Bear Grylls struggles to justify risk - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For TV adventurer Bear Grylls the flavors of raw grubs, urine and yak eyeballs are fleeting, but the struggle of rationalizing a life of risk won't fade.
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Jane Austen: A serial flirt with a hangover - 26, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Jane Austen fans who think the novelist was a country mouse may be shocked by a new British TV drama that depicts her flirting, suffering from hangovers and reneging on the acceptance of a marriage proposal.
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Wig out. Kids in. No news is good news for Britney - 26, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The crazy pink wig hasn't been seen for weeks, late night dashes to the psychiatric ward have ceased and there are no more pictures without panties. Could no news finally be good news for Britney Spears?
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Scott grabs early lead after dazzling start at Byron Nelson - 26, Apr 2008
IRVING, Texas (Reuters) - A blistering start of four consecutive birdies helped Adam Scott claim a one-stroke lead over fellow Australian Mark Hensby midway through the Byron Nelson Championship second round on Friday.
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Canadiens seal OT win over Flyers - 26, Apr 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens edged the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, scoring two goals in 77 seconds to win the first game of their Eastern Conference semi-final series.
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Impressive Federer storms into Monte Carlo semis - 26, Apr 2008
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer recovered from a set down to outclass Argentine sixth seed David Nalbandian 5-7 6-2 6-2 and book his place in the Monte Carlo Masters last four on Friday.
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Recovering Woods uncertain of PGA Tour return - 26, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ten days after his knee operation, Tiger Woods was yearning to return to the PGA Tour without having a clear idea of his next event.
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Calzaghe accuses Hopkins of being a sore loser - 26, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Joe Calzaghe has accused American Bernard Hopkins of being a "sore loser" after their light-heavyweight clash in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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U.S. chides China, Russia for piracy in annual list - 26, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Piracy and counterfeiting of American goods remain serious problems in China and Russia, despite some progress in both countries, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Friday.
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Bush: Economy in slowdown, checks on the way - 26, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Friday the U.S. economy is in a slowdown but tax rebates that will start hitting consumers' bank accounts next week should help.
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IAEA to probe Syria atomic plant report - 26, Apr 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog pledged on Friday to investigate whether Syria secretly built an atomic reactor with North Korean help but criticized the United States for delaying the release of intelligence.
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Ship hired by U.S. military fires warning shots in Gulf - 26, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cargo ship hired by the U.S. military fired warning shots at approaching boats in the Gulf, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, underscoring tension in the region as the Pentagon sharpened its warnings to Iran.
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Nuclear talks with North Korea "productive": U.S. - 26, Apr 2008
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - The United States and North Korea had "productive" talks in Pyongyang this week about a long-overdue declaration of North Korean nuclear programs, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
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Obama says he will fine-tune his campaign - 26, Apr 2008
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama said on Friday he would fine-tune his U.S. presidential campaign and remind voters of his humble roots after a defeat in Pennsylvania fueled in part by his failure to win over working-class voters.
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Wachovia to pay up to $144 mln to settle probe - 26, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wachovia Bank agreed to pay as much as $144 million to settle allegations it failed to help consumers who fell prey to schemes operated by telemarketers that maintained accounts at the bank, regulators said on Friday.
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Appeals court orders new credit card case trial - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court reinstated a class-action suit on Friday against a group of banks that force their credit card customers to use arbitration instead of the courts to settle disputes.
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GM CEO's compensation jumps 64 percent in 2007 - 26, Apr 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp Chief Executive Rick Wagoner's salary and other compensation rose 64 percent in 2007 to about $15.7 million, mainly due to option grants, according to a proxy filed on Friday.
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NY judge dismisses counterclaims vs. Clear Channel - 26, Apr 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A New York judge dismissed counterclaims against Clear Channel Communications Inc on Friday in a lawsuit over the funding of a $20 billion buyout of the radio station operator.
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American Express lifts Dow and S&P; Nasdaq dips - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P rose on Friday, after signs that American Express Co was holding its own amid the economic slowdown, but Microsoft Corp's weak profit forecast pulled down the Nasdaq.
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American Airlines in talks with Continental, US Air - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Airlines has had early-stage merger talks with US Airways and is in advanced talks for an alliance with Continental Airlines, sources briefed on the situation said on Friday.
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Consumers, companies flash recession warnings - 26, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The warning signs of a U.S. recession flashed again on Friday as consumer sentiment sank to its lowest in 26 years and corporate earnings appeared set for their third consecutive quarter of contraction.
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Cell phone market Q1 growth fastest since 2006 - 26, Apr 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Handset makers sold 14 percent more phones in January-March than a year ago, growing at the fastest pace in five quarters, research firms said on Friday.
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Report clears adviser's role in wireless auction - 26, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An investigation has cleared a for-profit adviser of any blame for tripping up U.S. government plans to create a wireless network that could be shared with emergency workers.
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Launch of RIM's 3G BlackBerry faces delay: report - 26, Apr 2008
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Research in Motion shares fell 3 percent on Friday after a Fortune.com story said that a high-speed wireless version of its BlackBerry smartphone for top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc is facing delays.
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"Grand Theft Auto 4" set to entertain and inflame - 26, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Beatings, carjackings, drive-by shootings, drunk driving and hookers. For video game fans, it can only mean one thing: "Grand Theft Auto 4" is here, with all the subtlety of a shotgun blast.
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U.N. urges world to help Africa fight malaria - 25, Apr 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a new campaign on World Malaria Day on Friday, calling on the world to ensure that all of Africa has access to basic malaria control measures by the end of 2010.
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Vikings acquitted in 100-year-old murder mystery - 25, Apr 2008
OSLO (Reuters) - Tests of the bones of two Viking women found in a buried longboat have dispelled 100-year-old suspicions that one was a maid sacrificed to accompany her queen into the afterlife, experts said on Friday.
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Wesley Snipes jailed for 3 years in tax case - 25, Apr 2008
OCALA, Florida (Reuters) - A "very sorry" Wesley Snipes, star of the "Blade" movies, was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for willfully failing to file U.S. income tax returns for 1999 through 2001.
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Winehouse joins UK millionaire music rich list - 25, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse joined the elite ranks of music millionaires on Friday but she may struggle to reach the dizzy heights of "wrinkly rockers" like Paul McCartney, the editor of an annual rich list said.
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Hollywood is on edge ahead of summer movie season - 25, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With the summer movie season set to begin with next week's release of comic book movie "Iron Man," Hollywood is holding its breath, hoping for a big start to the lucrative moviegoing period.
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Young sprinters put Trinidad on map again - 25, Apr 2008
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - These are special times for sprinters from the small Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Zimbabwe police raid opposition HQ, scores held - 25, Apr 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Armed riot police raided the headquarters of Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Friday and detained scores of people in the biggest crackdown on the MDC since disputed elections last month, officials said.
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Interpol says terror attack at Games possible - 25, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The head of Interpol said on Friday that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists or that anti-China groups could attack athletes.
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Top Russians face weak U.S. in Fed Cup - 25, Apr 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Holders Russia should cruise into the Fed Cup final when they pit a line-up featuring three top-20 players against a U.S. team devoid of big names at the weekend.
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Israel snubs Hamas offer of six-month Gaza truce - 25, Apr 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel dismissed on Friday a Hamas proposal for a six-month Gaza Strip truce during which an embargo on the territory would be lifted, saying the Palestinian Islamists wanted to prepare for more fighting rather than peace.
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Rice price surge frustrates and puzzles Asians - 25, Apr 2008
MANILA (Reuters) - From the airconditioned supermarkets of Tokyo to the open-air stalls of Manila reactions across Asia to record leaps in the price of rice vary from fear and frustration to a nonplussed shrug of the shoulders.
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U.N. official to visit Iran again for nuclear talks - 25, Apr 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's top investigator will arrive in Tehran next week to hold more talks over Western allegations the country had studied nuclear bomb designing, a news agency reported on Friday.
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IAEA to probe U.S. report of Syrian atom reactor - 25, Apr 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog pledged on Friday to investigate what he called serious U.S. accusations that Syria secretly built a nuclear reactor with North Korean help.
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China to meet Dalai Lama aides amid Tibet tension - 25, Apr 2008
NYIMU COUNTY, China (Reuters) - China is to hold talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism whom it blames for a wave of unrest, state media reported on Friday, as the Olympic flame arrived in Japan.
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Coventry Health profit up 3 percent - 25, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurer Coventry Health Care Inc posted a 3 percent first-quarter profit increase on Friday, matching Wall Street estimates, helped by higher membership.
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NY police cleared in 50-bullet wedding day shooting - 25, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three New York City police officers were found innocent of all charges on Friday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man killed in a hail of 50 bullets on his wedding day.
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American Axle posts quarterly loss amid UAW strike - 25, Apr 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Friday, hit by a strike at five U.S. plants, and it repeated threats to close the factories unless workers accept steep wage cuts.
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Honda tumbles on tax woes - 25, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - An unexpected tax bill sent Honda Motor Co's quarterly profit tumbling 86 percent, and Japan's No.2 carmaker warned of a weak year ahead due to a stronger yen, rising materials costs and a soft U.S. car market.
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High power prices boost Entergy results - 25, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Entergy Corp reported a 45 percent jump in first-quarter earnings on Friday, beating Wall Street expectations, as it benefited from higher power prices and rising production.
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Goodyear profit beats estimates, shares jump - 25, Apr 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, driven by price hikes, sales of more expensive tires and favorable foreign exchange rates, sending its shares up 7 percent.
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Record oil price to boost oil majors' profits - 25, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil , Royal Dutch Shell and BP are expected to report bumper first-quarter profits next week, thanks to record crude prices, but $110 per barrel oil will also squeeze refining profits and delay a return to oil production grow
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Ericsson shares rocket as Q1 tops forecasts - 25, Apr 2008
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Shares in telecom equipment maker Ericsson rocketed more than 20 percent on Friday, their biggest gain in nearly five years, after the company unveiled surprisingly strong first-quarter profits.
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Samsung Elec profit jumps, outlook strong - 25, Apr 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics , the world's top maker of memory chips, beat forecasts with a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit on stellar performances in flat screens and mobile phones, sending its shares 4 percent higher.
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Yahoo to expand data sharing among friends online - 25, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is working to rewire the dozens of services across its site so that users can manage all information about themselves in a single place and share it with friends across the Web.
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China hears death row defense by video for first time - 25, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top court has interrogated a death penalty defendant via a video link for the first time since a key legal reform aimed at cutting wrongful executions, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
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Mexico's del Toro to direct "The Hobbit" - 25, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was named on Thursday to direct two movies based on the J.R.R. Tolkien book "The Hobbit" to build on the blockbuster success of "The Lord of the Rings" series.
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"Baby Mama" set to deliver box office victory - 25, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tina Fey's "Baby Mama" and the "Harold & Kumar" sequel -- two new comedies with no overlapping audience -- will take the top spots at the weekend box office in North America.
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Raptors turn tables on Magic for key win - 25, Apr 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors muscled their way back into their Eastern Conference quarter-final with the Orlando Magic by surging to a 108-94 win on Thursday.
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Yankees' Rodriguez nears return to action - 25, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Injured slugger Alex Rodriguez set his sights on a return to action later this week against the Cleveland Indians after linking up with the New York Yankees on Thursday.
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Canadiens seal OT win over Flyers in Game one - 25, Apr 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens edged the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, scoring two goals in 77 seconds to win the first game of their Eastern Conference semi-final series.
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Jimmy Fallon to succeed Conan on NBC talk show - 25, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Jimmy Fallon will take Conan O'Brien's place on NBC next year when O'Brien succeeds Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show, a person familiar with the deal said on Thursday.
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Wizards shackle James in 108-72 rout of Cavs - 25, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Wizards shackled scoring king LeBron James and blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-72 to get back into their first-round playoff series on Thursday.
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Wesley Snipes jailed for 3 years - 25, Apr 2008
OCALA, Florida (Reuters) - A "very sorry" Wesley Snipes, star of the "Blade" movies, was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for willfully failing to file U.S. income tax returns for 1999 through 2001.
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Senate approves top U.S. honor for Myanmar's Suu Kyi - 25, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to award detained Myanmar democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi the Congressional Gold Medal, America's top civilian honor.
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More teenage mothers emerge in Texas polygamy probe - 25, Apr 2008
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - Texas authorities said on Thursday they identified 25 more mothers below age 18 among those removed from a polygamist compound, raising to about 460 the number of minors at the heart of a huge abuse probe.
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McCain hits Obama on diplomacy over North Korea - 25, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain challenged Democrat Barack Obama's approach to diplomacy on Thursday, saying U.S. charges that North Korea gave nuclear assistance to Syria showed the folly of unconditional talks with fore
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Bush assures Abbas on statehood - 25, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush assured Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday that Palestinian statehood remained a high priority in his final 10 months in office despite faltering peace talks.
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U.S. says North Korea gave Syria nuclear assistance - 25, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday released photographs of what it said was a Syrian nuclear reactor built with North Korean help, in an effort to pressure Pyongyang to fully disclose its nuclear activities.
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Banks, insurers lift Wall St.; Microsoft down late - 25, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday as investors poured into beaten-down financial stocks on growing optimism the worst may be over for banks, and after jobs and manufacturing data pointed to a resilient economy.
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