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Asian shares reverse losses, capped before Fed meeting
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street plus a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously seeks clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step. Major currencies were mostly...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Seoul (South Korea), Wells Fargo & Co., Deutsche Telekom AG, Vladimir Putin
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Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip
LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...
Tags: Water Supply, Health Organizations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Water, Medical Procedures and Tests
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28 die in Iraq attacks on Shiites, soldiers
dpaBAGHDAD At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday in car bombings and attacks targeting mostly Shiite areas and soldiers in Iraq, security and medical officials said. "These explosions targeted innocent citizen gatherings and security...Tags: Germany, Iraq, Bombings, Mosul (Iraq), Armed Conflicts
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WRAPUP 2-Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
Reuters(Updates with blast at military airport near Damascus) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Alexei Anishchuk AMMAN/LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain before an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement...Tags: United Kingdom, David Cameron, Weaponry, Rebellions, Free Syrian Army
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Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human...Tags: United Kingdom, David Cameron, Moscow (Russia), Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Weaponry
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Car bombs, shootings kill 30 across Iraq
ReutersBASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Attacks across Iraq targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslims killed at least 30 people on Sunday, police and medics said, intensifying fears of a descent into all-out sectarian war. Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Sunni...Tags: Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Bombings, Baghdad (Iraq), Bashar Assad
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Jordan's army ready for any threat from Syria: king
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - King Abdullah said on Sunday Jordan's armed forces were ready to protect the country against any threat from the escalating civil war in neighboring Syria. He was speaking as Jordanian and U.S. forces conducted military exercises less...Tags: Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Russia, Imperial and Royal Matters, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense
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Swiss president would back criminal probe against NSA leaker
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss President Ueli Maurer said on Sunday he doubted Edward Snowden's claims about his activities as a CIA man in Geneva and would back a criminal investigation into the secrets leaker if Swiss prosecutors called for one. Ex-CIA...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, Swiss Confederation, National Security Agency, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Banking
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Top 3 Pop Releases: 'World War Z,' Kanye West's 'Yeezus,' 'Ocean at the End of the Lane' book
'WORLD WAR Z' IN THEATERS FRIDAY 1 Based on Max Brooks' 2006 dystopian horror novel, "World War Z" stars Brad Pitt as a United Nations worker struggling to save his family and humanity from a zombie pandemic sweeping the globe. "Quantum of Solace"...Tags: Quantum of Solace (movie), Marc Forster, Skrillex (music group), Frank Ocean, Kanye West
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
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Iran elects centrist Rowhani president to replace contentious Ahmadinejad
McClatchy Foreign StaffTEHRAN, Iran Centrist Hasan Rowhani won an absolute majority in Iran's presidential elections, a surprise outcome that could help raise spirits in a population fed up by the economic distress and international isolation that marked the era of outgoing...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel, Nuclear Weapons, Tehran (Iran)
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WRAPUP 4-US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters* Pentagon says F-16s, Patriots to stay in Jordan * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Adds Egyptian president) By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June...Tags: Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Weaponry, John Kerry, Israel, Rebellions
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