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Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region displaces 300,000: U.N. aid chief



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OUTSIDE EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - About 300,000 people have fled their homes due to a surge in fighting in Sudan's Darfur region this year and are now living in terrible conditions and short of food, the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday.Created 3 minutes ago
Montreal tells 1.3 million residents to boil their drinking water

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(Reuters) - Montreal, Canada's second-largest city, has asked 1.3 million people to boil their drinking water after a problem at one of the city's water treatment facilities.Created 7 minutes ago
Los Angeles voters approve limiting medical marijuana shops



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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles, which has more storefront medical marijuana shops than any other U.S. city, will close hundreds of the dispensaries and hike taxes on those that will be allowed to remain under a ballot measure approved by a wide margin of voters.Created 7 minutes ago
Wall St. extends losses after Fed minutes



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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell in choppy trading Wednesday, with the Dow briefly falling more than 1 percent, following remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which suggested the central bank was not ready to pull back on its economic stimulus efforts but may act if the economy continues to improve.Created 8 minutes ago
Wall St. at session lows after Fed minutes



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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell in choppy trading Wednesday, giving up earlier gains following remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which suggested the central bank was not ready to pull back on its economic stimulus efforts, but may act if the economy continues to improve..Created 22 minutes ago
Delta will wait for new planes to prove themselves: CEO

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(Reuters) - U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines will watch the wave of orders for the latest Airbus and Boeing planes roll on by and wait for the jets to prove themselves before ordering any, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday.Created 23 minutes ago
Dish uses national security ads to fight SoftBank deal



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(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its rival offer.Created 23 minutes ago
Striking Kenyan truckers block east Africa's main trade route

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Mombasa (Reuters) - Kenyan truckers blocked the only highway from the port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Wednesday, threatening to choke the main trade artery to east Africa unless officials reverted to the old way of weighing cargo.Created 29 minutes ago
Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards

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HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last week.Created 30 minutes ago
Irish seek to hold the line in tax battle

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CORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Until this week, Richard Bruton enjoyed the sweet spot in Irish government. While cabinet colleagues rolled out spending cuts and tax hikes, Bruton got the photo opportunities with foreign CEOs investing in their favorite corner of Europe.Created 34 minutes ago
Dubai contractor Arabtec says workers end strike

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai contractor Arabtec said on Wednesday a four-day strike by foreign workers seeking higher pay was over and the emirate's police chief said 200 of them would be repatriated.Created 35 minutes ago
Wall St. little changed as investors weigh Bernanke comments



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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed in choppy trading Wednesday, after giving up earlier gains following remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which suggested the central bank was not ready to pull back on its economic stimulus efforts, but may act if the economy continues to improve.Created 36 minutes ago
Monte Paschi director accused of insider trading

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MILAN (Reuters) - A board member at Italy's troubled lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena is being investigated over allegations of breaking insider trading rules and has been suspended, the bank said on Wednesday.Created 37 minutes ago
Jockey Ahern banned for 10 years

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LONDON (Reuters) - Jockey Eddie Ahern was banned for 10 years on Wednesday after being found guilty of three breaches of British Horseracing Authority (BHA) rules following a corruption inquiry.Created 38 minutes ago
Monaco ace Webber loves the race, not the place

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MONACO (Reuters) - As a race, Mark Webber loves Monaco. As a place, he would much rather be somewhere else.Created 39 minutes ago
Home sales close in on three-and-a-half year high

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years and prices surged, offering the economy a buffer from the stiff headwinds posed by belt-tightening by Washington.Created 39 minutes ago
SAP looks to recruit people with autism as programmers

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems.Created 43 minutes ago
Carrefour sells stake in Middle East venture for $683 million

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Carrefour , Europe's largest retailer, agreed to sell its remaining 25-percent stake in a Middle East joint venture to local partner Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) for 530 million euros ($682.45 million), MAF said in a statement on Wednesday.Created 52 minutes ago
Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycotts talks

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's main opposition group suspended its participation in reconciliation talks with the government for two weeks on Wednesday, blaming the slow pace of talks and the raid last week on a top Shi'ite Muslim cleric's home.Created 54 minutes ago
Praet says ECB can expand its tools to fight crisis

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could expand its monetary policy toolkit if needed to respond to threats to price stability, and must ensure the euro zone economy does not enter a downward spiral, ECB Executive Board member Peter Praet said on Wednesday.Created about an hour ago
