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Somali government says guns won't decide disputed port's fate

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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's new government said on Monday it was pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in the south that have stoked fears of a return to the clan wars that pitched the nation into anarchy two decades ago.Created 17 minutes ago
Bulgarian Socialists vow to help poor, look to form coalition

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SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Socialists revealed a plan on Monday to speed payments to business and boost support for the poorest in a bid to win support for a technocrat government and end a political deadlock after an inconclusive election.Created 18 minutes ago
Pistorius rules out track return this year - report

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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete in any events this year, local media reported on Monday.Created 21 minutes ago
Citi names new heads of mortgages, private bank, Citi Holdings



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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Michael Corbat named Jane Fraser as the new head of the bank's mortgage business on Monday ,as current CitiMortgage CEO Sanjiv Das plans to leave the bank to pursue other opportunities, according to an internal memo.Created 22 minutes ago
Shakespeare's sonnets come to life in new app

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TORONTO (Reuters) - A new app launched on Monday aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks.Created 26 minutes ago
Man refused overdraft kills four in Israeli bank

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead four people execution-style in a bank in Israel on Monday after being refused an overdraft and cash from its automatic teller machine.Created 31 minutes ago
Car bombs target Shi'ites in Iraq, killing more than 60



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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December 2011.Created 32 minutes ago
Wall Street little changed, deals provide support

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Monday as acquisition activity gave support but investors were reluctant to rush into the market with indexes hovering around record levels.Created 36 minutes ago
Wildcat strike hits Mercedes South African plant

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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Car maker Mercedes Benz said on Monday workers at its South African assembly plant had gone on an illegal strike at the end of last week but had agreed to resume operations on Tuesday.Created 37 minutes ago
UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy.Created 38 minutes ago
Britain denies bail to radical cleric who faces deportation

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LONDON (Reuters) - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan to face trial on terrorism charges within weeks, a British court heard on Monday, and it ruled he should remain in jail in the meantime to prevent him from absconding.Created 39 minutes ago
Seven more Al Zarooni horses test positive

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LONDON (Reuters) - Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St Leger winner Encke, have tested positive for anabolic steroid stanozolol, the British Horseracing Authority said in a statement on Monday.Created 40 minutes ago
Lowe reunited with Hamilton at Mercedes



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LONDON (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton will be reunited with Paddy Lowe sooner than expected after Mercedes announced on Monday that the former McLaren technical head was joining their Formula One team next month.Created 41 minutes ago
With end of Afghan war in sight, Europe pushes business

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HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next year.Created about an hour ago
U.S. justices rule for PPL Corp in overseas tax case



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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for utility PPL Corp in its dispute with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over credits the company claimed to offset overseas tax payments.Created about an hour ago
AstraZeneca closes in on site for new home in Cambridge



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LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is closing in on a site for its new $500 million home in Cambridge, with a biomedical park just south of the English city the most likely site, property industry sources said.Created about an hour ago
Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour, blaming Palestinians

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it had canceled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicize a conservation mission.Created about an hour ago
Supreme Court agrees to hear Fidelity whistleblower case



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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as workers at publicly traded companies.Created about an hour ago
Supreme Court agrees to hear Medtronic patent case

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly.Created about an hour ago
Supreme Court declines to hear Alaska climate change case

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an Alaskan village's claim that it should be able to sue oil companies and utilities for damages attributed to climate change.Created 1 hour ago
