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Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians are struggling with slower Internet speeds and limited access ahead of an unpredictable presidential election that has put hardline Islamist authorities on alert for possible unrest.
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Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt
Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labor strife swells in mines and factories ahead of mid-year pay negotiations.
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Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
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DHAKA (Reuters) - A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the panel's chief said on Tuesday.

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Dollar firms before Bernanke, inflation dip hits sterling
Dollar firms before Bernanke, inflation dip hits sterling
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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar firmed, gold fell and shares slipped off five-year highs on Tuesday as investors postioned for an update on the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus programme.
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Stock futures flat as market drifts near record high
Stock futures flat as market drifts near record high
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday after the S&P 500 hit yet another intraday record in the previous session, with markets expected to drift sideways ahead of Congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.
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AcelRX drug device meets main goal of late-stage study; shares jump
AcelRX drug device meets main goal of late-stage study; shares jump
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(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug device to treat post-operative pain met the main goal of controlling pain in a late-stage study among patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery.
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Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer
Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer
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(Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate to severe disease, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Stock futures little changed as market drifts near record high
Stock futures little changed as market drifts near record high
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures slipped on Tuesday after the S&P 500 hit yet another intraday record in the previous session, with markets expected to drift sideways ahead of Congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.
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McGinley raises Ryder Cup picks from two to three
McGinley raises Ryder Cup picks from two to three
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Europe's Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has announced he will have three wildcard selections for next year's match against the United States in Scotland.
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Best Buy profit tops estimates, sales miss
Best Buy profit tops estimates, sales miss
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(Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales on Tuesday and warned that a slew of investments to win back shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term.

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Governing bodies to prohibit anchoring of putters from 2016
Governing bodies to prohibit anchoring of putters from 2016
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LONDON (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies will ban the anchoring of putters from January 2016, the Royal and Ancient and the United States Golf Association said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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AutoZone profit rises as costs fall
AutoZone profit rises as costs fall
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(Reuters) - AutoZone Inc , the largest U.S. auto parts retailer, reported a 7 percent rise in quarterly profit as costs fell.

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EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
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KOULIKORO, Mali (Reuters) - Under a blazing sun and the critical gaze of British and Irish instructors, a line of 11 Malian soldiers lie prone in the dust firing AK-47 rounds at targets, one-by-one.
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Algerian prime minister says President Bouteflika convalescing
Algerian prime minister says President Bouteflika convalescing
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ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but has been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors.
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Frenetic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
Frenetic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
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MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive Monday afternoon tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents.
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Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results; outlook raised
Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results; outlook raised
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(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recovery in the U.S. housing market.
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Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax
Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose between two longtime fixtures of Los Angeles politics in a mayoral election shaped by the dire financial outlook of America's second-largest city and the political clout of its public employee unions.
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Intense rescue efforts as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
Intense rescue efforts as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
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MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive Monday afternoon tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents.
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Convicted U.S. killer Arias would join tiny death row group
Convicted U.S. killer Arias would join tiny death row group
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - Jodi Arias, convicted of brutally murdering her ex-boyfriend, is expected on Tuesday to address a jury in Arizona tasked with deciding whether she should join the small group of women sitting on death row in the United States.
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Vodafone keeps Verizon payout to make up for European slump
Vodafone keeps Verizon payout to make up for European slump
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LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest a $3.2 billion dividend from its healthy U.S. arm to counter weakness in southern Europe that contributed to the largest ever quarterly fall in the group's main revenue measure.
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