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Tunisian police fire in air to disperse Islamists
Tunisian police fire in air to disperse Islamists
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TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired teargas and shots into the air in Tunis on Sunday to disperse some 500 supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia who were protesting and throwing stones at police after their rally was banned.
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Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage hikes from gold, coal producers
Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage hikes from gold, coal producers
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said on Sunday it would seek pay hikes of up to 60 percent from the country's gold and coal producers in upcoming wage talks which are expected to be among the toughest ever.
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France in talks with U.S., Israel to buy drones: minister
France in talks with U.S., Israel to buy drones: minister
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PARIS (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.
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Bankia compensation qualms signal loss of faith in Spain's banks
Bankia compensation qualms signal loss of faith in Spain's banks
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MADRID (Reuters) - Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a mis-selling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking system.
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North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row
North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western powers.
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons 'leakage' in Syria
Netanyahu takes aim at weapons 'leakage' in Syria
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups.
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U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch
U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers.

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Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
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CANNES (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood.
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Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan.
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BoE governor King warns of euro risk to British recovery
BoE governor King warns of euro risk to British recovery
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LONDON (Reuters) - The single biggest risk to Britain's nascent economic recovery is continued eurozone weakness, the Bank of England's outgoing governor Mervyn King said in a television interview on Sunday.

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Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks, says Britain
Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks, says Britain
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LONDON (Reuters) - An independent Scotland would have a vastly oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain's finance ministry says.
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Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S.: report
Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S.: report
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
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Kuwait replaces oil officials at KPC after $2.2 billion Dow payment
Kuwait replaces oil officials at KPC after $2.2 billion Dow payment
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KUWAIT (Reuters) - State-run Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) appointed a new chief executive and suspended other top officials after the country paid $2.2 billion in damages to Dow Chemical Co over a scrapped plastics joint venture.
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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
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(Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won or where in the state the ticket was bought.
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Australia's Griffin wins weather-hit event in South Korea
Australia's Griffin wins weather-hit event in South Korea
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(Reuters) - Australian Matthew Griffin won the SK Telecom Open at South Korea's Jeju Island by one shot after Sunday's final round was called off due to heavy fog.
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Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security on Sunday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist party in the district and a week after general elections.

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Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!"
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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
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(Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday.
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Sharks win in overtime to get on board against Kings
Sharks win in overtime to get on board against Kings
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(Reuters) - Logan Couture scored early in overtime to help the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in Game Three of the NHL's Western Conference semi-finals on Saturday.

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Danger and separation from families changing job of diplomats
Danger and separation from families changing job of diplomats
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!"
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