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Algeria's Bouteflika convalescing in France
Algeria's Bouteflika convalescing in France
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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 had been ordered by his doctors to rest.
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Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad ally barred from Iran election
Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad ally barred from Iran election
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities on Tuesday barred former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a relative moderate, from running in the June 14 election, along with a protégé of the current president, leaving mainly hardliners left to contest the vote.

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Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout the state.

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San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 207 Super Bowls
San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 207 Super Bowls
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco and Houston were chosen on Tuesday as the host cities for the 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls.

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Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up
Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up
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REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp gave the world a first look at its new Xbox One on Tuesday, announcing that its first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and software content, including a "Halo" series produced by Steven Spielberg.

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Gay marriage opponent kills himself in Paris' Notre Dame
Gay marriage opponent kills himself in Paris' Notre Dame
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PARIS (Reuters) - An 78-year-old French far-right activist committed suicide at the altar of the Notre Dame cathedral on Tuesday by shooting himself in the mouth, three days after a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect.
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San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls
San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco will host the 50th Super Bowl, in early 2016, the National Football League announced on Tuesday.

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People choose larger portions of ‘healthy' foods
People choose larger portions of ‘healthy' foods
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being "healthier," even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new study.
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Kaymer on receiving end of Ryder Cup jibes in U.S
Kaymer on receiving end of Ryder Cup jibes in U.S
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Martin Kaymer's popularity has gone down a notch on the other side of the Atlantic after he holed the winning putt for Europe in last year's Ryder Cup against the United States, he said on Tuesday.
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Pope criticizes 'savage capitalism' on visit to food kitchen
Pope criticizes 'savage capitalism' on visit to food kitchen
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis criticized what he called "savage capitalism" on a visit to a food kitchen on Tuesday, in an address in which he called for the values of generosity and charity to be revived.
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Car bomb near Sunni mosque in west of Baghdad kills 11: police
Car bomb near Sunni mosque in west of Baghdad kills 11: police
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in the west of Baghdad killing 11 people on Tuesday, police and medics said.

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France Tel to invest up to 50 million euro in Dailymotion: report
France Tel to invest up to 50 million euro in Dailymotion: report
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PARIS (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
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Telecom Italia mulls mobile unit spin-off: sources
Telecom Italia mulls mobile unit spin-off: sources
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MILAN/ROME (Reuters) - Telecom Italia is mulling spinning off its mobile unit along with its fixed-line network from the rest of the company to bring new investors on board, three people, including a senior political source, told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Carol Burnett to receive top honor for American comedians
Carol Burnett to receive top honor for American comedians
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(Reuters) - Actress and comedienne Carol Burnett will be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the top award for American comics, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said on Tuesday.

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Jodi Arias urges Arizona jury to spare her death penalty
Jodi Arias urges Arizona jury to spare her death penalty
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - Convicted killer Jodi Arias urged jurors on Tuesday to spare her the death penalty and sentence her to life in prison for brutally killing her ex-boyfriend in Arizona five years ago, saying she could lead a productive life behind bars.
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Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah armed wing on terror list
Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah armed wing on terror list
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it had asked the European Union to put Hezbollah's military arm on its list of terrorist organizations, urging Europe to respond robustly to evidence of the Islamist group's involvement in an attack that killed five Israelis.
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Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad ally barred from Iran election: report
Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad ally barred from Iran election: report
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have barred two prominent politicians from running for president, Iranian media reported on Tuesday, leaving the June 14 election to be contested between mostly hardline conservatives loyal to the country's supreme leader.
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Family of man shot 16 times by police in Miami files lawsuit
Family of man shot 16 times by police in Miami files lawsuit
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MIAMI (Reuters) - The family of a 22-year-old man who was shot 16 times by police two years ago during a hip-hop festival in Miami Beach filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against two Miami area police departments.
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NY art dealer tied to forgeries charged with tax fraud
NY art dealer tied to forgeries charged with tax fraud
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a New York art dealer with tax fraud in connection with the sale of paintings she claimed to be the works of celebrated abstract expressionists, but some of which the government said were fakes.

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Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks
Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks
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ATLANTA (Reuters) - A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state's governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties despite an atheist's recent complaint.
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