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Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action

2 hours 13 min ago
ATHENS/PARIS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.
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Gingrich vows to take fight to "timid" Romney

2 hours 25 min ago
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.
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With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll

2 hours 25 min ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.
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Wall Street edges lower after string of gains

2 hours 44 min ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors found little reason to extend a five-week rally on lingering uncertainty over whether Greece would accept the terms of a bailout.
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Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy

3 hours 6 min ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
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U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes

3 hours 8 min ago
VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.
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Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack

4 hours 28 min ago
LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
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U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure

4 hours 41 min ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.
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Glencore, Xstrata hammer out premium as deal nears

6 hours 39 min ago
LONDON/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Top executives at Glencore and Xstrata are hammering out the final details of a proposed $80 billion merger, including the premium on offer by the commodities trading giant to secure approval from the miner's shareholders.
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Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath

6 hours 55 min ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.
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Euro, shares fall as Greece enters critical period

8 hours 56 min ago
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro and European shares fell on Monday as fears grew that Greece would not accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal needed to avoid a potential sovereign debt default, taking the shine off a brighter global economic outlook.
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Giants win Super Bowl thriller against Patriots

10 hours 12 min ago
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants reclaimed the greatest prize in North American sports with a nail-biting 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Chrysler's "Halftime" ad: a roadmap for America?

14 hours 26 min ago
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Is what is good for Chrysler good for America?
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Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriage

Mon, 2012-02-06 00:16
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of Wall Street's most powerful figures, has become the first major business leader to join a national media campaign in support of same-sex marriage.
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"Intentional" explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman

Sun, 2012-02-05 23:22
(Reuters) - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.
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As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue

Sun, 2012-02-05 21:19
(Reuters) - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp.
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Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized, stable

Sun, 2012-02-05 20:26
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday after suffering a possible stroke, but a top health official said he was stable.
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Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix

Sun, 2012-02-05 20:20
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region.
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Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes

Sun, 2012-02-05 19:09
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an apparent bid to calm protests, but clashes continued with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles.
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Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations

Sun, 2012-02-05 18:54
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair.
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