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Kenya's Kenyatta nominates economist as finance minister
ReutersNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's new president nominated on Tuesday senior finance ministry economist Henry Rotich as finance minister in his first cabinet after pledging to deliver double-digit growth for east Africa's biggest economy. Uhuru Kenyatta, a...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, World Trade Organization, Politics, International Monetary Fund, Parliament
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Social media's role exaggerated after Arab Spring uprisings -- expert
Jordan Times, AmmanThose who thought of young bloggers as merely "techy teenagers" were shocked by the impact they had on the course of events in the Arab world, an Arab journalist and blogger said on Monday. Speaking about the impact of social media on the outbreak of...Tags: Arab Spring, Culture, The Huffington Post, Values, Television
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Slower Chinese growth poses uncertainty-fund managers
Reuters* For other news from Reuters Global FX Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/FX13 By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) - Fears of a Chinese economic hard-landing have eased but recent disappointing data underscored risks of slower-...Tags: Japan, China, Foreign Exchange Market, Labor Markets, Malaysia
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Leaf rust impact on Central America worse than feared -ICO
ReutersTEGUCIGALPA, April 22 (Reuters) - A major outbreak of plant fungus roya, or coffee leaf rust, will have a more damaging impact on production in Central America than previously feared, the head of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) said on Monday....Tags: Central America, ICO Incorporated
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Saudi Arabia calls for strong stand against terrorism
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia condemned the bombings in Boston and in Iraqi cities recently, stressing the need for the international community to take strong stand against terrorist attacks. "The international community is required to take a determined stand against...Tags: Labor Legislation, G20, International Monetary Fund, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
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Knocking on EU's door, Serbia tries to tap investment potential
Reuters* EU accession talks to drive reform, help lure investors * Serbian economy held hostage to Kosovo tension * Kosovo cut loose, Serbia can concentrate on growth * Serbia unlikely to join EU before 2020 By Matt Robinson BELGRADE, April 22 (Reuters) -...Tags: Politics, Croatia, Slovenia, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Russia
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BRIEF: Digital reporting workshop opens at media institute
Jordan Times, AmmanA three-day Google workshop on "Digital Tools for Newsgathering and Reporting across Cultures" opened on Sunday at the Jordan Media Institute (JMI), according to a JMI statement. The training is held in joint cooperation between Google and the UN...Tags: Google Inc.
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IMF lowers Lebanon growth forecast to sluggish 2 percent
The Lebanon Daily StarThe International Monetary Fund revised downward its projection for real gross domestic product growth in Lebanon to 2 percent in 2013, while the World Bank reduced its remittances estimate for the country last year. Cutting its previous GDP growth...Tags: Politics, Weather, Weather Reports, Economic Indicator, Lebanon
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African ministers tell rich nations to work harder to end crisis
Reuters* Ministers urge rich nations to prevent prolonged slump * Central banks exit from easy monetary policy poses risk * IMF's Sayeh optimistic about Africa's growth prospects * IMF sees Africa expanding 6.1 percent next year By Lesley Wroughton...Tags: Cameroon, Politics, Economic Policy, Labor Markets, Global Expansion
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - April 22
ReutersApril 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * State efforts to block companies from monitoring employees' personal Facebook and...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Media Industry, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Ecuador, Chevron Corportion
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Philippines picked for WB 'green accounting' project
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The Philippines has been chosen along with four other countries for the pilot implementation of a World Bank-led project to develop "green accounting," or the inclusion of the value of natural resources in...Tags: Environmental Issues, Germany, Natural Resources, Media Industry, Conservation
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1000 GMT, April 22
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- BOSTON - The ethnic Chechen college student accused with his deceased older brother of the Boston Marathon bombing faced federal charges as early as Monday as he lay hospitalized under armed guard, severely wounded and unable...Tags: Government, Politics, Culture, Virginia Earthquake (2011), Sports
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