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Global stocks fall on China growth woes, Fed concerns
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide fell sharply on Thursday as surprisingly weak data from China and Europe raised worries about slow growth a day after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke broached the possibility of reducing stimulus that has...Tags: Christopher Johnson, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Enrico Letta, North Sea, Finance
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Assad foe tells Syrian leader to cede power to officials
ReutersBEIRUT, May 23 (Reuters) - A Syrian opposition leader urged President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday to hand power to his deputy or his prime minister and then go abroad with 500 members of his entourage, without immunity from prosecution. Assad is likely...Tags: Revolutions, Wars and Interventions, Prosecution, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government
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France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list by end-June
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it hoped an initiative could be agreed by the end of June to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU's list of terrorist organizations on grounds the group is importing Syria's war into Lebanon. Paris has...Tags: International Organizations, Bulgaria, France, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government
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France backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list
ReutersPARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - France is ready to support a British initiative to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist organisations, an official said on Thursday, confirming comments by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius....Tags: France, United Kingdom, Paris (France), Bashar Assad, European Union
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Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon's Tripoli
ReutersTRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said on Thursday. Tripoli has suffered...Tags: Islam, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Religion and Belief, Religious Conflicts
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Syrian rebels seize military base, kill 40 soldiers - monitor
ReutersBEIRUT, May 22 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed at least 40 soldiers and other fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad as they captured a military base in the northwestern province of Idlib on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict
ReutersBy Erika Solomon HERMEL, Lebanon, May 23 (Reuters) - On a country road in Lebanon's northeast, traffic is heavy; ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with mourners follow coffins as Hezbollah brings wounded fighters home from Syria, and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Beirut (Lebanon), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Iran, Rebellions
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World Bank proposes $150 million loan to help Jordan with refugees
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. "The (World Bank) board...Tags: John Kerry, Wars and Interventions, International Economic Institution, Economic Organization, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Charley Reese: Longtime Sentinel columnist was a popular conservative voice
Charley Reese, a retired Orlando Sentinel columnist who for decades argued forcefully for less government and more personal freedom, died Tuesday. He was 76. Reese, who lived in Seminole County, died of respiratory failure after a long illness, family...
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
Reuters(Updates with Kerry, Lavrov quotes) * Kerry says thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria * U.S. may boost rebels if Assad won't talk peace * Rebels call for reinforcements in Qusair * Syria conflict spreading beyond its borders * Russia says...Tags: John Kerry, Wars and Interventions, Russia, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief
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Sectarian violence over Syria war rages in Lebanon's Tripoli
ReutersTRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanese supporters of rival factions in Syria's civil war battled overnight in the city of Tripoli in the worst such bout of spillover violence since the conflict started two years ago. One person was killed and many were...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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General says Israel ready to attack Syria should Assad fall
Reuters* Israel faces possible conflict on three fronts * Fears "strategic looting" of Syria's advanced weaponry By Dan Williams HERZLIYA, Israel, May 22 (Reuters) - Israel is prepared to attack Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or...Tags: Weaponry, Wars and Interventions, Robin Williams, Iran, Israel
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