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Travel Picks: Top 10 quirky museums around the world
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Hear the word museum and odds are you conjure up an image of portrait halls and sculpture gardens - the traditional home of traditional art. However, the world is a huge, creative and even quirky place. So to satisfy those...Tags: Washington, DC, Government, Stranger Than Fiction, Politics, Australia
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Cycling-Cavendish secures back-to-back Giro stage victories
ReutersCHERASCO, Italy, May 17 (Reuters) - Britain's Mark Cavendish won his second successive stage and fourth of the 2013 Giro d'Italia on Friday. Giacomo Nizzolo of Italy finished second in the bunch sprint that decided the 254-kilometre stage from Busseto to...Tags: Giro d'Italia, Bradley Wiggins, Ryder Hesjedal, Italy, Mark Cavendish
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Even Cavendish surprised by fourth stage win
ReutersCHERASCO, Italy, May 17 - A series of small but challenging climbs late on Friday's stage of the 2012 Giro d'Italia could not stop Britain's Mark Cavendish taking his fourth stage win and second in two days. Italy's Vincenzo Nibali remained overall...Tags: Giro d'Italia, Ryder Hesjedal, Bradley Wiggins, Italy, Vincenzo Nibali
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Fitch cuts Slovenia as bailout worries continue
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Friday cut Slovenia's long-term foreign currency rating to BBB-plus from A-minus and warned more cuts could be on the way as worries remain over whether the country's shaky banking sector could help prompt a bailout...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Credit Ratings, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia stage 12 results
ReutersMay 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Giro d'Italia (Longarone - Treviso, 134 km) on Thursday 1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 3:01:47" 2. Nacer Bouhanni (France / FDJ) ST 3. Luka Mezgec (Slovenia / Argos) 4. Giacomo Nizzolo...Tags: Giro d'Italia, Daniele Bennati, Italy, Mark Cavendish, Garmin Ltd.
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Carmat gets approval to test artificial heart in four countries
Reuters* To test heart in Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia * Could gain approval in France and other countries soon * Shares rise 25 percent PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - France's Carmat has won approval to proceed with the first human implantations of its...Tags: Belgium, Medical Procedures and Tests, France, Saudi Arabia
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Euro zone to push Slovenia for more to avoid bailout -sources
ReutersBRUSSELS, May 13 (Reuters) - Euro zone policymakers will press Slovenia on Monday to toughen measures presented last week to tackle its banking and fiscal problems and so avoid becoming the sixth member of the currency bloc to require a bailout. Slovenia...Tags: Political Corruption, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Too early to say if Slovenia's reform plan is enough: EU's Rehn
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is still evaluating Slovenia's economic reform plans submitted last week and wants quick action to tackle the country's banking problems, the EU's top economic official said on Monday. "It is too early to...Tags: International Organizations, Politics, Political Corruption, Finance, European Union
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Slovenia can avoid bailout, needs reforms: German finance minister
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Slovenia can get by without an international bailout program but will need to adopt tough austerity measures, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told German radio on Monday. Last week, the tiny former Yugoslav republic...Tags: Radio, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Entertainment
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European development bank cuts growth forecast for emerging economies
ReutersBy Sujata Rao LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Europe's development bank slashed its 2013 growth forecasts for emerging Europe and North Africa on Friday by almost a full percentage point, saying a sharp slowdown in Russia would drag down the regional economy....Tags: Weather, Istanbul (Turkey), Egypt, Weather Reports, Africa
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Slovenia pledges to sell 15 firms, raise VAT to avert bailout
ReutersLJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Slovenia pledged to sell 15 state firms and raise VAT on Thursday in a desperate bid to avoid an international bailout, but gave little detail and delayed the spending cuts investors say are needed to stabilize its finances. The...Tags: International Organizations, Government, Politics, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund
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Reserve officers add 19 volunteers to ranks
St. Paul Pioneer PressThe 19 civilians who become St. Paul's newest police reserve officers Wednesday, May 8, will do volunteer work -- such as directing traffic at large events and guarding crime-scene perimeters -- that frees sworn officers for other duties, the department...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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