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Striking Kenyan truckers block east Africa's main trade route
ReutersMombasa (Reuters) - Kenyan truckers blocked the only highway from the port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Wednesday, threatening to choke the main trade artery to east Africa unless officials reverted to the old way of weighing cargo. The east...Tags: Highway Transportation, Eastern Africa, Uganda, Government, Africa
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Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards
ReutersHAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last week. Spanish news reports said the kidnappers identified...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Colombia, Caribbean Sea, Kidnapping
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Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombs
ReutersANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad's government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month. Fifty-one people were killed when twin car bombs...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Ankara (Turkey), Politics, Political Dissent, Rentals
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Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycotts talks
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's main opposition group suspended its participation in reconciliation talks with the government for two weeks on Wednesday, blaming the slow pace of talks and the raid last week on a top Shi'ite Muslim cleric's home. Little...Tags: Bahrain, Islam, Religion and Belief, Government, Saudi Arabia
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Germany takes bilateral paths to tackle EU jobs crisis
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is banking on bilateral deals to fight record youth unemployment in the euro zone, agreeing to cooperate with several countries to bypass pan-European bureaucracy. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Portugal'...Tags: Immigration, Anti Trust Crime, Politics, Angela Merkel, Portugal
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Canadian PM says he is "very sorry" about expenses scandal
ReutersBy Mitra Taj LIMA, May 22 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very sorry" about a growing expenses scandal which threatens to derail his Conservative government after seven years in power....Tags: Elections, Ethics, Religion and Belief, Government, Politics
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COLUMN - Prosperity without power
Reuters(David Rohde is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By David Rohde May 22 (Reuters) - In Moscow, they are "non-Soviet Russians." In New Delhi, they are a "political Goliath" that may soon awake. In Beijing and São Paolo, they are lawyers...Tags: Elections, China, Political Corruption, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Politics
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In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
ReutersBy David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...Tags: Rivers, Beijing (China), Ecosystems, Metal, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Tesla repays $465 million federal loan ahead of schedule
San Jose Mercury NewsIn a huge boost for the Obama administration and clean-energy firms, electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors Inc. announced Wednesday that it is paying back its $465 million government loan in full and nine years early. The Department of Energy oversees...Tags: Anna Eshoo, Elections, Solyndra LLC, U.S. Congress, Elon Musk
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Home sales close in on three-and-a-half year high
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years and prices surged, offering the economy a buffer from the stiff headwinds posed by belt-tightening by Washington. The National Association of Realtors said on...Tags: Economic Policy, Homes, Inventories, Real Estate, Bank of America Corp.
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Kerry downplays government advances in Syria ahead of talks
AMMAN, Jordan — U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday downplayed recent battlefield advances by Syria's military, saying they do not signal that the government of President Bashar Assad is gaining the upper hand against rebel forces...
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Obama nominee vows to work with Congress to fund transportation
ReutersBy Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to be transportation secretary promised on Wednesday to work with Congress to figure out how to fund U.S. transportation needs during a time of tight budgets and faced...Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Travel, Anthony Foxx, Barack Obama
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