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Exclusive: Mexico says mine industry investment could rise a bit through 2018
ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico sees total mining investment between 2013-2018 of at least $25 billion, holding steady or rising slightly from the previous six years despite the prospect of less favorable metals prices, Mexico's top government mining...Tags: Mining, Politics, Metal, Petroleum Industry, Investments
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UK, France to join resource transparency initiative -sources
ReutersGENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and French governments are set to join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at reducing corruption, sources involved in the process said on...Tags: Mining, Political Corruption, Politics, Summits, American Petroleum
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Irish seek to hold the line in tax battle
ReutersCORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Until this week, Richard Bruton enjoyed the sweet spot in Irish government. While cabinet colleagues rolled out spending cuts and tax hikes, Bruton got the photo opportunities with foreign CEOs investing in their favorite corner of...Tags: Google Inc., Republic of Ireland, Corporate Officers, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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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: Africa, Eastern Africa, Uganda, Politics, Highway Transportation
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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: Politics, Caribbean Sea, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Wars and Interventions
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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: Emergency Incidents, Ankara (Turkey), Rentals, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Human Rights, Politics, Religion and Belief, Bahrain, Political Dissent
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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: Unemployment, Anti Trust Crime, Germany, Spain, Career and Workplace
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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: Politics, Ollanta Humala, Religion and Belief, Elections, Values
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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: Pakistan, New Products, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Customs and Tradition
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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: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beijing (China), Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Metal
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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: George W. Bush, Anna Eshoo, Tesla Motors, Inc., Environmental Issues, Mitt Romney
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