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Reuters: Top News
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Turkish government, protesters seek to draw sting from unrest
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a symbolic "Standing Man" vigil, comments that could help draw the sting out of three weeks of often violent demonstrations.
  
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:08:03 GMT
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Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
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SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation and corruption. 
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:06:41 GMT
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Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
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BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on his proposal.
  
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:05:16 GMT
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Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
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KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations with Washington on a post-2014 troop pact. 
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:42:28 GMT
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Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
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SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation and corruption.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:17:16 GMT
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Analysis: Brazil's protests: Not quite a 'Tropical Spring'
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America's most politically disengaged youth populations, but does not appear to constitute a major threat to governability or established political parties. 
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:59:49 GMT
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Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
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KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations with Washington on a post-2014 troop pact.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:33:25 GMT
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FBI says it uses surveillance drones on U.S. soil
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday, sparking additional debate about President Barack Obama's use of domestic surveillance. 
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:19:54 GMT
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Orders top $100 billion as Ryanair gives Boeing a boost
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PARIS (Reuters) - Orders at the Paris Airshow surpassed $100 billion on Wednesday, as planemakers Boeing and Airbus cashed in on demand for fuel-efficient jets and growth in both budget carriers and emerging markets.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:11:30 GMT
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Budget cuts hit security checks for defense contractors
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A budget shortfall has forced a Pentagon security unit to sharply cut back on regular investigations used to update security clearances for defense contractor employees.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:52:12 GMT
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Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
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BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens and promising to step up efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. 
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:14:43 GMT
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Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts
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BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, offering to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, but Moscow immediately poured scorn on his proposal.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:10:31 GMT
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Obama wants to cut nuclear arms, seeks talks with Russia
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BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to reduce deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third and revive negotiations with Russia to "move beyond Cold War nuclear postures", he said in a speech on Wednesday in Berlin.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:32:18 GMT
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Somali Islamist rebels attack U.N. base, 22 dead
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist militants carried out a deadly assault on the main U.N. compound in the Somali capital on Wednesday, dealing a blow to fragile security gains that have allowed a slow return of foreign aid workers and diplomats.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23:47 GMT
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Turkish government, protesters seek to draw sting from unrest
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a symbolic "Standing Man" vigil, comments that could help draw the sting out of three weeks of often violent demonstrations. 
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:45:38 GMT
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NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying operations.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:43:26 GMT
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North Korea repeats offer for nuclear talks
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BEIJING (Reuters) - A top North Korean diplomat repeated an offer for international talks over his country's disputed nuclear program during a meeting in China on Wednesday, saying the denuclearization of the peninsula was the "dying wish" of North Korea's founder.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:40:35 GMT
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Suicide bomber embraces and kills Sunni politician in Iraq
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MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up as he embraced a Sunni Muslim political leader in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing the man and four of his family a day before elections in the area.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:42 GMT
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World Bank watching Fed, ready to respond
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LONDON (Reuters) - The World Bank is concerned about the spillover effects on developing countries of a slowing of U.S. money creation and will move to provide affordable capital when borrowing costs rise, its president said on Wednesday. 
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:23 GMT
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Rohani once approved of hiding Iran atomic work
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Years before he became Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation's nuclear program and said that when Pakistan got atomic bombs and Brazil began enriching uranium, "the world started to work with them."
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:25:27 GMT
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Fed seen keeping options open on pace of bond buying
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers will likely announce on Wednesday that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their options open to scale back the program later this year if the U.S. labor market continues to improve.
  
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:58:04 GMT
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