Disapproval of Brazil’s president grows ahead of election
BRASILIA Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:32pm EDT (Reuters) - Disapproval of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is steadily mounting less…
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U.S. envoy Power urges Myanmar action to stop Rakhine violence
UNITED NATIONS Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:07pm EDT (Reuters) - U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Thursday…
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South Korea ferry death toll rises, hopes fade for hundreds missing
By Ju-min Park and Jungmin Jang JINDO, South Korea Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:52pm EDT (Reuters) - The death toll…
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Brazil unveils $10 billion infrastructure budget for Rio Olympics
(Reuters) - Brazilian authorities unveiled an infrastructure budget of 24.1 billion reais ($10.76 billion) for the Rio 2016Olympic Games, 25 percent…
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Putin calls Russian interference in Ukraine ‘nonsense,’ backs Geneva talks
President Vladimir Putin has called claims Russia is behind eastern Ukraine's unrest "nonsense." He has accused the government in Kyiv…
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Dollar hurt by Yellen’s low rate stance, pound at four-and-a-half-year high
By Anirban Nag LONDON Thu Apr 17, 2014 5:20am EDT (Reuters) - The dollar fell against a basket of…
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Obama announces $600 Million (USD) U.S. Job Training Program
(Reuters) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, announced an initiative on Wednesday (April 16) to devote…
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Aquino says death of 4 MILF members in Basilan encounter won’t affect PHL-MILF peace deal
MANILA (PNA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III said Wednesday that the death of four members of the Moro Islamic…
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Formerly conjoined twins released from Texas hospital, 8 months after surgical separation
(Reuters) -- Formerly conjoined twins Owen and Emmett Ezell were released from a children's hospital in Dallas on Wednesday (April 16). The boys were…
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Six-year-old girl rescued from sunken ferry in South Korea; parents and brother remain missing
(Reuters) -- A six-year-old girl was rescued from the sunken ferry off South Korea on Wednesday (April 16), but her parents remain…
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