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Oil spill siphoning speeds up; Obama on defensive

After soiling wetland wildlife refuges in Louisiana and barrier islands in Mississippi and Alabama, the black tide of pollution has reached some of …
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12-Israel boards Gaza aid ship, blockade under fire

The Israeli navy, whose actions on Monday triggered an international outcry, took control of the Rachel Corrie and sailed it to the port of Ashdod …
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BP well cap collecting more leaking oil-Coast Guard

Asked whether the welltop containment device was working, U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told a briefing: "Yes — with caveats". "In the first …
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Update: Hungary government says aims to meet 2010 deficit goal

State secretary Mihaly Varga, the official leading a review of the country’s public finances, said Hungary’s previous socialist governments had hidden …
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Bloomberg: Tightening fiscal policy is the best way for Europe to help the global economy – Jean- Claude Trichet

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BBC: British Airways cabin crew walk out in fresh strike

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Hungary government says aims to meet 2010 deficit goal

State secretary Mihaly Varga, who headed a committee examining the state of the budget, said Hungary’s previous socialist governments had hidden the …
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Bloomberg: G-20 signals delay on forcing banks to boost capital

Group of 20 finance chiefs will warn today that further repair of banks remains critical to the global economic recovery, according to an official …
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South Korea briefs top bloggers on sinking of warship

SEOUL, June 5 (Reuters) – South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, said last month that evidence was overwhelming that the North had …
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Japan prime minister-elect picks Noda for finance minister

Noda, formerly deputy finance minister, would be welcomed by the bond market because he favours fiscal discipline and has supported the idea of …
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Israeli navy ‘shadowing’ Rachel Corrie Gaza aid ship

Israel says the Irish-owned MV Rachel Corrie has ignored orders to divert to the coastal city of Ashdod, but its troops have not boarded. It comes …
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Hungary to publish budget report after market turmoil

The new centre-right Hungarian government, which was sworn in a week ago, has said it will announce an action plan to tackle economic problems within …
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Can’t do nation: Multiple crises fray US optimism

From the Gulf oil spill to the war in Afghanistan, from lost jobs to soaring budget deficits, cascading crises are defying easy resolution and …
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BP begins capturing some oil from Gulf gusher

President Barack Obama made his third trip to the stricken Gulf coast since the disaster to keep pressure on BP and to listen to residents affected …
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Court to hear child-bride case in Nigeria

The lawsuit filed by the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria on behalf of Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima challenges the country’s child protection …
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Lead poisoning from mining kills 163 in Nigeria

Dr Henry Akpan, the health ministry’s chief epidemiologist, told Reuters 355 cases in six locations in the northern Zamfara state had been reported …
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Head of large Congo human rights group found dead

The body of Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, head of Voix des Sans Voix, or Voice of the Voiceless, was found in his car Wednesday in a suburb of Congo’s …
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U.S. troubled by killing of Congo rights activist

Floribert Chebeya, head of the national network of human rights organizations and the Voice of the Voiceless, was found dead in his car in Kinshasa …
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