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Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuban corruption crackdown
ReutersHAVANA (Reuters) - The trial of a Canadian businessman who has confessed to bribing Cuban officials began on Thursday, almost two years after his arrest in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption. The closed trial of 53-year-old Sarkis Yacoubian,...Tags: Government, Police Arrests, Companies and Corporations, Defendants, Prosecution
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UK attack spurs Muslim community soul-searching, backlash fear
ReutersBy Mohammed Abbas LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Strapping his baby into a car seat, Abu Khaled said it was unfortunate that a British soldier was hacked to death in an apparent Islamist attack a day earlier in London, but it was not the only misfortune on...Tags: Islam, Government, Iraq, Politics, George W. Bush
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Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say
Reuters* Legal difficulties cause tension for coalition * Final judgment possible within a year MILAN, May 23 (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in a tax fraud scheme while he was head of government, a Milan court said...Tags: Government, Milan (Italy), Heads of State, Judges, Television Networks
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Opposition party in Cayman Islands wins 9 of 18 seats to dominate new coalition gov't
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Election officials in the Cayman Islands say the opposition party has won nine of 18 seats, one short of a majority needed to control the British territory's legislature. The results released Thursday mean that...Tags: Government, Politics, Elections, Political Corruption
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U.S. government expects 7 to 11 Atlantic hurricanes in 2013
ReutersMIAMI, May 23 (Reuters) - The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season will be active and spawn 13 to 20 tropical storms, seven to 11 of which are expected to become hurricanes, the U.S. government's top climate agency predicted on Thursday. Three to six of the...Tags: Government, Politics, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Congressional committee concerned about the state of U.S. weather forecasting
WASHINGTON – With memories of Monday's deadly Oklahoma tornado still fresh, a U.S. House panel on Thursday debated the best ways to improve weather forecasting and reduce the number of weather-related deaths -- though firm answers proved elusive....
Tags: Government, Satellite Technology, Science, Weather Reports, Science and Technology
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U.S. dollar marks worst week versus yen in a year
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...Tags: Bonds, Stamford, Elections, Economic Policy, Employment
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U.S. says concerned with charges against Egyptian journalists
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday expressed concern over defamation charges brought against two Egyptian journalists critical of President Mohamed Mursi and called on the government to condemn actions that stifle freedom of...Tags: Government, Hosni Mubarak, Politics, Journalism, Prosecution
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Illinois House introduces less restrictive gun bill
— An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit. The latest proposal is an attempt to address...
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Pope, Salvador president, discuss beatification of slain archbishop
Reuters* Romero was killed while saying Mass in hospital chapel * Bishop defended poor, spoke out against repression * President gave pope reliquary with blood-stained garment By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 23 (Reuters) - The president of El Salvador...Tags: Government, Religious Leaders, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vatican City, The Pope
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France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list by end-June
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it hoped an initiative could be agreed by the end of June to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU's list of terrorist organizations on grounds the group is importing Syria's war into Lebanon. Paris has...Tags: Government, France, Terrorism, Paris (France), Bulgaria
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Malaysian police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition politicians and activists on Thursday and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a...Tags: Police Arrests, Government, Elections, Najib Razak, Human Rights
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