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VIEW:Mali leader to head to France for health checks: sources
Reuters - 6 minutes agoBAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim leader Dioncounda Traore is due to fly to France on Wednesday for medical checks after he was attacked by protesters earlier this week, two diplomatic sources and an official at Bamako airport said. More »Mali leader to head to France for health checks: sources
Battle for Cove Energy heats up as PTT trumps Shell
Reuters - 7 minutes agoLONDON (Reuters) - The takeover battle for Cove Energy looks set to run after Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production trumped Royal Dutch Shell with a $1.9 billion offer, underscoring interest in new east African gas finds. More »Battle for Cove Energy heats up as PTT trumps Shell
U.S. crude falls $2, drops below $90/bbl
Reuters - 13 minutes agoNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures fell $2 onWednesday and dropped below $90 a barrel for the first timesince Nov. 1, as easing concerns about Iran's nuclear disputewith the West and increasing worries about global economicgrowth pushed oil lower. More »U.S. crude falls $2, drops below $90/bbl
New home sales, prices rise in April
Reuters - 14 minutes agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - New single-family home sales rose solidly in April and prices pushed higher, offering further evidence the housing market was turning the corner. More »New home sales, prices rise in April
I want to win PGA Championship by 10 shots, says Westwood
Reuters - 20 minutes agoVIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Lee Westwood is engaged in a three-way fight for top spot in the world rankings and nothing would please him more at this week's PGA Championship than a runaway win in his unofficial fifth major. More »I want to win PGA Championship by 10 shots, says Westwood
FACTBOX-Endangered heritage sites in and around Iraq
Reuters - 20 minutes agoMay 23 (Reuters) - A newly-extended oil pipeline that passesthrough the ancient city of Babylon, once home of the HangingGardens, has sparked a row between archaeology officials and theoil ministry, part of a larger debate over how to preserveIraq's heritage. More »FACTBOX-Endangered heritage sites in and around Iraq
With Mubarak gone, Egyptians vote freely for leader
Reuters - 20 minutes agoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians relished their first free leadership vote on Wednesday, with Islamists pitted against secular figures in a contest unthinkable before a popular revolt swept President Hosni Mubarak from power 15 months ago. More »With Mubarak gone, Egyptians vote freely for leader
UPDATE 4-With Mubarak gone, Egyptians vote freely for leader=2
Reuters - 23 minutes agoy matters." (Additional reporting by Yasmine Saleh, Tamim Elyan, DinaZayed, Patrick Werr, Samia Nakhoul, Tom Pfeiffer and ShaimaaFayed in Cairo, Tom Perry in the Nile Delta and Marwa Awad inAlexandria; Editing by Alistair Lyon) More »UPDATE 4-With Mubarak gone, Egyptians vote freely for leader=2
Strauss-Kahn asks French court to lift gag order
Reuters - 25 minutes agoLILLE, France (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn asked a French court on Wednesday to lift a gagging order that prevents him from speaking to the media during a judicial investigation into his links with a suspected prostitution ring. More »Strauss-Kahn asks French court to lift gag order
Obama orders agencies to shift services to mobile application
Reuters - 32 minutes agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, hoping to spur U.S. innovation in the explosive field of mobile communications, on Wednesday ordered all major federal agencies to make many more of their services available on mobile telephones within the next year. More »Obama orders agencies to shift services to mobile application
WHO releases mixed Fukushima radiation report
Reuters - 32 minutes agoGENEVA (Reuters) - Spikes in radiation caused by the Fukushima nuclear disaster were below cancer-causing levels in almost all of Japan, but infants in one town appear to be at a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. More »WHO releases mixed Fukushima radiation report
Three Lebanese pilgrims killed in Iraq bombing
Reuters - 37 minutes agoFALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least three Lebanese Shi'ite pilgrims were killed and seven wounded on Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded near their bus in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, a police source said. More »Three Lebanese pilgrims killed in Iraq bombing
Europe cracks down on sulphur emissions from ships
Reuters - 39 minutes agoBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Tough new limits on the maximum sulphur content of shipping fuels will come into effect in Europe at the end of the decade, after EU governments agreed on draft legislation on Wednesday. More »Europe cracks down on sulphur emissions from ships
Three Lebanese pilgrims killed in Iraq bombing
Reuters - 39 minutes agoFALLUJA, Iraq, May 23 (Reuters) - At least three LebaneseShi'ite pilgrims were killed and seven wounded on Wednesday whena roadside bomb exploded near their bus in the Iraqi city ofRamadi, a police source said. More »Three Lebanese pilgrims killed in Iraq bombing
Italy's President warns of return of 1970s-style violence
Reuters - 40 minutes agoROME (Reuters) - Italy risks falling back into the kind of political violence that scarred the country during the 1970s, President Giorgio Napolitano said on Wednesday at a commemoration for anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone who was murdered 20 years ago. More »Italy's President warns of return of 1970s-style violence
TAKE A LOOK-Nuclear Iran
Reuters - 44 minutes agoNEWS> Iran presents new proposals to world powers-media > Big powers, Iran meet to ease nuclear standoff > Iran face-off drives new naval small ship focus > UK government considers Iran war options - BBC > Ukraine grain exports to Iran tumble in May > IAEA chief says nears Iran deal ahead of talks > Iran says supplies home-made fuel to reactor > No sign of breakthrough in Tehran talks > Iran plans oil export terminal outside Gulf > South Korea poised to halt Iran oil imports > UN atom chief starts talks in Tehran > Russia says West still mulling military action > Iran nuclear concession would ... More »TAKE A LOOK-Nuclear Iran
U.N. warns agrofuel growth may breach human rights
Reuters - 47 minutes agoLONDON (Reuters) - Large-scale crop plantations are expanding at a rapid pace across southeast Asia, with multinational firms often benefiting the most at the expense of local communities and the environment, two U.N. rights experts warned on Wednesday. More »U.N. warns agrofuel growth may breach human rights
Iran presents new proposals to world powers-media
Reuters - 51 minutes agoDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has proposed a "new and comprehensive" package of proposals to six world powers during talks on Wednesday in Baghdad over its disputed nuclear program, Iranian media reported. More »Iran presents new proposals to world powers-media
Some 20 pct of MENA banks face capital shortfall -report
Reuters - 51 minutes agoDUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Fresh capital could be needed byup to 20 percent of banks in the Middle East and North Africa(MENA) to safely meet requirements under the global Basel IIIbanking rules, a research report from Arqaam Capital said onWednesday. More »Some 20 pct of MENA banks face capital shortfall -report
UPDATE 1-Iran presents new proposals to world powers-media
Reuters - 55 minutes ago* Iran has presented five-point package, news agency says More »UPDATE 1-Iran presents new proposals to world powers-media
Exclusive: Eurozone tells members to make contingency plans for "Grexit"
Reuters - 59 minutes agoBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone officials have told members of the currency area to prepare contingency plans in case Greece quits the bloc, an eventuality which Germany's central bank said would be testing but "manageable". More »Exclusive: Eurozone tells members to make contingency plans for "Grexit"
UPDATE 6-Oil falls on potential Iran deal, economy concerns
Reuters - 1 hour 0 minutes ago* IAEA says deal with Iran near, easing supply disruptionfear More »UPDATE 6-Oil falls on potential Iran deal, economy concerns
INTERVIEW-Qatar's Barwa to launch $4.9 bln Golf City project
Reuters - 1 hour 3 minutes agoDOHA, May 23 (Reuters) - Qatar's Barwa Real Estate Co plans to launch an 18 billion riyal ($4.94 billion)mi xed-use Golf City project a head of the 2022 World Cup soccertournament, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday. More »INTERVIEW-Qatar's Barwa to launch $4.9 bln Golf City project
Kerouac's "On the Road" hits screen in Cannes debut
Reuters - 1 hour 10 minutes agoCANNES (Reuters) - The Bible of the Beat Generation, "On the Road" premiered at Cannes on Wednesday, taking more than five decades for the frenetic tale of liberation, masculinity and post-War America to play out its journey from novel to the big screen. More »Kerouac's "On the Road" hits screen in Cannes debut