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Thu, May 24, 2012

Italy's Monti says Greece will probably keep euro

ROME (Reuters) - Greece will probably remain in the euro zone, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Thursday, but demands made of Greece by ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Senate panel backs $631 billion in defense spending

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted on Thursday to authorize $631.4 billion in defense spending for the 2013 fiscal year ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Clinton: U.S. sanctions will stay as Iran talks continue

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not ease sanctions on Iran before a third round of talks between major powers and Iranian officials about ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Citadel lost $30 million in Facebook fiasco: source

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citadel Securities' market-making business lost around $30 million due to Facebook Inc's botched initial public offering on Nasdaq OMX Group ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Nuclear waste expert tapped as top U.S. nuclear regulator

By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he will nominate Allison Macfarlane, an expert in nuclear waste, to the U ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Greek anti-bailout left has 4-point lead -poll

By Harry Papachristou

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's anti-bailout leftist SYRIZA party is maintaining its poll lead ahead of a June 17 election that is ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Activist Chen urges China to prosecute "lawless officials"

By Maxim Duncan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng urged authorities in Beijing on Thursday to prosecute "lawless" local officials who harassed ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Exclusive: Draft of Nigeria oil bill being finalized

By Joe Brock and Tim Cocks

ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) - A new draft of Nigeria's long delayed oil bill, whose passage is needed to ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Microsoft wins ruling against Motorola over texting

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German regional court ruled in a hearing on Thursday that Motorola Mobility infringed Microsoft patents by offering the option on its ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

U.S. praises Arab Spring but warns of instability

By Arshad Mohammed and Paul Eckert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday praised the "Arab Spring" popular revolutions in the Middle East but ...

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