New York lays out $20 billion plan to adapt to climate change
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a $20 billion plan to prepare for rising s...
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Mandela responding better to treatment: South Africa's Zuma
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was responding better to treatment in hospital on Wednesda...
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Insight: Ahead of vote, 'kidnapped' Iran reformists imprisoned at home
By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Four years after Iranians took to the streets to demonstrate against the results of a president...
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Suspected Taliban bomber targets Afghan court, kills 17
By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - A suspected Taliban suicide bomber in a car detonated a bomb close to minibus...
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South, North Korea talks called off after row over delegates
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Planned high-level talks between South and North Korean after a six-year hiatus and threats of war ...
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Boehner sees immigration bill by year's end
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said he expects an overhaul of immigration rule...
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Riot police clash with anti-G8 protesters in London
By Michael Holden and Maria Golovnina LONDON (Reuters) - British riot police clashed with anti-capitalist protesters in running conf...
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Bombers strike in central Damascus, killing 14
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bombers attacked a Damascus police station on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people in the heart of the capital as ...
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Hong Kong legal battle looms for NSA contractor
By James Pomfret and Grace Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - A potential extradition tussle in Hong Kong over an American who has exposed the...
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Immigration bill clears early test vote; Obama calls for action
By Richard Cowan and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to begin consideration of a W...
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