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Slaying victim's ashes poured in New York City subway grate
NEW YORK (AP) — Friends and family members of a Portuguese journalist who was slain in New York City have scattered his ashes down a Times Square subway grate. A funeral was held in Newark, N.J. Saturday for 65-year-old Carlos Castro. The New...Tags: New York City, Television Networks, Travel, New York, Subway Transportation
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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: Banking, Deutsche Bank AG, Petroleum Industry, Government Debt, Market and Exchange
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Portugal PM says may need new easing of 2014 deficit goal
ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - Portugal is on course to meeting this year's deficit target but the government may require further easing of the goals agreed with its EU and IMF lenders for 2014, Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on Friday. Under the recently...Tags: Politics, Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho, Lisbon (Portugal), Public Finance
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Tennis-French Open women's singles first round draw
ReutersPARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Draw for the French Open women's singles first round (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) v Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) Qualifier v Caroline Garcia (France) Monica Niculescu (Romania) v Johanna Larsson...Tags: Chanelle Scheepers, Yanina Wickmayer, Angelique Kerber, Dominika Cibulkova, Pauline Parmentier
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: General Electric Company, Good Friday, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Lebanon, Exports
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New York man held captive for month rescued by police
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Police posing as building...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Long Island, Kidnapping, Ecuador, Prosecution
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Police rescue New York man, held captive for a month in warehouse
ReutersBy Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Acting...Tags: New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants, Prosecution, Kidnapping
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Berlin hopes efforts on youth jobs will help its image in Europe
ReutersBy Annika Breidthardt BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - German alarm that their country is blamed for austerity measures compounding the problems in the euro zone helps explain Berlin's bilateral efforts to tackle youth unemployment in some of the countries...Tags: Spain, ING Group, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Work Relations, Angela Merkel
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Portugal rolls out tax incentive to boost investment
ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - Portugal rolled out a new fiscal incentive for companies on Thursday, saying it will allow a 20 percent tax deduction on investments of up to 5 million euros to help drag the bailed-out economy out of a deep recession. Finance Minister...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Lisbon (Portugal), Germany
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Portuguese leaders build faith in bailout exit
Reuters* President's support key for government survival * PM seen enduring despite early election calls * Europe shows new forms of solidarity By Andrei Khalip LISBON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Anibal Cavaco Silva thanked Portugal's patron saint for a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Government Debt, Politics
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Germany takes bilateral paths to tackle EU jobs crisis
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is banking on bilateral deals to fight record youth unemployment in the euro zone, agreeing to cooperate with several countries to bypass pan-European bureaucracy. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Portugal'...Tags: Spain, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Angela Merkel, Politics
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FUTBOL-Paraguay reserva a Santa Cruz, Cardozo entre 15 jugadores ante Chile por eliminatoria
ReutersASUNCION, 22 mayo (Reuters) - El director técnico de la selección paraguaya de fútbol, Gerardo Pelusso, reservó el miércoles a 15 jugadores de clubes del extranjero, entre ellos a los delanteros Roque Santa Cruz y Oscar Cardozo, para su próximo...Tags: Chile, Paraguay, Argentina
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