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Bernanke and growth fears send shares lower, yen up
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Concerns over the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus and weak Chinese factory data sent shares sharply lower and safe haven currencies like the yen higher on Thursday. The shift from riskier assets to safer...Tags: Nasdaq Composite, Honda Motor Co., Abbott Laboratories, Taiwan, National Australia Bank Limited
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 22
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but invoked her constitutional right not to...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), U.S. Congress, FBI, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 22
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but asserted her constitutional...Tags: FBI, Elections, Labor Legislation, Anthony D. Weiner, Politics
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most...
Tags: Nuclear Policy, Xi Jinping, Beijing (China), Nuclear Weapons, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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Intelligence Committee chairman weighs leaving House and bipartisan role to seek Senate seat
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the chairman...Tags: Justice System, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), White House, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Justice System, White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Arab Spring
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1020 GMT, May 22
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- SEOUL/BEIJING - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid...Tags: National Government, Labor Legislation, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Iraq
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North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
ReutersSEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with...Tags: South Korea, Beijing (China), United Nations, Seoul (South Korea), Pyongyang (North Korea)
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Hawkish general makes comeback as North Korea's military chief
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has reappointed a hardline and loyal general as military chief in a move experts said was part of young leader Kim Jong-un's attempt to tighten his grip on the armed forces. Kim Kyok-sik, widely believed to have been...Tags: South Korea, Seoul (South Korea), North Korea
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State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. The new title for Kim Kyok Sik came in a dispatch Wednesday from the North's Korean Central News...Tags: Armed Forces, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea
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North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast
BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...Tags: Weaponry, South Korea, United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Seoul (South Korea)
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North Korea missile launches follow months of threats [Timeline]
BEIJING -- North Korea's latest missile launch comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war. The provocations eased with the conclusion of annual joint...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Weaponry, United Nations, Defense, Wars and Interventions
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