Pakistani Taliban commander shot dead in Waziristan
By Haji MujtabaMIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A top commander of the Pakistani Taliban was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Monday in the militant stronghold of North Waziristan, security sources...
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German business morale rises to top level in 2-1/2 years
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business morale unexpectedly rose in February to its highest level since July 2011 in a sign that growth in Europe's largest economy will likely accelerate in the first...
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China to keep economic growth within reasonable range in 2014
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top leaders reiterated pledges to keep the country's economic growth within a reasonable range this year while forging ahead with reforms in all fronts.China will maintain...
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Ukraine Puts Arrest Warrant Out For Viktor Yanukovych
Late Friday, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev.He claimed that Ukraine was subject to a 'coup' and that he was not resigning his office.However, it's clear that he's completely lost power...
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Nokia Has Three New Android Phones, And It's Pretty Clear Microsoft Is Upset...
Nokia announced three new Android phones under the "Nokia X" brand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, a departure from its heavy reliance on Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating...
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Markets Are Quiet
Good morning! It's the final week of the month, and things are pretty quiet.Japan ended its session down 0.19%.Shanghai is the one big red splotch on the board, with the Shanghai Composite dropping...
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Here's What's Really Going On With Baby Boomers And The Labor Force
At 39.8%, the labor force participation rate for those 55 years of age and over is the lowest it's been since April 2009 (chart 1).Millions of "baby boomers"— a generation typically defined as those...
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Volatility In China's Currency Could Mark The Start Of A Big Shift In Policy...
After rising 3% against the U.S. dollar in 2013, the onshore yuan (CNY) weakened against the greenback last week. The offshore yuan (CNH) also fell.UBS' Tao Wang writes that "the era of steady CNY...
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Ukrainian Stocks Stage Ridiculously Huge Rally
Traders seem to like the events of the past few days in Ukraine.Yanukovych's fall from power — and his escape from Kiev — coupled with the likely ascent of a pro-EU government is causing a massive, 9%...
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China plays down Indian opposition leader's border remarks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry sought to play down on Monday remarks by Narendra Modi, after the frontrunner to become India's next prime minister asserted at the weekend that the...
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Exclusive: GE to spend another $10 billion on energy research by 2020
By Ernest Scheyder(Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to intensify research focusing on complex energy projects such as waterless fracking and gas turbine efficiency by earmarking an additional $10...
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Euro zone inflation shows biggest monthly fall in January
By Martin Santa and Robin EmmottBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer prices fell in January at their fastest ever pace on a monthly basis, dragged down by a slump in the cost of non-energy...
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Costs of natural disasters in China surge to $69 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - Natural disasters including droughts, floods and earthquakes cost China 421 billion yuan ($69 bln) in 2013, official data showed on Monday, nearly double the total in the previous...
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Why The Weakness In The Housing Market Is Probably Temporary
The recent data for housing has been weak, with new home sales and housing starts mostly moving sideways over the last year (with plenty of ups and downs, and I expect downward revisions to Q4 new home...
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Ukraine Hopes Russia Will Not Change Gas Price
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine hopes the price it pays for Russian gas will not change, Acting Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky said on Monday, following the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovich as...
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India says drops anti-piracy charges against Italian marines
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has dropped a plan to prosecute two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen under a tough anti-piracy law, a government lawyer said on Monday, offering a...
View ArticleEgypt's government has resigned: state-run al ahram website
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government has resigned, state-run Al Ahram said on its website on Monday in a report confirmed by an Egyptian official.The newspaper, citing an unnamed source,...
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REVEALED: This Is How Pop-Tarts Are Made
Via Meredith Frost, here's a mesmerizing animation that shows how Pop-Tarts are made. Enjoy!SEE ALSO: 7 Foods We Should Be Eating But Aren'tJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleHow To Maintain The 10-Day Beard
Click for sound.Please enable Javascript to watch this video A study recently conducted by the Evolution & Ecology Research Centre has taken the guessing game out of what beard style women prefer....
View ArticleHow To Choose The Perfect Diamond
Please enable Javascript to watch this video We spoke to Brian Driscoll, an instructor at the Gemological Institute of America, who explained the 4C's, the industry standard for the most important...
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