U.S. and Canada Hold Last-Minute Talks to Stop New 50%...

(Reuters) – Presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to make up ground with Hispanic voters on Thursday after he and Republican rivals took hard-line stances against...

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Poll showing Obama 13 points ahead raises eyebrows

YoopyaJune 22, 2012

by YoopyaJune 22, 20120

(Reuters) – After weeks of national polls showing the U.S. presidential race as a near dead heat, a survey on Wednesday raised eyebrows by giving...

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Assange says ready for life in Ecuador

YoopyaJune 22, 2012

by YoopyaJune 22, 20120

(Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Friday that he was ready for a life in Ecuador and said the country had been “quite...

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Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan, gets asylum

YoopyaJune 22, 2012

by YoopyaJune 22, 20120

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – A Syrian air force pilot flew his MiG-21 fighter plane over the border to Jordan...

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US lawmakers push Myanmar sanctions, Africa trade

YoopyaJune 22, 2012

by YoopyaJune 22, 20120

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of senior U.S. lawmakers on Thursday proposed to continue the ban on imports from Myanmar, which is in the...

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Somali piracy death toll rises as violence worsens

YoopyaJune 22, 2012

by YoopyaJune 22, 20120

By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) – Somali pirates seizing Indian Ocean ships were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011,...

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US restores $350 mln Malawi aid programme

YoopyaJune 22, 2012

by YoopyaJune 22, 20120

LILONGWE (Reuters) – The United States has restored a $350 million aid programme to overhaul Malawi’s decrepit electricity grid in recognition of the “sound economic...