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U.S. sees Iran, Afghanistan as gains in Russia relationship
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's support for fresh U.N. sanctions against Iran and its help on Afghanistan show how Washington's "reset" of relations with Moscow is delivering results, President Barack Obama's top adviser on Russia said.
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Spanish austerity vote helps reverse euro decline
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spain turned to austerity while China and the United States offered soothing words about Europe on Thursday, providing a respite in the euro-zone debt crisis that allowed markets to recover.
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Obama urges Republicans join him on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Republicans on Thursday to help him develop a comprehensive U.S. immigration overhaul even as they pushed for tougher border security measures.
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Obama fends off critics as BP wrestles oil spill
WASHINGTON/VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday fended off criticism he has been too slow to respond to a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as BP made headway in plugging its ruptured deep-sea well.
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Spain parliament backs austerity by one vote
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's governing Socialists won approval for a 15 billion euro ($18.4 billion) austerity package by just one vote on Thursday, avoiding a defeat that would have rattled markets and potentially brought down the government.
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Cost concerns threaten jobs bill in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Thursday scrambled to shore up support for a package of tax breaks and safety-net spending amid concerns about its $84 billion cost and doubts about a tax hike on fund managers.
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Activists say bound for Gaza despite Israeli warning
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian activists vowed to press ahead and break an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip on Thursday by sending in a convoy of aid ships despite Israeli warnings it will be stopped.
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Obama security doctrine stresses diplomacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new national security doctrine that would join diplomatic engagement and economic discipline with military power to bolster America's standing in the world.
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North Korea vows to rip up military safeguards with South
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it was ripping up military agreements signed with the South in a step seen as a prelude to shutting down a joint factory park, just as Seoul staged anti-submarine drills in tense border waters.
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China boosts euro, Spain wins austerity vote
BEIJING/BERLIN (Reuters) - The euro rebounded on Thursday after China reaffirmed its long-term strategy of diversifying currency holdings away from the dollar and denied it was reviewing its holdings of euro sovereign bonds.
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Another death at China iPhone maker's plant
HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 10th employee of iPhone-maker Foxconn jumped to his death late Wednesday, just hours after the company's chairman promised to make life better for employees at the sprawling production site in southern China.
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Iraq vote results face another possible delay
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Supreme Court asked election officials on Thursday to clear up legal issues surrounding an appeal against a candidate, a move that could further delay the certification of March 7 election results.
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China says Europe key market
BEIJING (Reuters) - Europe remains a key investment market for China's foreign exchange reserves, the Chinese central bank said on Thursday, helping to soothe markets unnerved by a report that it was reviewing its euro-zone bond holdings.
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Troops not militarizing Mexico border: U.S. envoy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. troops deployed to the Mexican border will take a backseat role to civilian security forces combating illegal flows of drugs and migrants and will not militarize the frontier, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico said on Wednesday.
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Facebook boosts privacy controls amid criticism
BOSTON (Reuters) - Facebook announced efforts to better guard the privacy of its more than 400 million users, addressing mounting pressure on the world's most popular online social network to protect personal data exchanged on its site.
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BP starts deep-sea bid to plug gushing oil well
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc launched a tricky deep-sea operation to choke off a gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, but President Barack Obama cautioned Americans there was no guarantee it would work.
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Space shuttle Atlantis lands in Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis landed in Florida on Wednesday, capping a 12-day mission to deliver a new module to the International Space Station before NASA retires the fleet after two more flights.
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North Korea threatens to cut last link with South
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea threatened to close the last road link with the South if Seoul goes ahead with propaganda broadcasts across the militarized border, as Washington pressured China to help persuade the North to change its ways.
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Death toll from Jamaica violence rises
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Gunfire resounded in parts of Jamaica's capital Kingston on Wednesday as security forces fought armed supporters of a fugitive alleged drug lord in a fourth day of violence that has killed nearly 50 people.
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Geithner calls for action on euro debt crisis
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that financial markets want to see euro zone countries put into action their $1 trillion standby package designed to stabilize the European currency.
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