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Reuters: U.N. Security Council condemns Syria over massacre

Mon, 28 May 2012 18:21:06 +0900

AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of Houla, a sign of mounting outrage at the massacre that the government and rebels blamed on each other.

Reuters: Insight: China rises in science, but equation may have flaws

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:49:38 +0900

LONDON (Reuters) - Deliang Chen started his scientific career in China in the early 1980s, part of the first generation to follow the vicious anti-intellectual years of the Cultural Revolution.

Reuters: European shares, euro gain as Greek fears ease

Mon, 28 May 2012 16:15:57 +0900

LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks rose for a third consecutive session early on Monday and the euro bounced off two-year lows, as Greek opinion polls showing rising support for pro-bailout parties calmed speculation of a disorderly exit by Athens from the single currency.

Reuters: Strong quake strikes northern Argentina: USGS

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:22:24 +0900

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern Argentina early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Reuters: Insight: U.S. hedge funds find ways to trade euro misery

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:04:41 +0900

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two decades ago, George Soros rose to fame and fortune on his now-historic trade in which he took on the Bank of England and shrewdly wagered on a devaluation of the British pound.

Reuters: Analysis: With or without euro, Europe must raise its game

Mon, 28 May 2012 14:53:01 +0900

LONDON (Reuters) - The opening last week in northeastern Spain of a 37-million-euro stretch of motorway to nowhere is an irresistible metaphor for the euro, an ambitious project conceived in better times that is now seemingly running out of road.

Reuters: Tropical Storm Beryl edges closer to southeast coast

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:08:10 +0900

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Beryl gained strength as it closed in on the southeastern coast on Sunday, dumping rain and whipping up heavy surf from northeastern Florida to South Carolina.

Reuters: Britain's Blair faces grilling over ties to Murdoch

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:35:15 +0900

LONDON (Reuters) - Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favorable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media inquiry on Monday.

Reuters: Lawmakers work with Simpson-Bowles for tax deal

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:07:40 +0900

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two respected former lawmakers whose names have become synonymous with bipartisan compromise in a highly divisive Congress are meeting with dozens of lawmakers to forestall a potential year-end fiscal crisis dubbed "taxmageddon."

Reuters: Eight Afghan civilians said killed in NATO airstrike

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:13:37 +0900

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Eight members of an Afghan family, including six children and two women, were killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities said on Sunday, although the NATO-led coalition said there was no evidence of any civilian casualties.