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Merkel protege struggles with Germany's green revolution
Now, the chancellor herself seems to be turning her back on him, an increasingly isolated figure, as September polls near. Merkel's ambitious goal of weaning Germany off fossil fuels and phasing out nuclear power is widely viewed as her most significant
Hong Kong shares extend losses after China flash PMI falls
By 0215 GMT, the Hang Seng Index was down 1.5 percent at 22,912.5 points, sliding again after closing on Monday at its highest since early February. The China Enterprises Index fell 1.8 percent. Mainland Chinese markets were relatively more resilient. Th
Ford to close Australia auto plants
The car manufacturer has struggled with sliding sales, high costs and a strong Australian dollar. (Reporting By Jane Wardell; Editing by Michael Perry)
JGBs dive, dollar index hits three-year high on Bernanke comment
After the resumption of trade, 10-year JGB futures recouped some of their losses but were still down 0.71 point at 141.19. The 10-year JGB yield jumped to as high as 1.0 percent, its highest level since April last year. The dollar's rise followed U.S. Fe
Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state
Violence spread from the North to the South of the city on Wednesday as groups of youth pushed through Stockholm's suburbs casting stones, breaking windows and setting cars alight. Police in the southern Swedish city of Malmo said two cars had been set a
Apple, former Washington wallflower, now at centre of tax fight
Chief Executive Tim Cook, who was called before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Tuesday to answer questions about Apple's alleged tax avoidance, used his appearance to plead for an overhaul of corporate taxes. That marked a sharp t
Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
A friend of the dead man identified him to Reuters as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, who had previously lived in Boston and knew Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older of the two brothers suspected of planting two bombs at the marathon on April 15, killing three pe
FBI says man shot dead while being questioned about Boston bombings
A friend of the dead man identified him to local media as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, who had previously lived in Boston and knew Tsarnaev, the older of the two brothers suspected of planting two bombs at the marathon on April 15, killing three people
U.S. Justice Department tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail
"No institution and no individual is immune from prosecution because of its size," Mythili Raman, acting assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's criminal division, said in testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives...
Europe targets Switzerland in fight against bank secrecy
Austria's dropping of objections allowed EU leaders to commit to an exchange of bank information between countries by the end of the year, as cash-strapped states seek to stop tax evasion and close loopholes highlighted by Apple Inc's use of a base in Ir
U.S. probe of Benghazi attack focused on more than five suspects
State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell declined to comment on specifics of the investigation, but said: "There's no one more than the State Department family that wants to see justice served for these heinous crimes." A Justice...
In China, food scares put Mao's self-sufficiency goal at risk
The ruling Communist Party has long staked its legitimacy on its ability to guarantee domestic staple food supplies, and has pledged to be at least 95 percent self-sufficient even as demand increases and the fastest and biggest urbanisation process in hi
Serbia, Kosovo agree way forward on plan to normalise ties
The two leaders will return to their capitals to consult other political leaders however before giving their final verdict on the plan, which sets out concrete steps for putting into practice a groundbreaking agreement to normalise relations which was ag
Analysis - From opera to exercises, U.S. and China deepen military ties
Direct contact between China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) and some of its potential adversaries has increased dramatically in the last two years. The first major public sign of the thaw was a joint concert by the U.S. Army band and its Chinese counte
U.S. says four Americans have been killed in counterterrorism operations
The letter defends the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, the one dead American who was an intended target of a drone strike, the letter said. (Reporting by David Ingram; editing by Christopher Wilson)
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