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Italy to outline youth jobs plan as government struggles

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new government, already sinking in opinion polls and riven by internal disputes, on Wednesday lays out its plans to address one of the main causes of public anger – soaring unemployment among young people.

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Millions falling into poverty in recession-racked Italy: report

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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ROME (Reuters) – Millions of Italians cannot afford to heat their homes properly or eat meat as their country is racked by recession and soaring unemployment, said a report which found the number of people considered seriously deprived had doubled in the past two years.

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China’s Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill.

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Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) – Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb.

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UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: deputy PM

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s deputy prime minister on Wednesday took the unusual step of holding a news conference to say the country’s two-party coalition would hold together until 2015 as he tried to stabilize a government beset by infighting and rifts.

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Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution into law

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for elections later this year.

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Iran, Hezbollah increasing support for Assad: Britain

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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AMMAN (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday Iran and its militant Shi’ite Lebanese ally Hezbollah were “propping up” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and giving him increasing support.

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Syria opposition calls for reinforcements in embattled Qusair

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s leading opposition group called on Wednesday for rebels across the country to send reinforcements to the strategic border town Qusair, where heavy fighting has drawn in fighters from Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement.

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France beefs up Africa, Middle East embassy security

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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PARIS (Reuters) – France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

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Iran’s rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bans

Posted on 22. May, 2013 by .

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s clerical rulers may have sought to remove any challenge to their grip by barring two vivid contenders from next month’s presidential election, but they risk alienating voters already disillusioned by the violent aftermath of the 2009 poll.

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