Posts Tagged ‘ editing ’

Two adults dead in Canada daycare shooting, police say

April 5, 2013
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Two adults dead in Canada daycare shooting, police say

GATINEAU, Quebec (Reuters) - A shooting at a daycare center near Ottawa on Friday left two adults dead, one of them the gunman, but police said all 53 children at the center were unharmed.

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U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms: Israel

April 4, 2013
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U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms: Israel

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have failed to report on Hezbollah guerrilla armaments as required, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday, arguing that Israel could not rely on foreign intervention for its security.

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Sri Lanka newspaper office attacked, five workers hurt

April 3, 2013
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Sri Lanka newspaper office attacked, five workers hurt

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - An unidentified group of people attacked an office of a Tamil-language newspaper that is critical of the government in Sri Lanka and five workers injured, the publisher said on Wednesday.

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Stock futures flat with S&P record in view

April 3, 2013
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Stock futures flat with S&P record in view

Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited the latest round of economic data and the S&P 500 edged even closer to an all-time intraday high. The S&P has been within striking ...

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Syrian jet flies into Lebanon, fires missile

April 3, 2013
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Syrian jet flies into Lebanon, fires missile

ARSAL, Lebanon (Reuters) - A Syrian jet flew 20 km (12 miles) into Lebanon and fired a missile into a field on the outskirts of the border town of Arsal on Wednesday but caused no casualties, witnesses said.

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Wall Street climbs with health insurers, S&P nears high

April 2, 2013
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Wall Street climbs with health insurers, S&P nears high

Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by the healthcare sector after a government decision on payment rates, while factory orders data confirmed the economy is steadily improving. The S&P 500 closed at another record ...

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To Chase Dropbox’s Design Prowess, Google Drive Improves Its Layout For Shared Folders

April 2, 2013
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For a service that provides file hosting, there’s only so many ways to make it appealing to as many users as possible. There’s integrations with other apps, seamless desktop and mobile experiences and well, design. Dropbox has been the leader in that arena, providing an extremely clean and simple interface for its users.

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Islamists accuse U.S. of interference in Egyptian affairs

April 2, 2013
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Islamists accuse U.S. of interference in Egyptian affairs

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi's Islamist allies accused the United States on Tuesday of blatant interference in its affairs after Washington said Cairo was muzzling freedom of speech.

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Healthcare leads Wall Street higher, S&P record in view

April 2, 2013
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Healthcare leads Wall Street higher, S&P record in view

Stocks rose on Tuesday, putting the S&P 500 within striking distance of its all-time intraday high as healthcare stocks surged on prospects of a boost to earnings. The group gained as planned cuts in government ...

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North Korea readies rockets after U.S. show of force

March 29, 2013
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North Korea readies rockets after U.S. show of force

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force.

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