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Iran seeks to speed up nuclear activity, capacity unclear
Reuters* Iran installing advanced centrifuges - IAEA * New machines could enrich uranium faster * Launch date, efficiency unclear, experts say By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran is trying to accelerate its uranium enrichment programme, a U.N....Tags: Politics, Nuclear Policy, Emergency Incidents, Israel, International Organizations
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Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U....Tags: Military Equipment, United Nations, Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Weaponry
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Yen firms as China PMI sparks flight to debt; Aussie languishes
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The yen gained across the board on Thursday, bouncing sharply off a 4-1/2-year low against the dollar and notching up a two-week high against the euro after a whiplash move in stocks prompted investors to scramble for safety in...Tags: Stock Market, Casino and Gambling Industry, Citigroup Incorporated, International Monetary Fund, New Zealand
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Barred from election, Rafsanjani lambasts Iranian authorities - report
ReutersDUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani sharply criticised the country's leadership, opposition website Kaleme said on Thursday, two days after he was disqualified from running in next month's presidential election. "I...Tags: Politics, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Guillermo Martinez: America losing influence throughout Latin America
Once upon a time, as many fairy tales start, the United States was the prevailing force in Latin America. It had a coherent policy for its southern neighbors, and its opinions mattered to those who governed in the region. Despite President Barack Obama'...Tags: Politics, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Petroleum Industry
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WRAPUP 4-West may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
Reuters* Kerry says thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria * Rebels call for reinforcements in Qusair * Russia says rebels not committed to peace talks * 'Friends of Syria' pledge more backing for rebels (Adds Kerry quote, final Friends of Syria...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, Politics, Weaponry, Russia
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METALS-Copper falls from 6-week high as end to U.S. bond buys weighed
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - London copper fell on Thursday from the previous session's six-week peak after signs the U.S. central bank was veering towards tapering its bond-buying scheme, and ahead of a string of global manufacturing sector reports....Tags: Ben Bernanke, Mario Draghi, Metal, European Central Bank, Central Bank
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West may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders. Rebels called for reinforcements to combat an...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, Politics, Weaponry, Russia
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Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium for a nuclear weapon if Tehran decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. In another...Tags: Politics, Defense Equipment, Emergency Incidents, Manufacturing and Engineering, Weaponry
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WRAPUP 3-U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
Reuters(Updates with Kerry, Lavrov quotes) * Kerry says thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Syria * U.S. may boost rebels if Assad won't talk peace * Rebels call for reinforcements in Qusair * Syria conflict spreading beyond its borders * Russia says...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, Politics, Russia, Weaponry
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RPT-U.S. Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran
Reuters(Repeats with no change in text to additional subscribers) WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran, the latest congressional effort to slow...Tags: European Union, Elections, United Nations, Politics, Nuclear Policy
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EXCLUSIVE-Glencore, Trafigura Iran deals may have skirted sanctions-UN
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a...Tags: United Nations, Iran's Nuclear Program, Glencore International AG
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