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Dollar soars, stocks set new highs on Fed stimulus exit talk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after data showed U.S. consumer sentiment hit an almost six-year high in...Tags: Madrid (Spain), Milan (Italy), Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Nawaz Sharif, Greenwich
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US stresses coordination after Japan PM's aide visits N.Korea
ReutersBy Linda Sieg TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy for North Korea sidestepped questions on Thursday on the nature of a surprise visit to Pyongyang by an aide to Japan's prime minister, but said all sides tackling North Korea's nuclear ambitions should...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Kim Jong Il
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Aide to Japan's leader pays unannounced visit to North Korea
BEIJING -- A senior aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived Tuesday in North Korea, but neither country gave a reason for the unannounced visit that followed weeks of high tension in the region over the North's nuclear and missile tests....
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Reuters World News Highlights at 0650 GMT, May 15
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Iraq, Burma, Consumer Goods Industries, Conservative Party (UK)
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Exclusive: Financial sanctions delay North Korea's nuclear arms work - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program, according to a confidential...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Foreign Aid, Congo, Nuclear Policy, North Korea
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North Korea: American sentenced to 15 years hard labor has started life at a 'special prison'
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life at a "special prison," state media said Wednesday. Kenneth Bae entered the...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Punishment, North Korea, Human Rights, Prisons
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EXCLUSIVE-Financial sanctions delay North Korea's atom bomb work-UN
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Reuters) - A combination of increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have not stopped Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program but appear to have...Tags: United Nations, Foreign Aid, Economic Sanctions, North Korea, Politics
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EXCLUSIVA-Sanciones financieras demoran desarrollo atómico de Corea del Norte: ONU
Reuters(Amplía información) Por Louis Charbonneau y Michelle Nichols NACIONES UNIDAS, 14 mayo (Reuters) - Sanciones financieras más duras, un embargo de armas y otras restricciones internacionales al comercio con Corea del Norte no frenaron el programa... -
Japan PM adviser Iijima arrives in North Korea
ReutersTOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in North Korea on Tuesday in a rare surprise visit to a country with which Japan has no diplomatic ties, but the purpose of the visit was not immediately known. North...Tags: Government, Shinzo Abe, Japan, Tokyo (Japan), North Korea
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S.Korea's Park urges isolated North to choose a new path
Reuters* S.Korean leader underscores calm in face of threats * Seoul on high military readiness but markets calm * Economic help awaits a more responsible N.Korea-Park By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said...Tags: U.S. Military, Seoul (South Korea), Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, North Korea
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Presidenta surcoreana Park insta a aislada Corea del Norte a elegir un nuevo camino
ReutersPor Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, 8 mayo (Reuters) - La presidenta surcoreana Park Geun-hye dijo el miércoles que su país está enfrentando las amenazas de Corea del Note "con resolución pero con calma" y llamó a Pyongyang a poner fin al ciclo de tensió...Tags: Barack Obama
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ACTUALIZA 1-Pta. surcoreana insta a Corea del Norte a elegir nuevo camino
Reuters(Reescribe, agrega citas de Park) Por Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, 8 mayo (Reuters) - La presidenta de Corea del Sur, Park Geun-hye, pidió el miércoles a Corea del Norte que abandone el "circulo vicioso" de avivar y enfriar las tensiones para obtener...Tags: Barack Obama, John Boehner
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