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Rockwood pigments businesses attract private equity bids -sources
ReutersBy Michael Erman and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings Inc's pigments businesses have attracted offers from buyout firms including Blackstone Group LP and Advent International Corp, several...Tags: Private Equity, Rockwood Holdings Incorporated, Bain Capital, LLC, Sales, Blackstone Group, L.P.
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US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. Secretary of State John Kerry named Ira Forman,...Tags: John Kerry, Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of State, Venezuela, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kerry visits Oman for arms deal signing, talks on Syria, Mideast
ReutersSHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flies to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said. Oman is expected to sign a letter of intent...Tags: John Kerry, Raytheon Company, Government, Republic of Ireland, U.S. Department of State
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Dollar index off three-year high, Asian shares ease
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at tapering bond buying this week....Tags: Warren Buffett, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications, DAX
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WRAPUP 3-Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle-activists
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Obama "concerned" by "growing" Hezbollah role in Syria * Dozens killed in sectarian bloodshed in Iraq, Lebanon * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says...Tags: European Union, Benjamin Netanyahu, Activism, Terrorism, Justice and Rights
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State Dept. report notes increase in anti-Semitism; special envoy named
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Ira Forman, former CEO of the National...Tags: John Kerry, Separation of Church and State, Justice and Rights, Government, Minority Groups
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WRAPUP 4-Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama "concerned"
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Obama "concerned" by "growing" Hezbollah role in Syria * Dozens killed in sectarian bloodshed in Iraq, Lebanon * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says...Tags: European Union, Benjamin Netanyahu, Terrorism, Activism, Justice and Rights
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Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama 'concerned'
ReutersAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States. About 30...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, European Union, Terrorism, Activism, Justice and Rights
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From four Iranians, four views of the coming election
TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...
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COLUMN-Aluminium production cuts; round two: Andy Home
Reuters(Andy Home is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By Andy Home LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - It was Alcoa that led the first round of aluminium production cutbacks in 2012 following a steady slide in the London Metal Exchange (LME)...Tags: Alcoa Incorporated, China, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi'ites across Iraq
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, International Military Interventions, Foods and Beverages, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad
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Saudi Arabia reports latest death from new virus; total now 16 in kingdom
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16. Saudi Arabia remains the center for the virus as investigators...Tags: Health Organizations, Viral Diseases and Infections
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