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Yen rallies sharply against dollar, euro after China data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen broke recent trends and jumped against the dollar and the euro on Thursday after a slide in stocks sparked by a drop in Chinese factory activity prompted a rush for the safe-haven Japanese currency. China's factory activity...Tags: CNBC (tv network), Nikkei, ING Group, Exports, Bank of New York Company
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Global stocks fall on China growth woes, Fed concerns
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide fell sharply on Thursday as surprisingly weak data from China and Europe raised worries about slow growth a day after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke broached the possibility of reducing stimulus that has...Tags: Nicos Anastasiades, CNBC (tv network), Greenwich, Yahoo! Inc., Cyprus
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London attackers known to British security services
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Two British men of Nigerian descent accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries were known to security services, a source close to the investigation said Thursday. One man, filmed...Tags: Religion and Belief, Sports, Witnesses, Islam, Bars and Clubs
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British Prime Minister seeks answers after soldier hacked to death
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence chiefs on Thursday after two Islamists hacked a soldier to death with meat cleavers on a south London street. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just...Tags: Religion and Belief, Sports, Witnesses, Armed Conflicts, England
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London attacker was British-born of Nigerian descent: source
ReutersLONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - British authorities believe that two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, a source close to the investigation said Thursday....Tags: Religion and Belief, Sports, Armed Conflicts, Islam, England
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Feds: Man shot after attacking agent was being questioned about Boston bombing suspects and 2011 triple murder
While all eyes were focused on Boston in the aftermath of the deadly marathon attack, federal agents in Orlando had quietly turned their attention to a Chechen-born mixed martial arts fighter with ties to the suspected bombers. It wasn't until 27-year-...
Tags: Police Investigations, Sports, Laws, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 22
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but asserted her constitutional...Tags: Sports, U.S. Congress, Bashar Assad, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI
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Friend of Boston bombing suspect questioned in triple homicide
WASHINGTON — A friend of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev who was shot and killed by an FBI special agent in Orlando, Fla., early Wednesday was being questioned primarily about a 2-year-old triple homicide in Waltham, Mass., and...Tags: Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Boston Marathon bombing suspect's friend killed by FBI agent
WASHINGTON — A friend of purported Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed early Wednesday by an FBI special agent in Orlando, Fla., after lunging with a knife and injuring the agent during an interview about the April 15...Tags: Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Immigration
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Friend of Boston bombing suspect fatally shot by FBI in Orlando
WASHINGTON — A friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed by an FBI special agent early Wednesday when an interview about the April 15 explosion turned into a “violent confrontation” in Orlando, Fla.,...Tags: Police Investigations, Wars and Interventions, Sports, Law Enforcement, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Man shot by FBI was a gifted MMA fighter but a 'hot-head'
Ibragim Todashev, the man who was shot and killed by an FBI agent Wednesday while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombing, was a member of the Central Florida mixed martial arts community. According to staffers at The Jungle MMA and Fitness on...
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FBI kills Florida man with suspected ties to Boston bomb suspect -NBC
ReutersMIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, NBC News reported. NBC said the suspect was being questioned and was originally cooperative, but was fatally...Tags: Police Investigations, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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