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Good Morning Aron, MON 24 May 2010 
 
BP hopes for oil well "kill" success
Iran outlines nuclear fuel swap plan to U.N. watchdog
Two Koreas snarl at each other as tensions rise
China holds door open a crack to U.S. on yuan
Senate committee to examine United/Continental merger
Thailand maintains growth projections despite riots
Australia expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai hit
Syria defies Western pressure over Hezbollah
Iran says U.S. "hikers" spies, proposes prisoner swap
Jamaica declares emergency in capital after attacks


BP hopes for oil well "kill" success
May 24, 2010 09:08 AM ET
VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc's planned attempt this week to shut off its blown Gulf of Mexico well has a 60-70 percent chance of success, a BP executive said on Monday, as efforts to reduce the gushing oil leak faltered.

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Iran outlines nuclear fuel swap plan to U.N. watchdog
May 24, 2010 08:58 AM ET
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran outlined to the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday a deal to give up some of its enriched uranium, calling it major progress toward defusing international tensions over its atomic aspirations.

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Two Koreas snarl at each other as tensions rise
May 24, 2010 07:34 AM ET
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - South Korea on Monday announced steps to tighten the vice on the North's already stumbling economy in punishment for sinking one of its navy ships, with both sides stepping up their war-like rhetoric.

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China holds door open a crack to U.S. on yuan
May 24, 2010 07:53 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China struck a conciliatory note in talks with the United States on Monday by vowing to spur domestic demand and keeping a guarded opening to exchange rate reform, which the Obama administration says is needed to rebalance the global economy.

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Senate committee to examine United/Continental merger
May 24, 2010 07:51 AM ET
(Reuters) - A Senate subcommittee is set to examine the proposed airline deal between United Airlines and Continental Airlines on Thursday that will study the implications for airline consumers.

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Thailand maintains growth projections despite riots
May 24, 2010 07:42 AM ET
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economic growth this year will be resilient despite the worst riots in modern Thai history and political uncertainties ahead, the government said as its battle-scarred capital re-opened for business on Monday.

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Australia expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai hit
May 24, 2010 06:43 AM ET
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Monday it had ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat over the use of fake passports in the assassination of a top Hamas militant in Dubai in January.

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Syria defies Western pressure over Hezbollah
May 23, 2010 03:11 PM ET
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria defied Western pressure on Sunday over its support for the militant group Hezbollah and said it will not act as a policeman for the Jewish state to prevent weapons from reaching the Lebanese Shi'ite movement.

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Iran says U.S. "hikers" spies, proposes prisoner swap
May 23, 2010 12:55 PM ET
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's intelligence minister said on Sunday he had no doubt three U.S. citizens arrested last July near the Iraq border were spies and called on Washington to propose a prisoner swap to secure their release.

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Jamaica declares emergency in capital after attacks
May 23, 2010 11:00 PM ET
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaica declared a state of emergency in two parishes of its capital Kingston on Sunday after shooting and firebomb attacks on police stations by suspected supporters of an alleged drug lord who faces extradition to the United States.

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