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| 05/20/2011 |
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| Good Morning Aron | | LATEST NEWS | Netanyahu: U.S. "does not understand reality" | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel said the United States "does not understand reality" as its leader arrived in Washington on Friday after President Barack Obama endorsed a longstanding Palestinian demand on borders of a future state. | Full Article | | Europeans race to nominate Strauss-Kahn successor | May 20, 2011 09:13 AM ET | BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European leaders raced on Friday to nominate a successor for fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn before a G8 summit in France next week, with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde in pole position. | Full Article | Pakistan Taliban says attacked U.S. consulate convoy | May 20, 2011 07:57 AM ET | PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban said on Friday it had attacked a U.S. consulate convoy in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar, the latest assault in a surge of violence since U.S. forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden this month. | Full Article | Saleh calls for early election as Yemenis protest | May 20, 2011 08:41 AM ET | SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called Friday for early elections in an apparent bid to stave off Gulf and Western pressure to leave office, as thousands rallied for and against his three-decade rule. | Full Article | | | BUSINESS NEWS | Tepco chief quits after $15 billion loss on nuclear crisis | May 20, 2011 07:24 AM ET | TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co reported a $15 billion net loss on Friday to account for the disaster at its Fukushima nuclear plant, marking the biggest loss in Japan by a non-financial company and prompting the firm to warn its future was uncertain. | Full Article | BP cuts oil spill burden with $1 billion Mitsui deal | May 20, 2011 06:40 AM ET | LONDON (Reuters) - BP struck a key victory in its battle to share the cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill when partner Mitsui & Co agreed on Friday to pay $1.1 billion toward the clean-up bill and possibly billions more in fines. | Full Article | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | | | |
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