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Prince William on diplomatic role in China
Prince William has met with President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People as part of his official visit to China.
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Feb brought record cold to US northeast
The Northeast Regional Climate Center shows the New York cities of Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Ithaca have had their coldest months ever.
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The mysterious Mr. Ri returns, urbane survivor of North Korea purge
By James Pearson and Stephanie Nebehay
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SEOUL/GENEVA (Reuters) - The young Kim Jong Un may be the public face of isolated North Korea, but the man who represents Pyongyang on the interna...
Brazil beefs up police to quell trucker protest
BrasÃlia (AFP) - Brazil dispatched extra police to quell a strike by truckers opposing rising fuel and freight costs, after demonstrations turned violent.
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China February HSBC PMI at seven-month high but deflation risk persists
BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's factory sector edged up to a seven-month high in February but export orders shrank and deflationary pressures persisted, a private business survey showed on Mon...
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Samsung ditches plastic phone design
Samsung says the design of its new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge mobile phones took years to develop and boasts higher display resolution and a better camera.
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Ukraine's front line calm ahead of talks
Gunfire has dwindled on the front line in Ukraine in the lead-up to talks about gas supplies.
March 2, 2015, 2:26 pm
Japan business capex growth slows in fourth quarter, points to economic headwinds
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
March 2, 2015, 2:13 pm
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese corporate capital expenditures grew in October-December from a year earlier but the pace slowed from the prior quarter, casting doubt abo...
Oil falls 1 percent on weak China outlook, higher Libya production
By Florence Tan
March 2, 2015, 2:08 pm
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil fell about 1 percent on Monday after posting its first monthly rise since June, pressured by continued weakness in China's vast manufacturing s...
Afghanistan no surprise for New Zealand coach
Auckland (AFP) - New Zealand coach Mike Hesson insisted Monday that the high-flying Black Caps will pay Afghanistan the utmost respect having tracked the Asian minnows' astonishing progress at close range.
March 2, 2015, 1:51 pm
Colombia's ELN rebels release kidnapped mayor
Bogota (AFP) - Colombia's ELN guerrillas have released a mayor they kidnapped in December amid preliminary talks between the rebels and government on opening a peace process, officials said Sunday.
March 2, 2015, 1:47 pm
Asia edges up after China rate cut, euro sags
By Shinichi Saoshiro
March 2, 2015, 1:46 pm
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks got off to a steady start on Monday as soft U.S. data was partially offset by a weekend interest rate cut by China, while the dollar ...
CCTV shows British schoolgirls in Istanbul on way to Syria - media
Security footage appears to show three British schoolgirls, believed to be on their way to join Islamic State militants, waiting for hours at a bus station in Turkey before travelling to a city near the Syrian border, media reported on Sunday.
March 2, 2015, 1:43 pm
North Korea fires missiles in anger at South-US military drills
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea fired two missiles into the sea on Monday and vowed "merciless" retaliation as the US and South Korea kicked off joint military drills denounced by Pyongyang as recklessly confrontational.
March 2, 2015, 1:34 pm
China's economic growth expected to slow to 7 percent in first quarter - state think tank
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's economy is expected to slow to an annual 7 percent in the first quarter of this year, a top Chinese government think tank said in a research report, a sign policy makers w...
March 2, 2015, 1:26 pm
IS group 'releases 19 Syrian Christians'
At least 19 Christians who were taken captive by Islamic State militants in northeastern Syria have been released, activists say.
March 2, 2015, 1:19 pm
Berkshire insurance 'superstar' could fill Buffett's shoes
By Jennifer Ablan
March 2, 2015, 1:15 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, at a news conference in Bengaluru in 2011, lavishly praised Berkshire Hathaway executive Ajit Jain for smoothly running much of th...
Woman gives online lover $1.4 million
A woman has been grilled on national television in the United States after she gave $1.4 million to a man she had never met.
March 2, 2015, 1:04 pm
Netanyahu departs to address US Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has departed for Washington where he hopes to convince MPs that a nuclear deal with Iran is "dangerous".
March 2, 2015, 12:58 pm
Ex-Bali Nine lawyer vague on bribe claims
Despite the urgent situation of the Bali Nine pair, a lawyer who claims he has information that could help them is now reluctant to discuss the matter.
March 2, 2015, 12:41 pm
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