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MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) – A senior official in the province of Dagestan in Russia’s Caucasus was wounded on Saturday and his driver killed by a bomb planted in their car, a police spokesman told Reuters.
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Car bomb in Caucasus wounds minister, kills driver
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive distanced itself on Friday from comments by its trade chief Karel De Gucht, which a European Jewish group called an incitement to anti-Semitism.
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EU says trade chief’s remarks on Jews "personal"
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday, weakening as it swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard, the U.S.
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Earl downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm
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QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.
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Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.
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MINSK (Reuters) – The director of a prominent Belarus opposition website which has faced pressure from the government was found dead on Friday, a colleague said.
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Opposition website head found dead in Belarus
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Flying in the developing world is 13 times more dangerous than flying in the United States or other first world countries, according to a new study.
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Dangers of flying change around the globe – study
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early on Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
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Quake of 7.4 hits New Zealand near Christchurch
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MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique police fired rubber bullets and teargas at demonstrators on Friday as rioting flared in the capital following two days of protests over high bread prices that saw seven people killed and hundreds wounded.
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Police disperse rioters in Mozambique bread protests
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SILVER SPRING, Md., (Reuters) – It wasn’t what you would call a casual get-together.
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An outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will outline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy after August data on Friday showed again that jobs — the central issue in November elections — were being created too slowly.
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Obama says to address new economic ideas next week