Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Reuters: Top News - Tuesday December 10th, 2013 at 2:04 PM - Mike Nova's Shared NewsLinks

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Obama and Castro shake hands, Zuma humiliated at Mandela memorial

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuba's Raul Castro at a memorial for Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, a rare gesture between the leaders of two ideological opponents that reflected the anti-apartheid hero's spirit of reconciliation. 






  

U.S. lawmakers hope for vote on compromise defense bill this year

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Armed Services committees agreed on a slimmed-down defense authorization bill and want a final vote on the measure before Congress leaves for the year, committee leaders said on Monday.
  

Palestinians say Kerry appeasing Israel over Iran at their expense

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Palestinian official said the United States was asking Palestinians to make security concessions in peace talks with Israel in order to silence the Jewish state's criticism of world power diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program.
  

U.S. launches Spanish-language healthcare website

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government has debuted the Spanish-language version of the healthcare website that will help Latinos to shop and sign up for new insurance plans under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law.
  

U.S. Korean War veteran released by North says made 'confession' under duress

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An elderly U.S. Korean War veteran released from detention in North Korea said on Monday a videotaped "confession" he made was given under duress and that he believed he may have been held in a misunderstanding over his interest in the war.






  

U.S. defense bill boosts funding for missile defense to $9.5 billion

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A compromise defense bill proposed on Monday by U.S. lawmakers would boost spending on missile defense by $358 million to $9.5 billion, mandating an additional homeland defense radar and increasing funding for U.S.-Israeli cooperative efforts.
  
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U.S. Senate extends gun ban; rejects bid address 3-D plastic firearms

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate gave final approval on Monday to a bill to renew a ban against firearms that can pass undetected through metal detectors, but rejected calls to update the law in response to the advent of plastic guns made with 3-D printers.






  

Former Clinton aide Podesta joining White House to advise Obama: source

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, is returning to the White House to advise President Barack Obama as he struggles to regain his footing after the flawed healthcare law rollout, according to a source familiar with the issue.






  

Ukraine protesters scuffle with police

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Dec. 10 - Ukraine's pro-Europe protesters scuffle with anti-riot police as a deadline to clear the streets expires. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)






   

Chinese hackers spied on Europeans before G20 meeting: researcher

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BOSTON (Reuters) - Chinese hackers eavesdropped on the computers of five European foreign ministries before last September's G20 Summit, which was dominated by the Syrian crisis, according to research by computer security firm FireEye Inc
  

U.S. set to adopt Volcker rule to curb bank trading gambles

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are set on Tuesday to approve a rule to rein in risky trading by banks, a crucial part of their efforts to reform Wall Street and prevent another costly taxpayer bailout.
  

Spanish journalist, photographer kidnapped in Syria

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighters linked to al Qaeda abducted a Spanish journalist and a photographer in a rebel-held Syrian province in September, their families said on Tuesday.






  
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Police probe Novo Nordisk for late disclosure of drug setback

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk, the world's largest insulin maker, has been reported to the police by Denmark's financial watchdog for not disclosing at once that its big new product hope Tresiba had been refused U.S. approval.






  

Ukraine protesters hold firm as U.S., EU step up diplomacy

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KIEV (Reuters) - About 2,000 pro-Europe protesters huddled by braziers in their main tented camp in snowbound Kiev on Tuesday, in defiance of riot police who herded them away from government buildings overnight.






  

Israel, others urged to join chemical arms treaty

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OSLO (Reuters) - Israel, Egypt and North Korea should renounce chemical weapons, especially after Syria joined the convention banning them and three other nations plan to do so, the chief of an international watchdog said on Tuesday.
  

Afghanistan's Karzai rebuffs U.S. pressure to sign security deal

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PARIS (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticized what he said was pressure from the United States to accept a security agreement, accusing Washington of behaving like a colonial power.
  

Regulators seek to curb Wall Street trades with Volcker rule

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators toughened key sections of the Volcker rule's crackdown on Wall Street's risky trades on Tuesday as they finalized one of the harshest reforms after the credit meltdown. 






  

Kremlin spin: Does media overhaul herald new propaganda push?

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A government decree restructuring two major state media outlets comes amid Kremlin efforts to hone its PR messaging. The upcoming Sochi Olympics may have something to do with it.

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