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Pakistan blocks Twitter access over blasphemous content
ISLAMABAD, May 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan on Sunday blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the microblogging and social networking website, a senior government official said.
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Italy quake kills five, damages historic buildings
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy, May 20 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed five people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed mediaeval castle early on Sunday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets.
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Fourth person arrested for plotting NATO attacks
CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - A fourth man was arrested on a terrorism-related charge ahead of the NATO summit that gets underway here on Sunday, adding to event security concerns after the arrests of three others who police said considered targeting U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election headquarters.
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NATO leaders map strategy for Afghanistan exit
CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - NATO leaders gathered in Chicago on Sunday to chart a path out of Afghanistan as war-weary Western nations seek to fend off dissent in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when foreign troops withdraw.
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NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when foreign troops withdraw.
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Strong quake hits North Italy, at least three dead
BOLOGNA, Italy, May 20 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, causing at least three deaths and bringing about the collapse of rural factories and ancient bell towers in towns.
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Vote in Libya's Benghazi tests support for autonomy
BENGHAZI, May 19 (Reuters) - People in Libya's second biggest city, Benghazi, voted on Saturday in a local election that will test support for a proposal to set up autonomous rule for eastern Libya.
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Yemen clashes kill 34 militants, soldiers
ADEN, Yemen, May 19 (Reuters) - At least 22 al Qaeda-linked militants and 12 Yemeni soldiers were killed in clashes and air strikes overnight during a U.S.-backed offensive against insurgents in the south of the country, officials said on Saturday.
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G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby
CAMP DAVID, Md., May 19 (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles quickly this summer if tougher new sanctions on Tehran threaten to strain supplies.
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Refloat of Italy's Concordia wreck to be biggest ever
ROME, May 18 (Reuters) - Salvage crews will employ huge cranes and air tanks to refloat the half-submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner in the largest ever operation of its kind, according to a plan unveiled on Friday.
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Ex-Prime Minister, Islamist give Egyptians stark election choice
CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters) - One is a former military man proud of his links to the Hosni Mubarak era and the other a Muslim Brotherhood leader offering a dramatic break with the past. Both are polarizing Egyptians in their bid to become president.
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Thousands protest in Bahrain against Gulf union plan
MANAMA, May 18 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters rallied in Bahrain on Friday against proposals for closer ties with other Gulf Arab countries, a plan pushed by Saudi Arabia to contain dissent in Bahrain and counter Iran's regional influence.
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Cash-strapped G8 looks to private sector in hunger fight
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - Buffeted by the euro zone crisis and distracted by political problems at home, the leaders of the world's industrial powers are turning to the private sector to help fight hunger and malnutrition for up to a billion people beset by shortages, droughts and rising food prices.
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Israel: Iran in chess game to guard nuclear gains
PRAGUE, May 18 (Reuters) - Iran is likely to use talks planned with world powers next week to buy more time for advancing its disputed nuclear programme and it is "very good at playing this kind of chess game", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday.
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U.S. test flight seen as giant leap for commercial space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 18 (Reuters) - An Obama administration plan to cut the cost of spaceflight services faces a key test on Saturday when a privately owned rocket lifts off for a practice run to the International Space Station.
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Nightmare foretold if Greece heads for euro exit
ATHENS/LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - In Athens, the homeless are on the streets in growing numbers, soup kitchens feed twice as many people as a year ago, and the poor are diving into garbage bins in search of scrap they can sell.
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Drugmakers weigh emergency supply plan for Greece
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country crashes out of the euro.
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Europe thinks the unthinkable on Greece
BRUSSELS/LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - European officials are working on contingency plans in case Greece bombs out of the euro zone, the EU's trade commissioner said on Friday, while Berlin said it was prepared for all eventualities.
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Iran may seek 'tactical gain' with UN nuclear deal
VIENNA, May 18 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog are making headway towards a framework deal on how to tackle concerns about its atomic activity, diplomats say, a potential bargaining chip for Tehran in next week's negotiations with world powers.
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Breastfed babies may gain less weight
May 18 (Reuters) - Babies who are breastfed gain less weight over their first year of life compared to babies fed either breast milk or formula from a bottle, according to a U.S. study.
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