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Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip
LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...
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Asian shares reverse losses, capped before Fed meeting
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously waited for clarity on the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy step. Major currencies,...Tags: Machine Manufacturing, Slovenia, Vladimir Putin, G8, Citigroup Incorporated
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28 die in Iraq attacks on Shiites, soldiers
dpaBAGHDAD At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday in car bombings and attacks targeting mostly Shiite areas and soldiers in Iraq, security and medical officials said. "These explosions targeted innocent citizen gatherings and security...Tags: Germany, Mosul (Iraq), Basra (Iraq), Bombings, Armed Conflicts
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Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Barack Obama, White House, Wars and Interventions, Missile Systems
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WRAPUP 2-Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
Reuters(Updates with blast at military airport near Damascus) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Alexei Anishchuk AMMAN/LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain before an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Barack Obama, White House, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief
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Car bombs, shootings kill 30 across Iraq
ReutersBASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Attacks across Iraq targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslims killed at least 30 people on Sunday, police and medics said, intensifying fears of a descent into all-out sectarian war. Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Sunni...Tags: Bashar Assad, Religious Conflicts, Basra (Iraq), Baghdad (Iraq), Bombings
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U.S. to start arming Syria rebels but still moving warily
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - After more than two years on the sidelines, President Barack Obama is going to start arming Syrian rebels but that is unlikely to reverse the recent momentum won by the government and its Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah allies any time...Tags: White House, Barack Obama, U.S. Military, Central Intelligence Agency, Wars and Interventions
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Swiss president would back criminal probe against NSA leaker
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss President Ueli Maurer said on Sunday he doubted Edward Snowden's claims about his activities as a CIA man in Geneva and would back a criminal investigation into the secrets leaker if Swiss prosecutors called for one. Ex-CIA...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, Swiss Confederation, Criminals, Central Intelligence Agency, Justice System
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Jordan's army ready for any threat from Syria: king
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - King Abdullah said on Sunday Jordan's armed forces were ready to protect the country against any threat from the escalating civil war in neighboring Syria. He was speaking as Jordanian and U.S. forces conducted military exercises less...Tags: Bashar Assad, U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Russia
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WRAPUP 3-US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters* Pentagon says F-16s, Patriots to stay in Jordan * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Recasts with Pentagon announcement) By Oliver Holmes...Tags: White House, Military Equipment, Iran, Weaponry, Free Syrian Army
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Mortar attack on Iranian dissident camp in Iraq kills three
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A mortar attack on an Iranian dissident camp killed three people in Baghdad on Saturday, police sources said, and the Mujahidin-e-Khalq (MEK) group said Iran was probably to blame, with Iraqi complicity. MEK said two of the camp's...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Iran, Baghdad (Iraq), U.S. Department of State, John Kerry
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WRAPUP 4-US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters* Pentagon says F-16s, Patriots to stay in Jordan * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Adds Egyptian president) By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, White House, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief, Human Rights
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