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Egypt struggle seen costing Mursi, even if he wins

CAIRO (Reuters) – The crisis unleashed by President Mohamed Mursi’s bid to wrap up Egypt’s transition on his own terms has eroded his nation’s faith in their nascent democracy and will complicate the already unenviable task of government.

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UPDATE 2-EasyJet doubles dividend as European rivals struggle

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – British low-cost airline easyJet doubled its dividend after annual results showed it took business from fading European rivals and customers bought more cheap flights for…

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Mid-life men struggle with identity, have higher suicide risk

LONDON (Reuters) – Middle-aged men from disadvantaged backgrounds are 10 times more likely to commit suicide, often because they have lost a sense of identity and masculine pride, researchers said on Thursday.

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U.S. blacks, gay and straight, have biggest struggle with HIV

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As a gay black man growing up in Chicago’s infamous Cabrini Green public housing project, Arick Buckles knows first-hand how the stigma of HIV can keep people infected with the virus from seeking treatment.

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UPDATE 3-Firefighters struggle with major blazes in Western U.S. states

SALT LAKE CITY/DENVER, June 23 (Reuters) – Firefighters in Western U.S. states struggled to contain out-of-control wind-stoked wildfires on Saturday as summer temperatures mounted, and a fresh blaze…

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Firefighters struggle with blazes in Western U.S. states

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Firefighters in Utah and Colorado struggled on Saturday to contain raging wildfires stoked by high winds that have burned some 200 dwellings in Colorado, but said they would allow 2,500 people evacuated in Utah to … Continue reading

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Global shares struggle, commodities down as Fed disappoints

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks struggled and commodities fell broadly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve ramped up monetary stimulus by expanding “Operation Twist”, but disappointed some investors who had been hoping for more aggressive measures.

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U.S. cities struggle with blighted bank-owned homes

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The smell of rotting food and decay inside 10956 South Wilmington Avenue, Los Angeles, was overwhelming.

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Fugitive Chinese businessman Li Jun details struggle over power and property

With eight of his relatives in jail, his business empire under police control and his bank accounts frozen, fugitive Chinese executive Li Jun is rejoicing at unexpected good news: The police chief who engineered his misery has himself now vanished … Continue reading

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Yemeni air force officers protest, in sign of coming struggle

The renegade air force officers marched in the capital clutching banners and chanting, “Get out, get out,” a familiar cry in this country’s year-old uprising. They were not seeking the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, but rather that of … Continue reading

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