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- Eurozone stands by hard line on Greek bailout terms
Pressure rose on Greece on Tuesday to enact deep budget cuts in return for a bailout, just as new economic data revealed acute distress and there was new talk of exclusion from the eurozone. - European stocks slip on ratings cuts, US data
European stocks slipped on Tuesday following disappointing US retail sales data, having largely taken in stride a Moody's ratings cut on six European nations overnight due to the eurozone crisis. - Obama calls for focus on vocational training
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed substantial new spending on education with a $69.8 billion education budget heavily focused on boosting vocational training, both at the high-school and college level. Overall, Obama asked for an increase of 2.5 percent, or $1.7 billion, in discretionary spending on education as part of his fiscal 2013 budget proposal to Congress. The ... - U.S. fishermen on ice as sturgeon spear season opens
WINNECONNE, Wis (Reuters) - Dan Loftus, on a mission to spear a sturgeon from the ice-choked waters of Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin, dropped a rubber chicken into the frigid emerald abyss and waited. The 48-year-old chiropractor from Germantown sat on a lawn chair in the dark and leaned over, staring into the murky water through a hole carved into 10-inch-thick ice as his two buddies gregariously ... - Bahrain forces patrol capital on revolt anniversary
MANAMA (Reuters) - Armored vehicles patrolled Bahrain's capital on Tuesday in a security clampdown to deter protesters after overnight clashes outside Manama on the first anniversary of a forcibly suppressed pro-democracy uprising. Youths flung petrol bombs at police cars during skirmishes before dawn, prompting authorities to flood Shi'ite villages around Manama with police reinforcements ... - EU leader pushes for Chinese help on Iran, Syria
European Union leaders urged China on Tuesday to open its markets, join in persuading Iran to negotiate over its nuclear program and help end bloodshed in Syria as they held a summit delayed by Europe's debt crisis. - Chavez allies turn on Venezuelan opposition leader
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez's allies are bombarding Venezuela's newly anointed opposition leader with attacks ranging from the legitimacy of the primary vote to his sexuality and Jewish roots. Auguring a rough campaign ahead of the presidential election in October, the torrent of accusations against Henrique Capriles began just minutes after his landslide win at the Democratic ... - Petrobras new CEO focuses on boosting output
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Petrobras' new chief executive, Maria das Gracas Foster, said on Monday her concern is to increase oil and gas output but she did not plan to expand the investment budget for Brazil's state-run oil company. Petrobras has struggled to bring new deepwater oil fields on-stream in recent years as unplanned stoppages on aging platforms, delivery delays and tighter safety ... - On Valentine's day, a museum for broken hearts
What becomes of a garden gnome hurled in fury at a car during a stormy breakup? - China leader-in-waiting on key US visit
China's Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday started a week-long tour of the United States in a key test of relations with the man on course to lead the rising Asian power for the next decade.