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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer will test the waters before deciding whether to become a candidate to head the International Monetary Fund, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.

Source: Israel's Fischer biding his time on IMF bid: source

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. government's top information technology provider, said on Sunday that a "tenacious" cyberattack on its network last weekend was part of a pattern of frequent attacks on it from around the world.

Source: Lockheed says frequent cyber target from around world

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PARIS (Reuters) - G8 leaders all back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to run the IMF, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Sunday, as the candidate attacked a call to investigate her role in a 2008 legal case that may harm her chances.

Source: Lagarde has G8 backing; hits back at inquiry call

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative opposition demanded tax cuts on Monday as the price for a consensus deal with the Socialist government on imposing yet more austerity, a major condition for getting further aid from the EU and IMF.

Source: Greek opposition sets demands as EU/IMF verdict nears

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BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Union is racing to draft a second bailout package for Greece to release vital loans next month and avert the risk of the euro zone country defaulting, EU officials said on Monday.

Source: EU racing to draft second Greek bailout

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to shut all nuclear reactors by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition announced on Monday, in a policy reversal drawn up in a rush after the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

Source: German government wants nuclear exit by 2022 at latest

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde pledged to push reforms to give Brazil and other emerging economies more influence at the International Monetary Fund as she kicked off a worldwide tour on Monday to win support for her candidacy to lead the global lender.

Source: Lagarde pledges IMF reform in bid to woo Brazil

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor said on Tuesday that ousted President Hosni Mubarak was in no condition to be transferred to a prison hospital and would remain in a health facility in a Red Sea resort for the time being.

Source: Egypt's Mubarak unfit for prison move: prosecutor

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