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GODOLLA, Hungary (Reuters) - Euro zone ministers said Portugal must make deeper budget cuts and privatize state firms in return for an 80 billion euro bailout the bloc wants to finalize by mid-May, just weeks before an election and state funding crunch.

Source: EU wants pre-election bailout deal for Portugal

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AMMAN (Reuters) - Protests erupted across Syria against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday and sources said 22 people were killed in the southern city of Deraa, the cradle of the unrest.

Source: Pro-democracy protests sweep Syria, 22 killed

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trash could pile up in the streets of the capital, the Statue of Liberty will close and astronauts will stay home if the U.S. Congress fails to reach a budget deal and the government shuts down.

Source: Trash, astronauts caught up in budget fight

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters turned their anger on the army on Saturday demanding that Egypt's ruling military council hand power to civilians and pressing for former President Hosni Mubarak to be put on trial.

Source: Egyptians turn anger on army in Cairo protest

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AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian security forces opened fire on mourners near a mosque in the flashpoint city of Deraa after a mass funeral for pro-democracy protesters, two witnesses said on Saturday.

Source: Syrian forces fire at mourners after mass funeral

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A lone gunman shot dead six people with an automatic weapon as he walked calmly through a Dutch shopping mall on Saturday, and threatened to blow up three other shopping malls before eventually killing himself.

Source: Lone gunman shoots six dead in Dutch shopping mall

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GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed five Palestinian militants in a third straight day of air strikes on the Gaza Strip and militants fired dozens of rockets and mortar rounds at Israel, defying the efforts of mediators to stem the violence.

Source: Gaza-Israel violence rages, five militants killed

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BOSTON (Reuters) - Public interest groups are keeping the option of lawsuits against the Federal Communications Commission on the table to fight for stronger Internet "neutrality" rules, an executive at a public interest law firm said on Saturday.

Source: Lawsuits to strengthen Net traffic rules possible

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GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers signaled on Sunday they were looking to end a flare-up in violence that began four days ago with a missile attack on an Israeli school bus and has claimed the lives of 19 Palestinians.

Source: Israel and Hamas look to end Gaza flare-up

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Worldwide military spending edged up in 2010 to a record $1.6 trillion, a leading think-tank said on Monday.

Source: Global military spending hits high but growth slows