Reuters: Top Global and Breaking News

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nationwide recall of eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in three U.S. states has been expanded and now covers 380 million eggs.

Egg recall expanded in salmonella outbreak

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy faces difficult times ahead with chronic unemployment and slow manufacturing hurting the pace of recovery, the head of Congress' budget agency said on Thursday.

More tough economic times forecast by CBO

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Those seeking a settlement from the BP $20 billion compensation fund may have to waive their rights to sue all major defendants involved with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, not just BP, the New York Times reported on Friday.

BP settlements may shield top defendants: report

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion may provide some solution next week to help Indian security agencies access corporate email by obtaining encrypted data in readable format, a government source said on Friday.

India sees solution on BlackBerry emails next week: source

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SYDNEY/TORONTO (Reuters) - BHP Billiton formally launched its hostile takeover bid for Potash Corp on Friday but a poll of investors suggested the world's biggest miner would need to significantly raise its $39 billion offer to capture the top fertilizer producer.

BHP sets Potash bid but may need to pay much more

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A resumption of Middle East peace talks inspires little hope among Palestinians who say the prospect of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel seems no more than a dream.

Dejected Palestinians see no hope in peace talks

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VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama revved up his effort on Saturday to curb corporate influence on political campaigns, chiding Republicans for keeping the public "in the dark" by opposing a reform bill.

Obama chides Republicans on corporate campaign cash

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HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc will remove a failed blowout preventer from its ruptured Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico under watchful eyes of investigators probing the deadly April 20 explosion, the top U.S. official overseeing the oil spill response said.

BP told to submit blowout preventer removal plan

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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain said on Sunday that the United States has expressed willingness to take in Cuban political prisoners released following diplomatic intervention from Spain and the Catholic Church.

Spain says U.S. willing to accept Cuban political prisoners

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday reaching a peace deal with the Palestinians would be "difficult but possible," acknowledging skepticism over whether talks starting next month could succeed.

Israel's Netanyahu sees difficult talks ahead