Top News - Breaking News - World News from Reuters (April 2011 Diet)

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The names and e-mails of customers of Citigroup Inc and other large U.S. companies, as well as College Board students, were exposed in a massive and growing data breach after a computer hacker penetrated online marketer Epsilon.

Source: More customers exposed as big data breach grows

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ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Forces backing Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara began a fresh assault to remove Laurent Gbagbo from his last stronghold in Abidjan on Monday.

Source: Ouattara forces begin Abidjan assault

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared himself a candidate for re-election in 2012 on Monday, jumping ahead of a slow-starting Republican field and hoping an economic recovery will boost his case for a new term.

Source: Obama declares himself candidate for re-election

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama yielded to political opposition Monday, agreeing to try the self-professed mastermind of the September 11 attacks in a military tribunal at Guantanamo and not in a civilian court as he had promised.

Source: Sept. 11 suspects to be tried at Guantanamo Bay

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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co canceled 70 flights on Monday as it continued to inspect Boeing 737 planes following the emergency landing on Friday of a jet with a hole in its fuselage.

Source: Southwest cancels more flights amid inspections

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission is considering an antitrust investigation of Google Inc's dominance of the Web search industry, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

Source: Google could be target of FTC antitrust probe: report

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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank increased interest rates on Tuesday for the fourth time since October, raising suspicions that data next week may show inflation rose more than expected in March.

Source: China ups rates 4th time since October

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NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Korn is a popular person these days, which is perhaps not too surprising considering what he does for a living and where he lives. Korn is an insurance broker in earthquake-prone San Francisco.

Source: Special Report: Japan quake reveals cracks in insurance system

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QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador on Tuesday demanded the U.S. ambassador leave the country, declaring the envoy "persona non grata" over U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reporting alleged police corruption.

Source: Ecuador demands U.S. envoy leave over WikiLeaks

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq's late-night announcement to adjust weightings in the benchmark Nasdaq 100 Index spurred volatility in Apple shares and surprised U.S. fund managers, who questioned the timing of the news.

Source: Nasdaq index rebalancing slashes Apple's influence