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Romney VP Pick Could Come At Surprise Time

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Tradition is to name running-mate right before convention * Some see advantage in going early * Potential vice preside...

Pope And Top Aide Display Unity Amid Scandal

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Pope arrives in Milan midst of worst crisis of reign * Powerful right-hand man at centre of scandal stands by his side ...

Economic 'Uncertainty' Tightening CEO Spending

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

(Corrects spelling to "Stephenson," paragraph 5) * Weak U.S. jobs report spooks Wall Street * Europe, China remain key a...

Hospitals Confront Drug Scarcity, Fear Patients Harmed

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Scarcity affects anesthesia services, cancer patients * Hospitals make daily, careful pill counts * A few hundred drug...

Scary Finding About Preemies

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Researchers examined data of 1.3 million Swedes * Link between pre-term births and severe mental illness * Depression ...

Dow Drops All Of 2012 Gains

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* May payrolls report well short of expectations * China PMI falls, adding to global growth fears * Mining stocks rare g...

2012 Hurricane Forecast Raised

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Team expects five hurricanes, two becoming 'major' * Fewer storms than average expected this year (Adds detail, quotes) ...

The Vatican's Long History Of Intrigue And Controversy

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Pope Benedict says media accounts of scandal inaccurate * Leaked documents and intrusions on papal privacy not new * M...

Reporter Back Home After Captivity In Colombia

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - The French reporter held hostage by Colombia's FARC rebels said he could not complain of his treatment during the month-lo...

Who Will Win? Erratic Greek Polls Show Huge Uncertainty

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

ATHENS, June 1 (Reuters) - Greece's June 17 national election is being cast as make-or-break for its future in the euro and the currency bloc itself...

Four Days Of Royal Pomp

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

By Michael Holden LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Britain embarks on four days of pomp, pageantry and patriotism on Saturday to mark Queen ...

Chinese Official Arrested In U.S. Spying Scandal

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

HONG KONG, June 1 (Reuters) - A Chinese state security official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, sources said, a case...

Belgian Police Attacked After Arresting Veiled Woman

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) - Protesters hurled bins and metal barriers at a Brussels police station on Thursday night after a Muslim woman was arres...

The Great Shift: Techies Make Mass Exodus Away From Silicon Valley

Reuters | Peter Henderson | Posted 06.01.2012

By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The YouTube video, featuring a young blonde sitting in a strikingly modern San Francisco h...

Recall Becomes A Big Test For Conservatives

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

(Corrects punctuation in headline, changes date from May 31 to June 1) * Conservative "grassroots" groups seen raising $140mln in 201...

Fallout Over Nasdaq Glitch During Facebook IPO To 'Blow Over,' Investors Say

Reuters | John McCrank | Posted 06.01.2012

By John McCrank NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - It's crisis communications 101 for Corporate America: when a company bung...

TODAY: Jobs Report Coming

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Nonfarm payrolls likely rose 150,000 in May * Unemployment rate seen unchanged at 8.1 percent * Average hourly earning...

A Decade Of Dark Chocolate Could Protect Your Heart

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - A scientific study likely to stir the souls of chocoholics has suggested that eating dark chocolate every day for 10 year...

Cancer Cases Worldwide Expected To Surge

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Rise as poor adopt unhealthy "Western" lifestyles * Increase expected in breast, prostate, colorectal cancers * Study ...

West: Syria Headed For Full-Blown Civil War

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

By Mariam Karouny and Dominic Evans BEIRUT, May 31 (Reuters) - Syria is nearing full-blown sectarian civil war that would be catastrop...

Coke And McDonald's On Soda Ban: 'New Yorkers Deserve Better Than This'

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Coke says consumers already see calorie counts * McDonald's calls ban misguided * Bans in other places could follow By Martinne Gelle...

Florida Voting Provision Blocked For Being 'Harsh And Impractical'

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

MIAMI, May 31 (Reuters) - A Florida election law requiring third-party groups to turn in voter registration forms within 48 hours is "harsh and impr...

White House: Iran Engaged In 'Malignant Behavior'

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday accused Iran of "malignant behavior" for propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad an...

Russia Allegedly Supplying Syria With Arms

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

* Rights group had been tracking the ship * Group says Russian ship turned transponder off (Adds details, refusal to disclose cargo...

Syrian Investigation Blames Anti-Regime Forces For Massacre

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

BEIRUT, May 31 (Reuters) - Syria said on Thursday a preliminary investigation showed that anti-government armed groups carried out a massacre last w...