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China's central bank has been talking tough on currency reform while it has also intensified market intervention, highlighting the fine line it must walk in trying to liberalize the yuan.
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*Report says levy could rise to C $40/ tonne from C $15. CALGARY, Alberta, April 4- Alberta is considering a major increase in the carbon levy it charges oil producers as it seeks to show Washington that it is serious about meeting emission-reduction goals, while promoting the contentious Keystone XL pipeline to Texas refineries.
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CALGARY, Alberta, April 4- Alberta is considering a major increase in the carbon levy it charges oil producers as it seeks to show Washington it is serious about meeting emission-reduction goals, while promoting the contentious Keystone XL pipeline to Texas refineries.
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SHANGHAI, April 1- China's yuan touched a record high versus the dollar on Monday and stayed near that level for much of the day, buoyed by an abundance of dollar supply in the market, traders said. Before trading began, the People's Bank of China set its daily midpoint at 6.2674, 0.02 percent stronger than Friday and the strongest fix since May 2012.
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SHANGHAI, April 1- China's yuan touched a record high versus the dollar in early trade on Monday and stayed near that level at midday, buoyed by an abundance of dollar supply in the market, traders said. Before trading began, the People's Bank of China set its daily midpoint at 6.2674, 0.02 percent stronger than Friday and the strongest fix since May 2012.
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*Bombs strike in Baghdad, Kirkuk in north. BAGHDAD, March 29- Car bombs hit five Shi'ite mosques in Baghdad and the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk just after prayers on Friday, killing 19 worshippers and injuring another 130..
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The groups, alarmed at scant progress toward an agreement within a United Nations aviation body, presented a petition with more than 60,000 signatures on Monday to a representative of the U.S. State Department.
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SEOUL- North Korea repeated threats to target U.S. military bases on Tuesday as Washington and its allies tightened economic sanctions against the isolated country by targeting Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank with new measures.
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*NRA welcomes U.S. Senate call to repudiate arms treaty. UNITED NATIONS, March 25- Human rights groups on Monday sharply criticized the latest draft of what could become the first international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade, accusing the United States and others of pushing to dilute it.
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*Palestinians in Gaza fire two rockets into Israel. *Iranian leader threatens Tel Aviv if Israel strikes. Obama, on his first official visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank, said only peace could bring true security, but he did not offer any new ideas on how to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, stalled since 2010..
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BOSTON/ WASHINGTON, March 20- A former hedge fund manager turned environmental activist who opposes the Keystone XL pipeline has waded into the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race, threatening to undermine a pledge by the two Democratic candidates to reject outside money.
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*Outreach comes ahead of U.S.- China talks later this year. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, in his first international trip since taking office last month, wrapped up a two-day visit to Beijing with a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, having reopened dialogue on economic reforms but saying more action is needed on China's exchange rate.
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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will press China to take "serious steps" to stop cyber attacks directed at the United States and urge the administration of new Chinese President Xi Jinping to accelerate economic reforms, a U.S. official said on Friday.
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*Cabinet secretaries to visit China soon in separate visits. WASHINGTON, March 14- President Barack Obama took mounting U.S. concerns about computer hacking straight to China's president on Thursday in a sign of how seriously the United States takes the threat of cyber attacks emanating from China.
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*Cabinet secretaries to visit China soon in separate visits. WASHINGTON, March 14- President Barack Obama took mounting U.S. concerns about computer hacking straight to China's president on Thursday in a sign of how seriously the United States takes the threat of cyber attacks emanating from China.
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WASHINGTON, March 14- President Barack Obama stressed the importance of addressing cyber security threats on Thursday in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping that came amid rising U.S. concern about hacking attacks emanating from China.
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SINGAPORE, March 14- U.S. crude futures fell in early Asian trade on Thursday on a bigger-than-expected rise in stockpiles in the world's top oil consumer, the United States, and as the International Energy Agency trimmed its oil demand growth forecast.
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WASHINGTON, March 13- The United States extended 180- day waivers on Iran sanctions to Japan and 10 European Union nations in exchange for their cutting purchases of the OPEC nation's crude oil, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON, March 11- Egypt needs to take bold and ambitious policy actions to address its economic problems without further delay and could tap temporary IMF funding while it negotiates a full loan program, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
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*Senators want approval of pipeline in hands of Congress. The State Department said Friday that TransCanada Corp's pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to Texas would not add to global greenhouse gas emissions because oil sands crude will make it to market whether or not the project is built.
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*Egypt election complicates IMF bailout. WASHINGTON, March 6- Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi is unlikely to find the political support needed to win a full-fledged International Monetary Fund bailout before elections begin in April, but he might be able to secure temporary IMF aid.