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Special Report: Floating voters may hold key to Britain's EU future

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HASTINGS, England Graeme Williams is sure of only one thing as Britain heads for a momentous referendum on whether to stay in the European Union: He hasn't a clue which way to vote.

Special Report: Cyber thieves exploit banks' faith in SWIFT transfer network

LONDON/CHICAGO Shortly after 7 p.m. on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San Francisco-based Wells Fargo to transfer money to bank accounts in Hong Kong.

Tech, Cybersecurity 3:17pm EDT

Special Report: In North Dakota's oil patch, a humbling comedown

WILLISTON, N.D. Dave Van Assche didn't fret too much when oil prices started to slide in late 2014.

May 19 2016

Campaigners on a mission to ensure 'sexist data' reflects women's realities

COPENHAGEN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Data, once the domain of geeks, is being put at the center of women's rights by campaigners arguing current statistics are sexist and need to have "soul" that reflects women's real lives.

World, United Nations May 18 2016

Pascal Soriot's big experiment: reinventing AstraZeneca

LONDON AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot is a big believer in science, and the biggest experiment of his career is the reinvention of the drugmaker.

May 18 2016

Special report: As oil boom goes bust, Oklahoma protects drillers and squeezes schools

NEWCASTLE, Okla. After intense lobbying, Oklahoma’s oilmen scored a victory two years ago. State lawmakers voted to keep in place some of the lowest taxes on oil and gas production in the United States - a break worth $470 million in fiscal year 2015 alone. | Video

May 17 2016

For Iran and Hezbollah, a costly week in Syria

BEIRUT A rebel onslaught on the town of Khan Touman near Aleppo last week delivered one of the biggest battlefield setbacks yet to the coalition of foreign Shi'ite fighters waging war on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al Assad.

World, Syria May 13 2016

Special Report: How Russia allowed homegrown radicals to go and fight in Syria

NOVOSASITLI, Russia Four years ago, Saadu Sharapudinov was a wanted man in Russia. A member of an outlawed Islamist group, he was hiding in the forests of the North Caucasus, dodging patrols by paramilitary police and plotting a holy war against Moscow.

World, Russia, Syria, May 13 2016

Insight: War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia's young democracy

TUNIS Four days after Islamist militants shot dead 21 tourists in Tunisia's Bardo museum last year, police rounded up dozens of people suspected of links with the gunmen.

For Deutsche Bank's Cryan, profit can wait

FRANKFURT Almost one year into his tenure as Deutsche Bank's chief executive, John Cryan says he has ushered in a new culture of openness, rooted out bad behavior and set about untangling the bank's technology.

May 13 2016
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Trump rallies gun owners with fiery anti-Clinton speech

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump assured gun owners on Friday he would protect their constitutional right to bear arms and eliminate gun-free zones if elected, accusing Democrat Hillary Clinton of wanting to weaken gun rights. | Video