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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Algeria promises to end emergency rule after 19 years

In a probable response to the unrest rolling through the Middle East and North, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has reportedly promised to lift the country’s state of emergency in the very near future.”
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Stocks rise, bonds slip before U.S. payrolls

World share prices rose while bonds fell on Friday as investors positioned for the possibility of strong U.S. jobs data, which would bolster the view of a recovering global economy and further boost riskier assets.
Cairo University

Academics want science minister in Mubarak regime to continue

Director of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Cairo tells Nature magazine that it would perhaps be in the interest of scientific pursuit in the country if Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Hany Helal continues to remain in office.
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Gold shows unexpected strength with sudden jump up

Gold rose over 1 percent in choppy trade on Thursday, with a sudden jump by over $20 per ounce within minutes as large buy orders were apparently triggered in the future markets. This comes unexpected to precious metals experts, as the gold price was supposed to be kept low by the usual large Wall Street players during todays speech by Bernanke, and was set to rally on Friday, when unexpectedly bad labor market numbers will come in and drive gold prices higher.

Yemen Day of Rage draws tens of thousands

Tens of thousands of Yemenis squared off in peaceful protests for and against the government on Thursday during an opposition-led Day of Rage, a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh offered to step down in 2013.
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Egypt leaders struggle to end tumult, toll rises

Egypt's government struggled to regain control of an angry nation, inviting Islamist opponents to political talks as protesters demanding the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak battled with his supporters on the streets.
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Pro- and anti-Mubarak groups skirmish in Cairo

An Egyptian army tank moved against supporters of President Hosni Mubarak as they hurled rocks at anti-Muburak protesters in central Cairo, prompting cheers from demonstrators battered by overnight fighting that killed six.
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Investors rotate into retail stocks

Retailers were a standout in an otherwise flat market on Thursday as a bigger-than-expected rise in sales at U.S. chain stores helped dispel some of the concern about the U.S. consumer.
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Wall St slips on Egypt concerns

U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday as concerns over increasing disorder in Egypt and signs of exhaustion in the recent market rally weighed on investor sentiment.
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Data points to stronger growth momentum

Growth in the U.S. services sector in January was the fastest in more than five years, another sign the economy started 2011 on a solid footing, with measures of employment showing more strength.

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