NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc took a step toward greater transparency by pledging to disclose more about how it makes money, seeking to rebut criticism that it has been putting its own interest ahead of clients.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blaming the massive BP oil spill on government and industry complacency, a White House panel on Tuesday called for a dramatic overhaul of the way the U.S. regulates offshore drilling.
TOKYO/LISBON (Reuters) - Japan promised on Tuesday to buy euro zone bonds this month in a show of support for Europe's struggle with a seething debt crisis.
Japan has pledged to buy bonds from a eurozone rescue package to support Europe's struggle with a seething debt crisis. The country follows China, which earlier this month renewed its commitment to buy Spanish debt.
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and foreign forces have caused more than $100 million damage to fruit crops and homes during security operations in southern Kandahar province, a government delegation said on Tuesday.
The death toll in civil unrest in Tunisia has risen to 18, as four more people died in clashes with the police. Human rights organisations say the death toll could be far higher.
BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) - Authorities urged thousands of residents to leave the outskirts of Australia's third-largest city on Tuesday as others sandbagged homes and stockpiled food in anticipation of rising floodwaters and more heavy rain.
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea is becoming a direct threat to the United States and could develop an inter-continental ballistic missile within five years, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers continue to struggle to pay back home equity, auto and other loans as high unemployment drags on the economy.
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States is not in Afghanistan to "govern" but will offer support beyond a 2014 security handover if Afghans wanted, visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday.
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Armed men killed 10 southern Sudanese in an ambush, a southern minister said on the third day of a referendum on independence for the south, but voters have defied gloomy predictions and turned out in huge numbers.
The shooting in Arizona marks a new quality in American political violence and could alter the nature of political life. Scholars hope that it will have a chilling effect on the polarized rhetoric in the US.
China has denied involvement in the Renault spying scandal, and France officially does not want to point the finger. But media reports are surfacing of payments made to top managers by Chinese firms.
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - A troubled 22-year-old college dropout made his first court appearance on Monday on five federal charges, including the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who remained in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head.
Europe's sovereign debt crisis appears to have returned – if it ever went away. Portugal is under growing pressure to accept a multi-billion euro bailout.
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When I moved into my new home about a year ago, we had curtains for our windows in the master bedroom. Initially it looked ok and we decided to live with it for a while as we were too busy decorating the other parts of the house. However a year down the road, the curtains have lost its shine and it looked old and outdated. So, my wife had a brilliant idea, she suggested that we add window blinds to the window and change the curtains to new ones as well. At first, I wasn’t sure but after I put on the window blinds or rather wooden Venetian blinds to be exact together with brand new curtains, it looked great. The Venetian blinds provide that mysterious look as it only allow thin rays of sunlight into the room which makes the room cosy and comfortable. 
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When we talk about Roman talks, a picture of calm, cozy room always come to our mind. That’s because Roman blinds are usually been made from fabric and the design usually provides that extra coziness to the room. If compare to the other types of blinds such as Venetian, Roman blinds are favorites among the hopeless romantics and usually used by couples to provide the “right mood” in their homes.