Reuters – Japanese exports rose more than expected in June from a year earlier but the pace of increase slowed for the fourth straight month, a sign the economic recovery may lose steam on moderating overseas demand.
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Japan export growth slows; yen rise may hurt ahead
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The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse team is supposed to be in England competing in the lacrosse world championship, but the British government is not allowing entry because of passport and visa issues. Host Michel Martin gets an update on where the team’s travel plans stand with Tonya Gonnella Frichner, a lawyer for the team.
Reuters – The United Auto Workers has teamed with Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition to organize a march in Detroit in late August calling for corporate and government policies that boost job growth in U.S. cities.
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UAW and Jesse Jackson coalition aim push for jobs
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Germany plays Spain in the semi-finals of the World Cup Wednesday. Mary Louise Kelly speaks with German MP Ozcan Mutlu about the multi-national make up of the country’s soccer team. Mutlu is of Turkish origin, and loves the new integrated team and its German-Turk star player.
In Zhari, north of Kandahar city, U.S. troops recently teamed up with an Afghan district governor to get to the bottom of a string of grenade attacks. U.S. officers say it is the kind of cooperation that will be necessary to turn the tide in Afghanistan.
David Villa scored in the 83rd minute Saturday to give Spain its first-ever spot in the World Cup semifinals. Paraguay’s defense mostly kept Spain’s attack at bay, and each team couldn’t convert a penalty kick.
Reuters – U.S. private payrolls rose only modestly in June and overall employment fell for the first time this year as thousands of temporary census jobs ended, indicating the economic recovery is failing to pick up steam.
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Weak private hiring in June shows tepid U.S. recovery
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Germany’s soccer team meets Argentina Saturday in a much-anticipated World Cup quarterfinal match, and fans are fired up. But fervent flag-waving and other displays of nationalism are not sitting well with everyone in a country where extreme “patriotism” is part of a painful past.
Ghana faces Uruguay in World Cup quarterfinal play Friday, and the team carries the hopes of Africa on its shoulders.
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