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Obama pledges to help Africa, pays tribute to Mandela

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - U.S. President Barack Obama paid tribute to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela as he flew to South Africa on Friday but played down expectations of a meeting with the ailing black leader during an Africa tour promoting democracy and food security. | Video

Obama pledges to help Africa, pays tribute to Mandela

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - U.S. President Barack Obama paid tribute to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela as he flew to South Africa on Friday but played down expectations of a meeting with the ailing black leader during an Africa tour promoting democracy and food security. | Video

Obama, en route to South Africa, praises Mandela for leadership

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - U.S. President Barack Obama praised anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela as he flew to South Africa on Friday but played down expectations of a meeting with the ailing black leader.

CFTC charges Corzine in MF Global collapse

WASHINGTON - A top U.S. regulator charged former MF Global chief Jon Corzine over the collapse of the futures brokerage, blaming the former Goldman Sachs co-chief executive with being a key actor in one of the country's 10 biggest bankruptcies.

UPDATE 3-U.S. CFTC charges Corzine in MF Global collapse

WASHINGTON, June 27 - A top U.S. regulator charged former MF Global chief Jon Corzine over the collapse of the futures brokerage, blaming the former Goldman Sachs co-chief executive with being a key actor in one of the country's 10 biggest bankruptcies.

UPDATE 1-U.S. fines Macy's over treatment of immigrant workers

* U.S. says Macy's to pay $175,000 fine, set up worker fund

Macy's settles over immigration-related job practices

June 27 - Macy's Inc has agreed to settle U.S. government charges that it violated U.S. law in how it verified documentation to determine the work eligibility of immigrant employees.

Brevan Howard trader linked to Libor probe leaves hedge fund

ZURICH, June 27 - A trader allegedly connected to a global rate-rigging scandal has left hedge fund Brevan Howard, the company said on Thursday.

U.S. boss held captive by angry Chinese employees released

BEIJING - Chinese factory workers on Thursday released their U.S. boss, held captive for a week, after a compensation dispute was resolved, a company official and union representative said.

World, U.S. 27 Jun 2013

UPDATE 2-Judge narrows Greenberg lawsuit versus U.S. over AIG bailout

* Ex-AIG CEO's company may sue over U.S. stake, stock split

Director's cut: Best-paid corporate boards

A seat on a corporate board is nice work if you can get it, especially at three companies that pay their directors more than $100,000 per meeting. A Reuters Special Report.  Full Article