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Ecuador’s Lasso proposes economic reforms to reactivate economy
By Alexandra Valencia BOGOTA (Reuters) - Ecuadorean president Guillermo Lasso on Friday proposed new labor regulations and a tax reform...
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Libya PM draws crowd for mass wedding and protest against parliament
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Several thousand Libyans packed a Tripoli square late on Friday for a state-funded mass wedding celebration that...
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Hungarian PM aims to restore extra pension payment faster
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he aimed to speed up an extra month of...
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Brazil committee passes civil service reform bill that trims employee payroll growth
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at reducing the size of the Brazilian state and trimming the growth of public payrolls...
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German candidates clash in last TV debate before vote as SPD lead narrows
BERLIN (Reuters) - Candidates vying to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor clashed on Thursday on tax, debt and foreign...
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Bill to provide $1 billion for Israel Iron Dome system introduced in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee introduced legislation on Wednesday to provide $1...
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Macron’s government defends French tax cuts and spending with 2022 budget
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron's government defended its tax cuts and unprecedented pandemic spending on...
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Business as usual for Canada’s Trudeau after he again falls short of majority
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - It was business as usual in Canada on Tuesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
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Factbox: Five things to watch for from Canada’s Liberal minority government
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party won its third straight Canadian federal election on Monday and...
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Canada’s Trudeau wins another minority in election, claims ‘clear mandate’
By Steve Scherer, David Ljunggren and Julie Gordon MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung onto power on Monday...
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Factbox-The platforms of the major parties in Canada’s election
(Reuters) - Key policy priorities of the main Canadian parties in the Sept. 20 federal election. LIBERALS ECONOMY - Help...
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Factbox-The leaders of the main parties contesting Canada’s election
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Here are brief profiles of the main Canadian political party leaders contesting the Sept. 20 election. Justin...
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Hungary PM launches election campaign with $2 billion tax refund for families
By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary's government will refund $2 billion of income tax to families in...
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Explainer – The Canadian federal election: what has happened and what is at stake
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians go to the polls on Monday in an election that Prime Minister Justin...
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New centrist faction to run in Bulgaria’s third election this year
SOFIA (Reuters) - Popular former interim economy and finance ministers have set up a centrist political faction to compete in...
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UN faces $100 trln shortfall in fight against climate change, inequality – report
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Global goals tackling poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change face a $100 trillion funding shortfall...
Read moreSwiss govt seeking to iron out research funding shortfalls over EU ties
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government said on Friday it is seeking to implement transitional measures to make up for...
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Feted with petals, Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into Lebanon
By Issam Abdallah AL-AIN, Lebanon (Reuters) -Hezbollah began bringing Iranian fuel into Lebanon via Syria on Thursday, a move the...
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EU launches health crisis body to prepare for future pandemic
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission launched on Thursday a health crisis body that will coordinate EU spending of almost...
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Afghan finance ministry working on getting public sector salaries paid
(Reuters) - Afghanistan's government is working on resolving a series of problems that have held up salaries for public sector...
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