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PM Johnson’s Conservatives see support slump to lowest since election – poll
LONDON (Reuters) - Support for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party has slipped behind the opposition Labour party to...
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El Salvador president steps in to fix bitcoin rollout snags
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele stepped in on Wednesday to manage the fraught roll-out of...
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In risk to peace plan, rivalries hobble Libya’s economy
By Ahmed Elumami and Ayman al-Warfali TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya must reunify its fragmented economy and public finances if...
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Canada’s main parties jump aboard spending bandwagon as election nears
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - With less than two weeks before Canadians vote in a federal election, the race...
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Factbox: The embattled agency at the heart of the German ministry raids
BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors on Thursday raided https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-prosecutors-search-ministries-over-money-laundering-probe-2021-09-09 the country's Finance and Justice Ministries, looking for evidence that the...
Read moreKazakhstan appoints Mirzagaliyev as new energy minister – decree
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed former Ecology Minister Magzum Mirzagaliyev as the country's new energy minister,...
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China says climate talks with Britain’s Sharma were ‘candid, constructive’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's special envoy on climate Xie Zhenhua held "candid, in-depth and constructive" talks this week with Britain's...
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Factbox-Norway’s three candidates for prime minister
OSLO (Reuters) - Nine political parties are expected to win seats in Norway's Sept. 12-13 parliamentary election, but only three...
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Canada PM Trudeau angrily accuses main rival of favoring abortion curbs, gun owners
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a possible election defeat, on Wednesday lashed out...
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Colombian lawmakers approve $4 billion tax reform after protests
By Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian lawmakers have passed a tax bill set to raise $4 billion annually, the...
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Brazil chief justice rebuffs Bolsonaro, speaker calls for calm
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The chief justice of Brazil's Supreme Court said on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro was undermining the top...
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Canada’s Conservatives pledge big spending, deficit reduction in election platform
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative Party is proposing C$52 billion ($41 billion) in new spending over the...
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UK parliament backs Johnson’s tax hike plan
LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to raise taxes in a parliamentary vote on Wednesday,...
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Explainer: The Canadian federal election: what has happened and what’s at stake
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians go to the polls on Sept. 20 in an election that Prime Minister...
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French PM: conditions not in place right now to pursue pension reform
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday that conditions were for now not right to pursue...
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Slow and steady may win the race: Canada opposition leader seeks to dethrone Trudeau
By David Ljunggren VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A month ago the prospect of Canada's charismatic Liberal prime minister, Justin Trudeau, losing...
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UK PM Johnson raises taxes to tackle health and social care crisis
By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Tuesday...
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Salvador street protest breaks out against bitcoin adoption
By Wilfredo Pineda SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - More than 1,000 people marched in El Salvador's capital on Tuesday to protest...
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Factbox: Penpix of federal party leaders contesting Canada’s election
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Here are brief profiles of the Canadian political party leaders contesting the Sept 20 federal election. Justin...
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Japan minister Kono may gain rival camp’s support in PM race
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese COVID-19 vaccine minister Taro Kono's chances of becoming the next...
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