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Kuwait finance minister offers resignation – government source
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti Finance Minister Khalifa Hamade has offered his resignation to the prime minister of the oil-rich Gulf...
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German SPD overtakes Greens, close in on conservatives before election
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have overtaken the Greens and are closing the gap with Chancellor Angela...
Read moreInterpol issues arrest warrant for Mexican airline co-founder -sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Interpol has at Mexico's request issued an international arrest warrant for Miguel Aleman, co-founder of budget...
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Brazil govt weighs suing paper over article on election threats: defense minister
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government is considering suing national newspaper Estado de S. Paulo for a July 22...
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Now in charge, Tunisian president faces looming fiscal crisis
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - At the Sidi Bahri market in Tunis, shoppers were pleased with...
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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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Canada’s Conservatives promise job boom to challenge Trudeau
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's main opposition Conservative Party set out its election platform on Monday, with Prime...
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The rise and fall of Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned on Monday, ending a torrid 17 months in office as...
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Canada PM Trudeau visits Governor General to request election
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday visited Governor General Mary Simon to ask her to dissolve...
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Canadian prime minister to visit governor general on Sunday over election call
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Governor General Mary Simon on...
Read moreRomanian PM Citu says will nominate Liberal lawmaker as Finance Minister
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Saturday he will nominate Liberal lawmaker and economist Dan Vilceanu...
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Salvadoran vice president slams market fears over constitutional reform plan
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's vice president criticized international financial markets on Friday after government bonds took a tumble...
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British ministers drawing up plans to cut thousands of civil service jobs -The Times
(Reuters) - British ministers are drawing up plans to cut thousands of civil service jobs as part of a three-year...
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Brazil Congress blocks changes to voting system despite military show of force
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's lower house of Congress voted down a plan by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to...
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U.S. gives Myanmar $50 million in aid as humanitarian crisis worsens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it was giving Myanmar more than $50 million in aid as...
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Brazil unveils plan to deal with gov’t legal debts, new welfare program
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sent Congress on Monday a proposal for a constitutional amendment to help handle the...
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Exclusive-Peru’s finance chief says mining taxes can rise without affecting competitiveness
By Marco Aquino and Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's finance minister, Pedro Francke, told Reuters on Monday that the new...
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Greek PM approves 500 million euro budget for wildfire relief, reforestation
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday he had approved a supplemental budget of 500 million...
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Poland to dissolve judges’ Disciplinary Chamber to meet EU demands
By Alicja Ptak WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will do away with a disciplinary system for judges which the EU's top court...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro fans judiciary flames, calls top judge ‘son of a whore’
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro ignored calls to drop his feud with the Supreme Court...
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