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France’s Macron says pension reform to go ahead, virus situation permitting
PARIS (Reuters) - France needs to push back the retirement age and the government will continue its pension reforms as...
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UK government allows vote to reverse 4 billion pound foreign aid cut
(Adds missing first name for Rishi Sunak in paragraph 3) By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government said it would...
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Bulgaria faces instability as anti-elite group eyes narrow election win
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria faced prolonged political instability on Monday after a national election appeared to result in...
Read moreEgypt passes law expanding right to sack civil servants suspected of links to terrorism: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament on Monday approved legal amendments expanding the government's ability to sack civil servants with suspected...
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No clear winner emerges from Bulgarian parliamentary election
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria's parliamentary elections failed to produce a clear winner on Sunday, exit polls showed, with...
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Israel to withhold $180 million in Palestinian funds over militant stipends
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will withhold $180 million in tax revenue it collect last year on behalf of the Palestinian...
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Japan govt ready to deploy economic stimulus flexibly, spokesman says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan stands ready to pump more money into the economy to ease the pain of a prolonged...
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Find $75 billion to head off next pandemic, top panel tells G20
By Gavin Jones VENICE (Reuters) - COVID-19 is probably only a forerunner of increasingly dangerous pandemics in the future and...
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All G20 members on board with tax deal – Germany’s Scholz
(Refiles to attach to alerts. No changes to text) VENICE (Reuters) - The G20 has made big progress on reforming...
Read moreMexican magnate wanted for tax fraud has left country, govt says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A prominent Mexican businessman who faces tax fraud charges left Mexico earlier this year, the government...
Read moreArrest warrant issued for Mexican airline magnate – report
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An arrest warrant has been issued in Mexico for Miguel Aleman, co-founder of budget airline Interjet,...
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British Columbia signs up to Canada PM Trudeau’s C$10-a-day daycare plan
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - British Columbia on Thursday became the first Canadian province to sign on to Prime...
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Exclusive-Peru’s Castillo plans technocrat-heavy cabinet, moderate in economy role -sources
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Socialist Pedro Castillo, expected to be confirmed as Peru's next president, is drawing up...
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Nigerian lawmakers approve $2.4 billion to fight violence, fund vaccines
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament passed a 983 billion naira ($2.4 billion) supplementary budget on Wednesday to...
Read moreBolsonaro to appoint conservative ally to Brazil top court – sources
BRASÍLIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro will appoint Andre Mendonca, the current attorney general and a conservative ally,...
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Brazil top prosecutor to investigate Bolsonaro over COVID-19 vaccine deal
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's top prosecutor agreed on Friday to request an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro for...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he will not be taken down by Senate probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, under pressure over allegations of corruption in his government's vaccine procurement...
Read moreAlgeria names finance chief Benabderrahmane as prime minister
ALGIERS (Reuters) -Algeria's president named Finance Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane as prime minister on Wednesday and asked him to form a...
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Dutch defence minister: ‘irresponsible’ Russian jets harassed frigate in Black Sea
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands' defence minister said on Tuesday that Russian fighter jets armed with air-to-surface missiles had harassed a...
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Congo prosecutor asks Senate to lift former PM’s immunity over new allegations
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's public prosecutor has asked the Senate to authorise a formal investigation into allegations former prime minister...
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