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Ireland dusts off Brexit contingency plans as trade tensions mount
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish government ministers have met to dust off contingency plans in case disagreements between Britain and the...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro sees trouble for new spending rules in Senate
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday said he is confident the lower House will vote to raise...
Read moreCoup puts into question Sudan’s debt cancellation, France says
PARIS (Reuters) -The coup in Sudan puts into doubt the process that would have seen France cancel some $5 billion...
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Portugal heads to polls on Jan. 30, political stability fades
By Catarina Demony and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal will head to the polls on Jan. 30 for a snap...
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IMF says it is engaging with Ethiopia but not holding talks on loan program
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was continuing to engage on a...
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As nations talk climate, cities say: We deliver
By Mark John GLASGOW (Reuters) - Early in the pandemic, when some national leaders chose to trade blame rather than...
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Romania’s centrists inch closer to rebuilding ruling coalition
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's ruling centrist Liberals and their former USR ally inched closer to rebuilding their majority ruling coalition...
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Romania’s centrist party cancels vote of confidence on PM-designate, stalemate continues
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's centrist Liberals have cancelled a vote of confidence on the minority government line-up put forward by...
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Japan ruling party’s election win takes pressure off PM for bigger spending
By Leika Kihara and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -The ruling party's solid victory in Japan's parliamentary election on Sunday will...
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G20 leaders have reached deal on climate language in final communique – source
ROME (Reuters) - The leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have reached an agreement on the wording of...
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Romania’s PM-designate seen losing confidence vote, prolonging political crisis
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A minority government lineup put forward by Romania's centrist Prime Minister-designate Nicolae Ciuca will face a parliamentary...
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World Bank’s Malpass says G20 must speed up work on debt of poor countries
By Andrea Shalal ROME (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday called on leaders of the Group of...
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Former IMF official says Argentina will not pay the Fund
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former official at the International Monetary Fund said Argentina is "not going to...
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G20 wants 70% of world vaccinated by mid-2022, sets up pandemic task force
By Jan Strupczewski and Andrea Shalal ROME (Reuters) -Finance and health ministers from the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) said...
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Biden likely to head to COP26 without a final U.S. climate deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is expected to head to Europe without an agreement on measures to combat climate change...
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Brazil Senate committee approves report calling for Bolsonaro to be indicted
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian Senate investigative committee approved a report on Tuesday that calls for President...
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U.S., Indonesia call for new G20 forum to prepare for next pandemic
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies should create a forum to facilitate global coordination for the...
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Portuguese PM says he will not step down if budget rejected
By Andrei Khalip and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Faced with a likely rejection of the 2022 budget by parliament...
Read morePoland to upgrade army using funding methods first deployed to fight COVID
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will use a mode of financing employed to fight the economic consequences of COVID-19 to help...
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UK likely to force NHS staff to have COVID shots, Javid says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is likely to require staff in the National Health Service to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19,...
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