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Canadian Michael Spavor Detained in China as Huawei Row Continues
A second Canadian has been detained in China on accusations of harming national security, as tension continues between the two countries.
It was confirmed on Thursday that Michael Spavor, a businessman, had been detained in addition to!-->!-->!-->…
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Brexit: Theresa May Asking EU for Backstop ‘Assurances’
Theresa May has said she will be showing EU leaders the "legal assurances" she believes MPs want before they will back her deal.
The prime minister is in Brussels for an EU summit after surviving a vote of confidence organised by her!-->!-->!-->…
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Yellow Vest Protests: Macron To hold Crisis Meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet trade unions and employers’ organisations, in a bid to defuse weeks of unrest in Paris and other cities.
Monday’s meeting comes ahead of a TV address in which he is expected to announce!-->!-->!-->…
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Theresa May To Face Vote Of No Confidence Trom Tory MPs
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in her leadership later on Wednesday.
Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Mrs May said: “I will contest that vote with everything I have got.”
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John Kelly to Leave White House Job
President Donald Trump has announced that his chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by the end of the year.
There have been persistent reports for several days that Gen Kelly was under pressure to go.
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Burdened with Brexit, Theresa May Is On the Brink
Exiting the European Union, Theresa May suggested after the referendum two years ago, was a simple process.
“Brexit means Brexit,” she said in the wake of the United Kingdom’s vote to quit the EU, following former Prime Minister David!-->!-->!-->…
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Brazil Will Quit U.N. Migration Pact, Incoming Minister Says
Brazil will pull out of a United Nations pact on dealing with rising migration, the incoming foreign relations minister said, joining the United States and a growing number of countries in rejecting the agreement.
Ernesto Araújo - who…
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250,000 Syrian Refugees Could Return Home Next Year: UNHCR
Up to a 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others face problems with documentation and property that the Damascus government must help resolve, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on…
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EU Tells UK’s May: We Will Not Renegotiate the Brexit Treaty
The European Union ruled out renegotiating the Brexit divorce treaty or its Irish border protocol on Tuesday as Prime Minister Theresa May sought last ditch assurances from the bloc to save her deal after pulling a vote she acknowledged she…
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Mozambique Busts ‘30,000 Ghost Workers’
Mozambique's government has discovered more than 30,000 ghost workers on the civil service payroll.
The civil service minister said some were paid for jobs they had not done, others were dead or fictitious.
The fraud had cost the…
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