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EU states resist move on digital tax for tech giants: drafts
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Some European Union members are resisting EU plans to raise the tax bill of tech multinationals, EU draft documents seen by Reuters show, in moves that are likely to cause a…
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FCC chief plans to ditch U.S. 'net neutrality' rules
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission unveiled plans on Tuesday to repeal landmark 2015 rules that prohibited internet service providers from impeding consumer access to web content in a…
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U.S. threatens to sue Harvard over admissions policies
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has threatened to sue Harvard University to force it to turn over documents as it investigates whether the Ivy League school’s admission policies violate civil rights laws…
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Aneurisma scambiato per stress, 14enne muore a Roma
[ad_1] ROMA – Per i medici del Pronto soccorso dell’Ospedale Pertini di Roma si trattava di semplice stress ma, invece, erano i segni di un aneurisma cerebrale. Non ce l’ha fatta una giovane di 14…
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Britain to detail Brexit bill when EU agrees to move talks forward
[ad_1] LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will only detail how big a divorce settlement Britain is willing to pay the EU when the bloc gives a commitment to moving talks forward, according to…
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CBS News fires Charlie Rose after sex harassment allegations
[ad_1] (Reuters) – CBS News said on Tuesday it had fired Charlie Rose, one of the most prominent American interviewers, the day after the Washington Post reported the television host had sexually harassed eight women.…
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule
[ad_1] HARARE (Reuters) – Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who turned…
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Russia finds 1,000-times normal level of radioactive isotope after nuclear incident claims
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s meteorological service said on Tuesday it had measured pollution of a radioactive isotope at nearly 1,000 times normal levels in the Ural mountains, the first official Russian data supporting reports…
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M5S. Di Battista: "Non mi ricandido in Parlamento alle prossime elezioni del 2018"
[ad_1] ROMA – “Ho preso la decisione, una mia scelta umana, di non ricandidarmi in Parlamento alle prossime elezioni del 2018” ha dichiarato il deputato Alessandro Di Battista del M5S in un video su Facebook.…
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Australian Open to feature 25-second shot-clocks
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Players will have an additional five seconds between points at next year’s Australian Open but time-wasters will have nowhere to hide thanks to the introduction of shot-clocks. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic serves…
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Veltroni: "La divisione è un demone della sinistra"
[ad_1] ROMA – “Se il problema è regolare i conti, a sinistra rimarranno solo delle macerie. Il rischio è molto elevato” ha dichiarato Walter Veltroni intervistato a ‘Sky Tg24’. “Siamo pronti a parlare con tutto…
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Britain will honour commitments made to EU – May's spokesman
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will honour its commitments made while a member of the European Union, but specific figures on how much the country will pay for Brexit are subject to negotiations, a spokesman…
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Taxi, al via sciopero nazionale
[ad_1] ROMA – Al via alle 8 di questa mattina lo sciopero nazionale di taxi e Ncc. La protesta dei tassisti durerà sino alle 22. Allo sciopero parteciperanno quasi tutte le sigle della categoria. E’…
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Russia's Putin hosts Assad in fresh drive for Syria peace deal
[ad_1] MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad late on Monday for three hours of talks to lay the groundwork for a new push by Moscow to end Syria’s conflict…
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Pensioni: sindacati divisi su proposta Governo. Cgil: pronti a scendere in piazza
[ad_1] (ph: T.Barchielli) ROMA – Il Governo preme per un accordo con i sindacati sulle pensioni, ma c’è divisione tra le confederazioni: la Cgil boccia il pacchetto del governo, rilevando le “gravi insufficienze” presenti, e…
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Suspect in custody in fatal Pennsylvania police shooting
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The suspect in the fatal shooting last week of a Pennsylvania police officer who had been less than a year on the job is in custody after a massive manhunt, authorities said…
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Germania: Angela Merkel non riesce a formare un tavolo di governo
[ad_1] di MARIAGRAZIA DI RAIMONDO – In Germania tra le file politiche il sogno di creare un governo tra Cdu-Csu, Fdp e Verdi sembra essere finito. Alla Jamaica Koalition, Angela Merkel non è riuscita a…
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U.S. sues to stop AT&T buying Time Warner, says would hike rates
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice sued AT&T Inc (T.N) on Monday to block its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N), saying the deal could raise prices for rivals and…
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Ema, Salvini: "Ridicolo affidarsi alla lotteria"
[ad_1] ROMA – “Siamo al ridicolo, l’Europa è ridicola. Nel 2017, quando ci sono in ballo migliaia di posti di lavoro, miliardi di indotto e il futuro di un settore cruciale come la ricerca, l’estrazione…
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Phones for urns: Hong Kong turns to virtual reality to honor ancestors
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – A lack of space for cemeteries in crowded Hong Kong clashes with the age-old Chinese tradition of reverence for one’s ancestors. But one entrepreneur uses virtual reality software to reconcile…
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Death and the discount rate – UK companies weigh pensions tweaks
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Some of Britain’s biggest companies are considering wiping millions or even billions of pounds from their pension deficits by changing a couple of key assumptions, including when staff are expected to…
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Sottomarino disperso: rumori non confermati, paura di non ritrovare il San Juan
[ad_1] di MARIAGRAZIA DI RAIMONDO – Da giovedì scorso il sottomarino argentino con 44 marinai, tra cui la prima donna ufficiale di Marina, ha fatto perdere le tracce nella zona sud dell’Atlantico. Dopo le notizie…
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Iran's president declares end of Islamic State
[ad_1] BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the “thousands of martyrs” killed in operations organized by Iran to defeat the…
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Russia finds 1,000-times normal level of radioactive isotope after nuclear accident claims
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s meteorological service said on Tuesday it had measured pollution of a radioactive isotope at nearly 1,000 times normal levels in the Ural mountains, the first official Russian data supporting reports…
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New Puerto Rico utility head, same old challenges
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – New leadership at Puerto Rico’s beleaguered electric utility may not be sufficient to compensate for missteps following Hurricane Maria that led to delayed work, recurrent blackouts and more than $500…
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21st Century Fox in $90 million settlement tied to sexual harassment scandal
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Twenty-First Century Fox Inc has reached a $90 million settlement of shareholder claims arising from the sexual harassment scandal at its Fox News Channel, which cost the jobs of longtime news chief…
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Sumo: Japan's national sport wrestles with latest act of violence
[ad_1] FUKUOKA/TOKYO, Japan – (Reuters) – A probe into an assault by a sumo grand champion against a junior wrestler threatens to stain the image of Japan’s ancient national sport just as its popularity was…
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Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout
[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Reuters) – Dr. Brian Halloran, a vascular surgeon at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, starts planning his garden long before spring arrives in southeast Michigan. Dr. Brian Halloran. a vascular surgeon…
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Exclusive – State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop…
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Russia's Putin hosts Syria's Assad for talks: Kremlin
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, discussing the fight against terrorism and the prospects for a…