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Senate panel advances crackdown on online sex trafficking
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday advanced legislation to make it easier to penalize operators of websites that facilitate online sex trafficking, the most concrete action from Congress this year to…
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U.S. pushes for possible asset sales in AT&T/Time Warner deal
[ad_1] NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is pushing AT&T Inc (T.N) to sell assets or come up with other ways of satisfying antitrust concerns over its purchase of Time Warner Inc…
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Joshua the target as heavyweight hype packs a new punch
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Anthony Joshua woke up on Wednesday to find himself more of a wanted man than ever in boxing’s entertaining new era of old-fashioned heavyweight hoopla and intrigue. Boxing – Anthony Joshua…
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Di Maio: "Sono pronto a confrontarmi con i candidati premier"
[ad_1] “Renzi dice che io scappo? È una sciocchezza, forse è lui che deve ancora ‘elaborare il lutto’ per la batosta in Sicilia. I suoi lo hanno fatto abbastanza velocemente e tutti infatti propongono nuovi…
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Volkswagen has still not fixed one in three dieselgate cars in Britain
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has yet to fix one in three of the 1.2 million cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal in Britain, over two years since the revelations first came to…
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Sciopero in Catalogna: scuole chiuse e trasporto bloccato
[ad_1] (AP) di ANTONIO GAZZILLO – A causa di uno sciopero indetto dal sindacato indipendentista Intersindical- CSC per chiedere la liberazione dei membri del Governo e dei leader indipendentisti considerati prigionieri politici, è stato bloccato…
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'Glengarry Glen Ross' revival examines the dark side of cutting deals
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – In an age where a real-estate salesman has assumed the highest political office in the United States, a new revival of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Glengarry Glen Ross” in London is…
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Syrian army starts assault on last IS stronghold
[ad_1] BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syria’s army and its allies began an assault on the largest remaining stronghold of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, Hezbollah-controlled media said, signaling the imminent fall of the…
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Democrats win bitter Virginia governor's race in setback for Trump
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Ralph Northam won a bitter race for Virginia governor on Tuesday, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump with a decisive victory over a Republican who had adopted some of…
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De Luca: "Pronto ad accettare la sfida dei referendum su autonomia e federalismo"
[ad_1] “Il vincolo dell’unità nazionale è fuori discussione ma sono pronto ad accettare la sfida dei referendum su autonomia e federalismo” ha dichiarato il presidente della Campania Vincenzo De Luca durante la presentazione del Rapporto…
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Eurek-baa: Scientists find sheep can recognize human faces
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Sheep have been trained to recognize the faces of celebrities, including former U.S. President Barack Obama, by University of Cambridge scientists who hope it may help with understanding neurodegenerative diseases. A…
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Bankitalia: "Difendere le pensioni è una priorità assoluta"
[ad_1] “Bankitalia ribadisce la necessità di non fare passi indietro nella riforma delle pensioni: sono cruciali per mettere in luce migliore i conti e per la loro sostenibilità” ha dichiarato il vice direttore generale della…
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Tv. Su Canale 5 il 31 dicembre 2017 Capodanno in diretta dall’Unipol Arena di Bologna con Federica Panicucci
[ad_1] BOLOGNA. Tutto è pronto per la notte di Capodanno: domenica 31 dicembre 2017 appuntamento, dunque, all’Unipol Arena di Casalecchio di Reno (BO) per un Capodanno all’insegna della grande musica. A partire dalle 21 si…
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Renzi: "Futuro premier? Lo decide il parlamento"
[ad_1] ROMA – Matteo Renzi non si ferma alla cocente sconfitta siciliano e si dichiara pronto a discutere con “tutti, senza veti”, ma non è disposto ad accettare che il veto sia posto su di…
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Business group pushes for U.S. flood insurance reform as December deadline looms
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The latest attempt to overhaul the U.S. federal flood insurance program hit a stumbling block, but a coalition of business and environmental groups renewed their push on Wednesday for lawmakers to…
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Smiling wax figure of Theresa May belies prime minister's torment
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May gained a wax doppelganger on Wednesday that projected an air of strength and permanence sorely lacking in her crisis-prone government. Madame Tussauds unveils their new wax…
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Future in doubt, British aid minister deals further blow to May
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British aid minister Priti Patel’s political future was in doubt on Wednesday over undisclosed meetings she held with Israeli officials, posing a new test of Prime Minister Theresa May’s authority as…
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Sicilia: arrestato neodeputato Udc
[ad_1] MESSINA – I carabinieri e la Guardia di Finanza, in esecuzione di un provvedimento cautelare emesso dal gip del Tribunale di Messina a conclusione di indagini coordinate dalla Procura di Messina, hanno posto agli…
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Trump warns 'rogue regime' North Korea of grave danger
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in China on Wednesday seeking help to rein in North Korea after warning the North’s leader that the nuclear weapons he is developing “are not making…
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France to take a decade longer to reduced reliance on nuclear: minister
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French environment minister Nicolas Hulot said on Wednesday that reducing the share of nuclear energy in France’s power mix to 50 percent from 75 percent will probably take until 2030-35 instead…
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Foreign payment card firms not required to establish JVs to enter local market: China central bank
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese regulations do not require foreign payment card firms to establish joint ventures to operate in the onshore market, the central bank said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: An American Express and…
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Highlights of Tuesday's NHL games
[ad_1] (The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of the National Hockey League games on Tuesday: November 7, 2017; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (32) reacts after center Nick Shore (21) scores the…
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UCLA basketball players arrested in China ahead of Trump's visit: reports
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Three UCLA men’s basketball players were arrested in China for shoplifting on Tuesday, media reports said, a day before U.S. President Donald Trump landed there on his first official visit. FILE…
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Voters in Maine approve expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Voters in Maine on Tuesday approved a ballot initiative to expand the state’s Medicaid program under Obamacare, sending a clear signal of support for the federal healthcare law to lawmakers in the…
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Charges dropped against woman who laughed at Trump nominee Sessions
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A peace activist who laughed at then U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions during his confirmation hearing to become U.S. attorney general will no longer be prosecuted on charges of disrupting a session of…
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Trump to urge all nations to isolate North Korea's 'brutal regime' in South Korea speech
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will urge all countries to join forces to isolate “the brutal regime of North Korea” on Wednesday, saying the world cannot tolerate “the menace of a rogue…
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Chinese media upbeat on U.S. ties ahead of Trump visit
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States have common interests but the relationship needs careful handling, Chinese state-run media said on Wednesday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing. FILE PHOTO:…
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Snapchat launches redesign as growth disappoints Wall Street
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Snap Inc (SNAP.N) is redesigning its disappearing-message app Snapchat in an attempt to reach a broader audience, going back to the drawing board as Wall Street clobbered it for another quarter of…
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Asia stocks pause at peaks, ponder U.S. tax muddle
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares paused at decade peaks and the dollar dipped on Wednesday amid concerns Republican plans for major U.S. tax cuts were running into headwinds even before the Senate releases its…
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Shortage of EU workers pushing up UK pay – survey of recruiters
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British employers are having to raise their pay offers to hire new staff and counter a growing shortage of European Union workers ahead of Brexit, a group representing recruitment firms said…