November 2017
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U.S. to promote 'universal access' to fossil fuels at climate talks
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes to promote wider use of fossil fuels at a global meeting on climate change next week, a White House official said, reflecting the gaping divide between Washington…
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China's JD.com, Alibaba rival, reports $19.1 billion in shopping event sales
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – JD.com, China’s e-commerce behemoth, said on Sunday that sales for Singles’ Day – and its run-up – reached 127.1 billion yuan ($19.14 billion), up 50 percent from a year ago. FILE…
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Iraq, scoperte fosse comuni Isis con 400 corpi
[ad_1] TEHERAN – Sono state scoperte dalle forze di sicurezza irachene numerose fosse comuni contenente i corpi di almeno 400 persone massacrate dall’Isis a Hawija, 240km a nord di Baghdad, che le truppe governative hanno…
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Turkey denies 'ludicrous' reports of plan to seize cleric from U.S.
[ad_1] ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has dismissed what it said were ludicrous reports that Turkish officials may have discussed a plan to seize a wanted U.S.-based Muslim cleric and hand him over to Ankara in…
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EU agreed no sum needed to move talks forward – British Brexit minister
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union agreed that Britain would not have to come up with a figure for a financial deal to leave the bloc before moving talks on to discuss a trade…
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Hollywood puts scandal aside for a night at the honorary Oscars
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Putting aside the sexual harassment scandal for a night, the stars of Hollywood came out on Saturday to celebrate the work of actor Donald Sutherland and four other filmmakers awarded…
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Trump arrives in Philippines for Asian leaders' summit
[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday to attend an annual gathering of leaders from East and Southeast Asian countries. FILE PHOTO – US President Donald…
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London mayor supports compromise efforts between regulator and Uber
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Sunday he supported efforts by the city’s transport regulator Transport for London to try to reach a compromise with Uber after the taxi app confirmed…
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Figure skating: Virtue, Moir glide to victory in Japan, clinch final berth
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – A confident Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir spun to ice dance gold in Japan’s grand prix event on Sunday for their second podium-topping finish, clinching a place in next month’s final.…
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Why Niger and Mali's cattle herders turned to jihad
[ad_1] NIAMEY/NAIROBI (Reuters) – When Doundou Chefou first took up arms as a youth a decade ago, it was for the same reason as many other ethnic Fulani herders along the Niger-Mali border: to protect…
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In the wake of Weinstein, some women say Bollywood failing to address harassment
[ad_1] MUMBAI (Reuters) – When Indian actress Divya Unny flew into the southern state of Kerala in 2015, she thought it was for a business meeting with an award-winning director about a role in his…
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China's Xi vows to 'open wider' while defending jobs
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping vowed to further free up China’s economy, again urging Asian countries to work closely together in a speech at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Vietnam.…
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Trump says North Korea's Kim insulted him by calling him 'old'
[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un had insulted him by calling him “old” and said he would never call Kim “short and fat.”…
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Master limited partnerships poised for bounce, but could be short-lived
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Master limited partnerships (MLPs) have been beaten down in 2017, but conditions may be turning in their favor for a short-term bounce by year-end. Traders work on the floor of…
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Texas town holds first burials after church massacre
[ad_1] SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The tiny Texas town reeling from a gun massacre that killed 26 churchgoers buried the first of the victims on Saturday, in a remote cemetery where a series of…
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Brazil GP security tightened after armed robbery
[ad_1] SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian Grand Prix organizers have tightened security around Sunday’s race after armed robbers held up members of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team as they left the circuit. Formula One F1 –…
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Protesters flood Barcelona demanding release of separatist leaders
[ad_1] BARCELONA (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Catalan independence supporters clogged one of Barcelona’s main avenues on Saturday to demand the release of separatist leaders held in prison for their roles in the region’s…
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Legionnaires sickens 12 in California, including 9 at Disneyland
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disneyland has shut down and decontaminated two cooling towers following an outbreak of Legionnaires disease that sickened 12 people, nine of them guests or employees at the theme park in…
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Forty Conservative MPs ready to oust May – Sunday Times
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Forty British members of parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. FILE PHOTO – Britain’s…
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German war reparations 'matter of honor' for Poland
[ad_1] KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) – Demanding reparations from Germany for its actions in Poland during World War Two is a matter of honor for Warsaw, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Polish ruling Law and Justice…
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Alabama U.S. Senate candidate again denies alleged sexual misconduct
[ad_1] VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (Reuters) – Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, the Republican insurgent running for the U.S. Senate, on Saturday again flatly denied he had initiated a sexual encounter in 1979 with a…
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Asigitalia: "La Tunisia è il primo paese del Maghreb per la facilità di fare impresa"
[ad_1] MILANO – La Tunisia è il primo paese del Maghreb per la facilità di fare impresa, secondo il rapporto Doing Business di Banca Mondiale. Nonostante le difficoltà provocate dalla crisi economica mondiale, le opportunità…
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Saudi Arabia says remains committed to climate accord
[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia remains committed to the 2015 Paris climate change agreement, the energy minister for the world’s top oil exporter said on Saturday. Khalid al-Falih’s statement came as almost 200 countries…
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Spada: gip si riserva su decisione fermo
[ad_1] (ANSA) ROMA – Al via oggi la prima delle due manifestazioni contro la criminalità organizzata sul litorale di Roma. All’altra, che si terrà il 16, hanno aderito Pd e Fnsi. Il gip di Roma…
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Merkel tries to bridge climate gap as coalition talks heat up
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany should lead the fight against climate change and cut emissions without destroying jobs, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, treading a fine line as she tries to clinch a coalition…
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Trump probably can't be swayed to stay in climate pact: Gore
[ad_1] BONN, Germany (Reuters) – Germany, Japan and other U.S. allies are unlikely ever to persuade President Donald Trump to drop his plan to quit the Paris climate agreement, former U.S. vice president Al Gore…
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Manovra, Gentiloni: "Sia snella e mirata"
[ad_1] ROMA – Per il premier Paolo Gentiloni “il benessere dell’Africa è strategico” per l’Italia, un Paese che “per ragioni storiche e proiettato verso l’Africa” ed è l’unico che sui temi migratori “ha una politica…
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China shopping festival smashes record with $25 billion haul
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba (BABA.N), the Chinese e-commerce giant, said on Saturday its Singles’ Day sales extravaganza hit $25.4 billion, smashing its own record from last year and cementing it as the world’s biggest…
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Gentiloni: "La legge di bilancio ha come priorità la disoccupazione giovanile"
[ad_1] “La legge di bilancio, anche con risorse limitate, cerca di avere tra le sue priorità quella di aggredire il tema della disoccupazione giovanile” ha dichiarato il presidente del Consiglio, Paolo Gentiloni, nell’apertura del convegno…
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Asia-Pacific leaders say to fight 'unfair trade' in nod to Trump
[ad_1] DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific leaders agreed on Saturday to address “unfair trade practices” and “market distorting subsidies” in a statement that bore the imprint of U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the…
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