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EU summit enters second day with new recovery plan on table

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting on the sidelines of the

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UK housing minister under fire over influence-peddling claim

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was facing calls Thursday to fire his housing minister over allegations that the official rushed through the approval of a contenti

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Putin proposes hiking income tax to 15% for wealthy Russians from Jan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday proposed lifting the annual rate of income tax from 13 to 15 percent for wealthy citizens on their earnings above 5 million rubles (72,833 U.S. dollars) a

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Bankruptcy court approves Neiman Marcus' plea to access financing

U.S. luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus Group said on Friday it received court approval to access 675 million U.S. dollars of its debtor-in-possession financing, which will allow continui

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Trump signals he wants South Korea to pay more for US military presence there

President Donald Trump signaled that he wants South Korea to pay more than what it’s already paying for U.S. military presence there. Seoul and Washington are currently

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EU "heartfelt apology" to Italy welcomed as "an act of truth"

The Italian Foreign Minister has welcomed the apology issued by the President of the EU Commission over its handling of the coronavirus crisis.Ursula von der Leyen apologized to Italy on behalf of Eu

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Saudi Arabia arrests three princes in fresh crackdown

Saudi Arabia has reportedly detained three senior members of the Saudi royal family including Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, a younger full brother of King Salman, and the monarch's nephew Prince Moh

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Spanish PM: Formal talks with Catalonia to start this month

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Thursday that bilateral dialogue between the central and regional governments of Spain and Catalonia respectively will open th

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Protesters rally in San Francisco against U.S. Senate's Trump acquittal

Around 100 demonstrators on Wednesday rallied in downtown San Francisco to protest the U.S. Senate's acquittal of President Donald Trump over abuse of power and obstruction of Congress charges earli

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Key Catalan separatist party backs Spain PM for new term

A key Catalan separatist party said Thursday it would allow Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez another term as prime minister, potentially ending the prolonged political deadlock in the eurozo