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France bans (some) single-use plastics

France has banned three examples of single-use plastics from the start of 2020, with more gradual bans coming before the environmentally unfriendly products are totally outlawed in 2040. Cups mad

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PM of North Macedonia submits resignation to parliament

The parliament of North Macedonia has confirmed that Prime Minister Zoran Zaev submitted his resignation on Friday in compliance with the agreement reached by political parties of the country after

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French police use tear gas to end protest over pension reform

French police used tear gas to disperse protesters blockading a Paris bus depot on Thursday, the latest confrontation between the authorities and unions over plans to r

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Brazilian ex-President Lula turns himself in to police, ending standoff

FormerBrazilianPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvaturnedhimselfintopoliceonSaturday,endingaday-longstandofftobeginservinga12-yearprisonsentenceforcorruptionthatderai

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GM says S.Korean unit will file for bankruptcy if no union concessions

GeneralMotorssaiditsloss-makingSouthKoreanoperationswouldfileforbankruptcyifitsuniondidnotagreetocutlabourcostsbyApril20,heapingpressureonworkersandtheSouthKore

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Theresa May spells out 5 tests for any Brexit deal between UK and EU

TheresaMaywillvowtostrikethemostambitioustradedealwiththeEUthattheworldhaseverseenafterBrexitasshesetoutfivekeyteststojudgetheagreement.InamajorspeechatLondon's

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Theresa May to put flesh on bone of Britain’s Brexit demands

TheresaMayonWednesdayrejectedpartsofadraftEUCommissionpaperonBrexitterms,andonFridaywillattempttoansweraquestiontroublingmanyinBrussels:whatdoesBritainrealistic

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Labour wants new customs union treaty after Brexit - Starmer

JeremyCorbynistoconfirmashiftintheLabourParty'spositiononremaininginthecustomsunionafterBrexit,SirKeirStarmerhasindicated.TheshadowBrexitsecretarysaidLabour'sfr

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KBS' union to end five-month strike Wednesday

UnionizedworkersofpublicbroadcasterKBSwillendanearlyfive-monthstrikethisweek,theunionsaidTuesday,onedayafterthecompanyboardapprovedamotiontodismissitspresident,

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Audi, BMW workers stage strikes amid talks over wages, hours

WorkersatGermancompaniesincludingpremiumcarmakersAudi(NSUG.DE)andBMW(BMWG.DE)arestagingfurtherwalkoutsonFridayamidlabortalksseekinghigherpayandshorterworkinghou

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German industrial union demands pay rise amid strong economy

Germany'slargestindustrialunionpresseditsdemandsforpayrisesandthepossibilityforreducedhoursfor3.9millionworkerswithrenewedshort-termstrikesTuesday,sayingtheecon

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FBI widens labor leaders corruption probe to U.S. "big three" automakers

U.S.federalagentshaveexpandedacorruptioninvestigationfirsttargetedatlaborleadersinFiatChryslertoGeneralMotorsandFord,theDetroitNewsrevealedonThursday.Afterfilin

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American Airlines workers protest over pay, outsourcing

SeveralhundredworkerswhomaintainAmericanAirlinesplanespicketedWednesdayatthecarrier'shomeairport,callingforhigherpayandanendtoshiftingmaintenanceworkoverseas.Th

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Myanmar peace process moving forward despite difficulties

Thesecondmeeting,heldfromMay24toMay29inNayPyiTaw,gavebirthtounionaccordsforpeaceforthefirsttimeinMyanmar'shistory.Atotalof37adoptedprinciples,basedontheNationwi

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China: Baidu prepares for the era of AI

"FromthinkmobiletothinkAI—theinternetisjustanappetizer,butartificialintelligent(AI)istheentrée,"saidLiYanhong,founderandCEOofBaiduInc,atthe2017BaiduUnionSummiti

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British lawmakers back Theresa May's March 2017 Brexit schedule

Prime Minister Theresa May won lawmakers' backing to trigger the start of Britain's exit from the European Union by the end of March next year after promising to give Parliament the chance to scrutinise her plan first.

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Lufthansa pilots start two-day strike, hundreds of flights cancelled

Lufthansa pilots in Germany began a two-day strike on Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights at one of Europe's largest carriers in a bid to increase pressure on management in a long-running pay dispute.