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Exxon Mobil chief revamps refining, chemical operations : spokeswoman

ExxonMobilCorpChiefExecutiveDarrenWoodsisreorganizingthecompany’srefiningandchemicaloperations,partofapushtoboostprofitsamidvolatileoilandnaturalgasprices,aspok

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Uganda's president endorses move to remove presidential age limit

Uganda'sPresidentYoweriMusevenihasforthefirsttimeopenlybackedamovebyhisrulingNationalResistanceMovement(NRM)toscrapthepresidentialagelimitaheadofthe2021polls.Th

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Macron's reputation on the line with flagship reform

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron'sgovernmentissettounveilThursdaywhatisintendedtobeoneofhissignatureeconomicreformsaimedatcreatingjobsandunderlininghisbusiness-fri

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Apple changed the Maps icon to show its new spaceship campus

Apple has been making all sorts of tiny changes to its app icons in the iOS 11 beta. And today, it made two of the most interesting changes yet: one to Maps, and one to the App Store.

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Apple changed the Maps icon to show its new spaceship campus

ApplehasbeenmakingallsortsoftinychangestoitsappiconsintheiOS11beta.Andtoday,itmadetwoofthemostinterestingchangesyet:onetoMaps,andonetotheAppStore.TheMapschangei

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Merkel, Macron talk EU treaty reform as Euro debt looms large

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronandGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelpledgedonMondaytoworkcloselytogethertodrawupa“roadmap”ofreformsfortheEuropeanUnion(EU),sayingthatthe

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Turkish MPs back new constitution bolstering Erdogan powers

The Turkish parliament on Sunday passed in a first reading a controversial bill bolstering the powers of the presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdogan that critics claim will lead to one-man rule.

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U.S. lawmakers raise privacy concerns over new hacking rules

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Congress on Thursday asked the Justice Department to clarify how a looming rule change to the government's hacking powers could impact privacy rights of innocent Americans.

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Film academy Trips over Its own rules, racing to answer calls for diversity

​A contentious move to purge the academy’s Oscar-voting rolls of members who have not been active according to certain guidelines would not be affected by this procedural hiccup.

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Namibia passes constitution amendment

​The Namibian parliament on Wednesday passed the controversial Third Constitutional Amendment Bill despite fears of the opposition and civil society that the changes will see a concentration of power in the presidency.

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New Zealand scraps anti-woman rule for country's head of state

New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday scrapped the last archaic barrier that would prevent a woman taking over as the country's head of state.

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China raises fuel prices amid market reform

China will slightly hike gasoline and diesel prices starting Friday, the first increase since the fuel pricing scheme was reformed in March.