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Furious Scots walk out of UK parliament over Brexit
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2018
» EDINBURGH/LONDON: Lawmakers from the Scottish National Party (SNP) staged a dramatic walkout from the British parliament on Wednesday after their leader was ordered to leave the House of Commons in a row over Brexit.
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Hardline EU ministers form 'axis of the willing' against illegal migrants
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» BERLIN - The hardline interior ministers of Austria, Germany and Italy have formed an "axis of the willing" to combat illegal immigration, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Wednesday, escalating a Europe-wide row over the issue.
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French MPs adopt signature Macron rail reform
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» PARIS - French lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a controversial reform of indebted state rail operator SNCF, handing President Emmanuel Macron a key victory in his battle with trade unions.
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Italy, France tensions spiral over rejected migrant ship
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» ROME - Italy postponed high-level talks with France on Wednesday after Paris branded Rome irresponsible for refusing to take in a migrant rescue ship.
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French MPs adopt signature Macron rail reform
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» PARIS - French lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a controversial reform of indebted state rail operator SNCF, handing President Emmanuel Macron a key victory in his battle with trade unions.
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US Fed raises key interest rate to 1.75-2%
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve raised the benchmark lending rate on Wednesday, the second increase of the year, and signaled two more hikes were coming in 2018 and four in 2019, a possible sign of concern about accelerating inflation.
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Comcast outbids Disney with $65 bn offer for Fox assets
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» NEW YORK - Comcast on Wednesday offered $65 billion for key film and television assets of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox, topping an offer from Walt Disney Co. for a deal that could create a dominant media-entertainment power.
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Britain mourns victims of Grenfell fire tragedy
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» LONDON - Green scarves, white roses: the community surrounding Grenfell Tower, the west London building ravaged by fire, united around shared symbols Wednesday night as they began 24 hours of poignant commemorations for the tragedy that killed 71 people a year ago.
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N. Korea's Kim knows denuclearisation must be 'quick': Pompeo
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» SEOUL - North Korea's Kim Jong Un understands that denuclearisation must happen "quickly", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, warning there will be no sanctions relief for Pyongyang until the process is complete.
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Hungarian court to hand down heavy sentences for migrant truck deaths
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» KECSKEMéT (HUNGARY) - Nearly three years after the gruesome discovery of 71 migrants suffocated in a lorry on an Austrian highway shocked Europe, a Hungarian court is due Thursday to hand down expected heavy sentences for the traffickers.
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