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› UK says EU trade deal will be difficult if no progress before October
Britain warned the European Union on Thursday that it would be difficult to conclude a Brexit free trade deal by the end of the year unless broad agreement had been reached by October. |
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› Fearing 'autumn of discontent', EU to seek unity on recovery plan
European Union leaders will try to narrow their differences over a coronavirus economic recovery plan at a summit on Friday, worried that further bickering and delay will only dent public confidence in the bloc as a deep downturn takes hold. |
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› Russian aircraft active in Libya, AFRICOM says
Russian jets delivered to Libya in May are being actively used in the North African country, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Thursday. |
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› Burundi's incoming president vows to unite nation isolated over rights abuses
Burundi's new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, promised on Thursday to unite a country that has been cut off by aid donors due to rampant human rights abuses, after he was sworn in early following the sudden death of his predecessor. |
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› Macron visits London to mark de Gaulle's WW2 resistance call and talk Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron visited London on Thursday for a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle's call for wartime resistance, and to discuss Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. |
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› U.N. mulls proposal to reopen Iraq crossing for pandemic aid to Syria
The United Nations Security Council is considered a proposal to reopen a border crossing from Iraq into Syria for six months to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to help millions of Syrian civilians combat the coronavirus pandemic. |
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› Former Pope Benedict leaves Vatican to visit ailing brother in Germany
Former Pope Benedict travelled to his native Germany on Thursday to visit his ailing older brother, the Vatican said. |
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› UK's Johnson, France's Macron to discuss coronavirus, Brexit: Johnson's spokesman
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron will most likely talk about the global fight against the novel coronavirus and Britain's future relationship with the European Union at talks later on Thursday. |
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› U.S. offers $10 million reward for capture of Colombian ex-rebels
The United States said on Thursday is it offering rewards of up to $10 million each for information leading to the arrest or conviction of two former leaders of Colombia's FARC rebel group. |
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› Pakistani court convicts three in politician's murder in London
A Pakistani court sentenced three men to life in prison on Thursday for their part in the assassination of a Pakistani political leader who was stabbed to death in London in 2010, a government prosecutor said. |
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› Mexico enlists F1 racetrack, military barracks to fight coronavirus
Mexico has repurposed a Formula One racetrack, converted a huge convention center and put hundreds of beds into military barracks to create new hospital space to ease the strain on its health system in the mounting coronavirus pandemic. |
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› Oxford college says it wants to remove statue of colonialist Rhodes
An Oxford University college said on Wednesday it wanted to remove from its facade a statue of 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes that has been a target of anti-racism protests, though the decision would be made independently. |
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