Monday, 5 March 2018

France's far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound

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PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will this weekend unveil a new name for the 45-year-old National Front and a refocus on immigration as it searches for more voters and relevance in a political landscape transformed by President Emmanuel Macron.


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South Korea closes 84-year-old poet's exhibition amid sexual harassment claims

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's capital has closed an exhibition by poet Ko Un, long the country's hope for a Nobel Prize in literature, amid allegations of sexual misconduct and the government is considering removing his work from textbooks.


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South Korea closes poet's exhibition amid sexual harassment claims

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's capital has closed an exhibition by poet Ko Un, long the country's hope for a Nobel Prize in literature, amid allegations of sexual misconduct and the government is considering removing his work from textbooks.


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China warns Taiwan it won't tolerate separatist activities

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday that it would never tolerate any separatist schemes for self-ruled Taiwan and would safeguard China's territorial integrity with the aim of "reunification" with an island it considers its sacred territory.


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Trump-Netanyahu meeting is chance to project common front vs. Iran

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WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold talks on Monday that offer a chance to project a common front against Iran but are expected to do little to advance seemingly stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects.


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Crown prince signs $10 billion deal on mega-city during Cairo visit

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CAIRO/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Egypt set up a $10 billion joint fund on Sunday to develop a planned mega-city, committing more than 1,000 square kilometers in the south Sinai, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo.


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South Korean team heads to North in bid to bring U.S., North to nuclear talks

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SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation left for North Korea on Monday, a presidential official said, aiming to bring the North and the United States together for talks in a bid to rein in the North's nuclear and missile programs.


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Philippine government lawyer seeks embattled judge's removal as 'act of kindness'

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MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine government's chief lawyer on Monday filed a petition to remove the Supreme Court's top judge, as an "act of kindness" to spare her the indignity of an impeachment trial that congress is set to vote on soon.


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French minister to lay out concerns on ballistics, regional role in Iran visit

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - France's foreign minister traveled to Iran on Monday to reaffirm Europe's commitment to a nuclear deal that opened the Iranian economy to investment, but also to echo concerns raised by U.S. President Donald Trump who has threatened to quit the agreement.


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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Vietnam on landmark visit

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DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam on Monday for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, dramatically underscoring the growing strategic ties between the former foes at a time when China's regional influence is rising.


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China boosts defense spending amid military modernization

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China unveiled its largest rise in defense spending in three years on Monday, setting an 8.1 percent growth target compared to 2017, fuelling the country's ambitious military modernization program amid rising Chinese security concerns.


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Vatican treasurer faces Australian court for hearing on sex offence charges

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Lawyers for Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell asked an Australian court on Monday to allow a support person to sit with him through a four-week pre-trial hearing into charges of historical sexual offences because of his age and ill health.


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