Wednesday, 7 March 2018

South Korea's Moon says North Korea sanctions stay, too early to be optimistic about talks

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday sanctions on North Korea will not be eased for the sake of a summit with Pyongyang, but China's state media warned nuclear North Korea will not be intimidated and that talks were the only solution.


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Exclusive: Mexico left-wing candidate's lead widens as rivals bicker - poll

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican left-wing presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador extended his lead to 14 points in an opinion poll completed last week, with a fight between his opponents over accusations of financial wrongdoing weighing on their support.


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U.S. Secretary of State to focus on security on first African visit

NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew to Ethiopia at the start of his first diplomatic trip to Africa on Wednesday, seeking to bolster security alliances on a continent increasingly turning to China for aid and trade.


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Syrian rebels say will defend Ghouta, not negotiating withdrawal

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels in eastern Ghouta will defend the territory and there are no negotiations over a withdrawal that has been proposed by Russia, the military spokesman for one of the main eastern Ghouta rebel groups said on Wednesday.


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Australia reveals first gay marriage ended in heartbreak after just 48 days

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's first gay marriage lasted just 48 days and ended in heartbreak with the death of a terminally ill woman, Queensland state parliament heard on Wednesday after the family gave permission for details to be released.


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Kushner to visit Mexico after Trump tirades, testy phone call

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, will visit Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, amid strained relations over trade and Trump's demands that Mexico pay for a border wall.


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Italy's Berlusconi ready to support League leader's bid to form government

MILAN (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi is ready to give the leader of euroskeptic partner the League, Matteo Salvini, his support in attempts to form a government, the former Italian prime minister said in an interview with Il Corriere della Sera.


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Gary Cohn Said He Will Resign as Trump's Top Economic Adviser - New York Times


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Gary Cohn Said He Will Resign as Trump's Top Economic Adviser
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Gary D. Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, said on Tuesday that he would resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration. White House officials insisted that there was no single factor behind ...
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Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says 'hush agreement' invalid because he never signed - NBCNews.com


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Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says 'hush agreement' invalid because he never signed
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Adult film star Stormy Daniels sued Donald Trump Tuesday, alleging that he never signed the nondisclosure agreement that his lawyer had arranged with her. The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by NBC News, alleges that her ...
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Trump Administration Sues California Over Immigration Laws - New York Times


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Trump Administration Sues California Over Immigration Laws
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration escalated what had been a war of words over California's immigration agenda, filing a lawsuit late Tuesday that amounted to a pre-emptive strike against the liberal state's so-called sanctuary laws. The Justice ...
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Texas Primary: Democratic Votes Surge, But Republicans Recover Early Vote Deficit - NPR


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Texas Primary: Democratic Votes Surge, But Republicans Recover Early Vote Deficit
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Updated at 1:45 a.m. ET. Texans cast their votes in primaries Tuesday, the first contests of the 2018 election cycle. Democrats turned out in numbers not seen in more than a decade — with outcomes in various races bringing about both history and ...
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Kushner to visit Mexico after Trump tirades, testy phone call - Reuters


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Kushner to visit Mexico after Trump tirades, testy phone call
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, will visit Mexico on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, amid strained relations over trade and Trump's demands that Mexico pay for a border wall. FILE ...
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Royal welcome and noisy protests await Saudi crown prince on UK trip

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's grand welcome for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will begin on Wednesday with a lunch with Queen Elizabeth, as the two countries seek to widen longstanding defense ties into a far-reaching partnership.


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