Italy government: Leaders talk amid political crisis
Fresh talks to overcome political turmoil in Italy - the EU's fourth largest economy - are being held.
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Japan's Abe Hits Back at Trump's Plan to Slap Tariffs on Ally
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to impose higher tariffs on imported vehicles and metals.
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U.S. to Put Limits on Some Visas for Chinese Citizens
The Trump administration will set limits on Chinese visa applications to help protect American intellectual property, a State Department official said Tuesday, in the latest sign of continued trade tensions with Beijing.
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Brazil: Supreme Labor Court Declares Oil Workers Strike Illegal
Brazil's Supreme Labor Court (TST) has declared the 72-hour oil workers' strike, which began Wednesday amid the ongoing truckers' strike, as being illegal, according to an announcement by the country's Attorney General's Office.
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Turkey warns US it will look elsewhere if Washington fails to deliver F-35 fighter jets
Turkey will go elsewhere if Washington fails to deliver on its sale of F-35 jets, the country's foreign minister warned. It comes as US lawmakers aim to ban deliveries of the jets to Ankara over its purchase of Russian S-400s.
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India & Iran drop dollar in oil trade to bypass US sanctions – report
India will reportedly pay for Iranian oil in rupees as the two countries seek to bypass the US economic pressure on Tehran, industry officials have told the Sputnik news agency.
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Arkady Babchenko: Ukraine staged fake murder of journalist
Ukraine staged the murder of a Russian dissident journalist in Kiev on Tuesday in what it said was an sting operation to foil a Russian assassination plot.
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Most Brazilians Against Privatization of Public Companies: Poll
A recent poll conducted by the Unified Workers' Central, or CUT, and VOX revealed that the majority of Brazilians are against the privatization of publicly-owned companies.
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UK strikes reach all-time low in 2017
The number of strikes in the UK last year was the lowest recorded to date, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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CP Rail Workers Strike Threatening Canada Freight Traffic
More than 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. workers walked off the job, threatening a wider disruption in freight traffic and setting up the first major labor test for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Union reports sexual harassment of workers in Las Vegas casinos
With a possible strike looming, the Culinary Union has released survey results showing widespread sexual harassment and safety concerns at Las Vegas casinos.
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Hotter years 'mean lower exam results'
In years with hotter weather pupils are likely to perform less well in exams, says a major study from researchers at Harvard and other US universities.
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