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Explainer-Sleepers and stressed rails: Why UK trains struggle in the heat

LONDON (Reuters) – Forecasts that British temperatures could hit a record high this week forced trai...

18th July, 2022

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UK parliamentary committee requests documents for investigation into PM Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) – A committee of lawmakers has requested diaries, emails, photos and mobile phone m...

15th July, 2022

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Ten years on, Italy faces debt crisis Draghi may not solve

By Francesco Canepa and Gavin Jones FRANKFURT/ROME (Reuters) – Ten years after Mario Draghi’s “whate...

15th July, 2022

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Sri Lankans storm prime minister’s office, demanding he quit as well

By Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Barely hours after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fle...

13th July, 2022

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‘No ultimatums’ from coalition, Italy’s PM Draghi says

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Tue...

12th July, 2022

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Japan bids sombre farewell to slain Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving premier

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tu...

12th July, 2022

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How a band of activists helped bring down Sri Lanka’s government

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – In June, a few dozen activists started...

11th July, 2022

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Biden signs executive order on abortion, declares Supreme Court ‘out of control’

By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court...

8th July, 2022

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French PM says cost of living a priority, urges opposition to help pass reforms

By Dominique Vidalon and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on...

6th July, 2022

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‘Enough is enough’: Ex-minister Javid delivers parting blow to PM Johnson

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Former British minister Sajid Javid delivered a withering attack...

6th July, 2022

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Don’t bring your babies into parliamentary debates, UK lawmakers told

LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers should not bring babies to parliamentary proceedings and debate...

30th June, 2022

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Doctors, bankers protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who m...

29th June, 2022