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Image for East Timor lawmakers agree to scrap lawmaker pension allowances that sparked student protests
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East Timor lawmakers agree to scrap lawmaker pension allowances that sparked student protests

DILI (Reuters) -East Timor's lawmakers have agreed to scrap plans to provide lifetime pension allowa...

17th September, 2025

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French Socialists press Macron's new government for major budget concessions

By Benoit Van Overstraeten and Mathias de Rozario PARIS (Reuters) -Leaders of France's Socialist Par...

17th September, 2025

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Canadian cabinet minister Freeland to leave, will take on special Ukraine role

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to leave the cabinet and...

16th September, 2025

Image for Fox & Friends host apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be killed
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Fox & Friends host apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be killed

(Reuters) -A host for the conservative Fox & Friends talk show apologized on Sunday for stating that...

14th September, 2025

Image for UK PM Starmer says people have a right to 'peaceful protest' after anti-migrant march
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UK PM Starmer says people have a right to 'peaceful protest' after anti-migrant march

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said people have a right to peaceful protest a...

14th September, 2025

Image for French farmers' union FNSEA calls for day of protest
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French farmers' union FNSEA calls for day of protest

PARIS (Reuters) -France's largest farm union FNSEA has called for a day of action on September 25 to...

14th September, 2025

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New French PM gives up predecessor's idea to cut back two public holidays

PARIS (Reuters) -New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu told French daily La Provence on Saturd...

13th September, 2025

Image for Police and protesters scuffle as 110,000 join anti-migrant London protest
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Police and protesters scuffle as 110,000 join anti-migrant London protest

LONDON (Reuters) -London police will deploy extra officers on Saturday as right-wing, anti-immigrant...

13th September, 2025

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Fitch downgrades crisis-strained France

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded France's sovereign credit sc...

12th September, 2025

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Experts commission starts working on Germany's debt brake reform

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -A commission of experts tasked with modernising a cap on public...

11th September, 2025

Image for Rome's mayor says River Tiber could open to swimmers within five years
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Rome's mayor says River Tiber could open to swimmers within five years

ROME (Reuters) -Rome hopes to open the River Tiber to public swimming within five years, the city's...

11th September, 2025

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Spain's parliament kills shorter work week bill in blow to government

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's lower house has shelved a bill that would have shortened the work week by...

11th September, 2025