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NewsReutersZuma no-confidence vote can be secret, up to South Africa's parliament
By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's top court, in a potential blow to President Jacob Zuma, ruled on Thursday that secret ballots may be held for motions of no confidence in parliament, but stopped short of ordering one. A secret ballot is seen by Zuma's critics as emboldening
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London man died after mosque attack with "multiple injuries"
The Metropolitan Police statement on Thursday is important because it had not been certain whether Makram Ali died of illness or as a result of the actions of a 47-year-old man who plowed a large van into a crowd of worshippers spilling out of two London mosques following Ramadan prayers. Witnesses
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Suicide car bomb in southern Afghanistan kills at least 29
A huge suicide car bombing outside a bank in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Thursday targeted Afghan troops and government employees waiting to collect their salaries ahead of a major Muslim holiday, killing at least 29 people, officials said. Most of the casualties in the explosion
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Church of England head says it 'colluded with' sex abuse
The Church of England "colluded" with and helped to hide the long-term sexual abuse of young men by one of its former bishops, the head of the church said Thursday. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologized to the victims who spoke out and helped bring ex-bishop Peter Ball to justice
NewsReutersShhh...EU leaders try to take migration feud off table, for now
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders meeting in Brussels will try to gloss over their feud about who takes in refugees, a change of tactic that some diplomats have linked to Germany's election in September. Eastern states such as Poland and Hungary have refused to take
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The Latest: Poland hits back at Macron over interview
The spokesman for Poland's president has reacted to criticism by French President Emmanuel Macron, saying the funding that the European Union gives Poland does not oblige Warsaw to accept a quota of refugees under an EU plan. Krzysztof Lapinski reacted Thursday to criticism by Macron who said in
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Line messaging digital theme park to open in Thai capital
The text-messaging service Line plans to inaugurate an indoor digital theme park in Thailand's capital, seeking to squeeze maximum advantage from its popularity in the country, its second biggest market after Japan. Line Village Bangkok will begin operating Friday as a retail store but later this
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London fire: Cladding in other buildings 'combustible'
Some 600 buildings in England could have been fitted with flammable external panels like the ones believed to have contributed to a fire that killed at least 79 people in a west London apartment building, Prime Minister Theresa May's Downing Street office said. Government facilities testing cladding
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Exclusive: South Korea president calls on China's Xi to do more on North Korea nuclear program
By Jean Yoon and Soyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday China should do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear program and he would call on President Xi Jinping to lift measures against South Korean companies taken in retaliation against Seoul's decision
NewsReutersEuropean stock markets stumble as oil languishes near lows
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks fell for a third straight day on Thursday, as oil prices kept within sight of the seven-month lows reached overnight on worries about a supply glut and falling demand. Trading in U.S. stock futures suggested Wall Street shares would open flat to
NewsReutersAfter London fire, 600 tower blocks thought to have similar cladding
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - An estimated 600 high-rise buildings in England contain cladding similar to that used on a London tower block which caught fire, killing at least 79 people, officials said on Thursday. Exterior cladding added during a refurbishment may have played a part, residents
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Tropical Storm Cindy comes ashore in southwest Louisiana
Gulf Coast states were in for a third day of rough weather as Tropical Storm Cindy sloshed ashore early Thursday in southwestern Louisiana. Already blamed for one death in Alabama, Cindy was expected to keep churning seas and spin off bands of severe weather from eastern Texas to northwestern Florida
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The Latest: London fire: 600 buildings have similar cladding
British Prime Minister Theresa May's office says that around 600 buildings in England have cladding similar to the type blamed for the quick spread of flames in the London high-rise disaster. Councils in England made the estimate as authorities desperately try to get a grip on the scale of the issue
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Prince Harry: No one in royal family wants to rise to throne
Britain's Prince Harry has suggested that no one in the royal family really wishes to rise to the throne — and that it is duty, rather than desire, that prompts them to continue serving the British people. The 32-year-old royal was recalling the day in 1997 when he joined his brother Prince William
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AP Newsbreak: US, EU urge China to limit food import control
Food exporters including the United States and European Union are stepping up pressure on China to scale back plans for intensive inspections of imports that they say would hamper access to its fast-growing market. The group, which also includes Japan and Australia, sent a joint letter to Chinese regulators
NewsAgence France-PresseMain forest fires in Portugal under control
G�is (Portugal) (AFP) - The main forest fires raging in Portugal since the weekend, which have killed more than 60 people, were brought under control on Thursday, the civil protection agency said. The giant blaze broke out initially at Pedrogao Grande and spread to adjacent areas including Gois, Pampilhosa
NewsReutersIn Brussels, weakened May to outline guarantees for EU expats in Britain
By Elizabeth Piper and Gabriela Baczynska LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will outline her approach to the "hugely important issue" of reassuring EU expatriates about their future in Britain at a summit on Thursday which will be her first Brexit test since an election
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Prince Philip leaves London hospital after treatment
Prince Philip was discharged Thursday from a London hospital after he was treated for an infection, Buckingham Palace said. Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after he fell ill with an infection related to an
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AAA: More than 1.48M from Michigan to travel for July 4
AAA says it expects more than 1.48 million people from Michigan to travel at least 50 miles (80 kilometres ) from home for the July 4th weekend. The auto club says Thursday it's a 3.3 per cent increase from the number of people from the state who travelled during last year's holiday travel period
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EU leaders to weigh terrorism, defence ties, migration
European Union leaders are gathering Thursday to weigh measures to tackle terrorism, closer defence ties and migration, convinced that anti-EU sentiment and support for populist parties are waning. Ahead of the two-day meeting in Brussels, summit chairman Donald Tusk trumpeted the resurgence of the
NewsAgence France-PresseBritain's Prince Philip, 96, leaves hospital after infection
Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, left hospital on Thursday after two nights inside for treatment of an infection, Buckingham Palace said. The royal patriarch, who is to retire from public duties later this year, was driven by car to a private London hospital on Tuesday as
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In Iowa, the president channels his inner candidate Trump
Struggling to advance his agenda in Washington, President Donald Trump travelled to the Midwest for a raucous rally with his loyal supporters — the kind of event he relished before winning the White House. Trump touched down Wednesday evening in rainy Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and headed to a local community
NewsReutersScandal clouds outlook for Japan's Abe, Tokyo poll may give clues
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Just a few months ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked to be cruising to a third term that would make him Japan's longest serving leader and put him on track to achieving his dream of revising its post-war, pacifist constitution. A metropolitan assembly election
NewsReutersUK's Prince Philip has left hospital in London, Buckingham Palace says
Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, was discharged from hospital on Thursday after treatment for an infection. Philip, who is also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday as a precautionary measure for the treatment of an infection arising
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4 detained in raids linked to Brussels rail station attack
The federal prosecutor's office said that the four were picked up during searches in the Molenbeek neighbourhood , as well as in Anderlecht and Koekelberg. The attacker in Tuesday's violence at Brussels Central Station was a 36-year-old Moroccan national also living in Molenbeek, but he wasn
