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After week of spats, Trump to focus on Clinton, economy

07-08-2016 23:11 via news.yahoo.com

By Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will outline proposals for trade, taxes and regulation on Monday as he seeks to move beyond a week of discord and contrast his ideas for economic growth with those of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Senior aides and supporters said on Sunday the businessman, making his first run at public office, wanted to put behind him his disputes with Republican Party leaders and the parents of a Muslim American so

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Most Germans want to end EU migrant deal with Turkey: poll

07-08-2016 16:44 via news.yahoo.com

Most Germans think the European Union should scrap a landmark migration deal with Turkey, also scuppering negotiations on its accession to the bloc, according to a poll published on Sunday. The deal, agreed by Ankara in exchange for the revival of financial aid, the promise of visa-free travel to much of the EU and accelerated membership talks, has sharply cut the number of refugees entering Europe via eastern routes. Last year Germany took in around 1.1 million people fleeing war and poverty in

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Austria threatens to block acceleration of Turkish EU talks

07-08-2016 12:30 via news.yahoo.com

Austria's foreign minister has threatened to block the expansion of negotiations with Turkey on its accession to the European Union, which could scupper a landmark migration deal between Brussels and Ankara. Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz's comments, published on Sunday, risk exacerbating a row between Austria and Turkey that flared last week when Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern suggested ending Turkey's EU membership talks altogether because of the country's democratic and economic deficits

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Return of Congo's Tshisekedi jolts opposition to life

07-08-2016 10:31 via news.yahoo.com

By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - In 1991, then Congolese President Mobutu Sese Seko made his long-time nemesis Etienne Tshisekedi prime minister, hoping to neutralize opposition to a dictatorship beset by economic and political crises. Twenty-five years on and the 83-year-old is the mainstay of Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition, and once again a thorn in the side of power, following a triumphant return to Kinshasa late last month. After two years spent abroad for unspecified medical tr

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UK ties with China at risk over nuclear plant deal

07-08-2016 07:35 via news.yahoo.com

Britain's decision to delay final approval for the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant risks cooling relations with economic powerhouse China under new prime minister Theresa May, analysts say. May's predecessor David Cameron, who quit after the June referendum vote to leave the European Union, made strong ties with Beijing central to his economic policy. During a state visit last year, Britain rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping as it sought to attract investment to its aus

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