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Brazil foreign minister meets Rubio to assess tariff talks, source says
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday in Niagara Falls on the sidelines of the G7 meeting to discuss progress […]
1 killed, 3 injured in gas explosion at residential building in Poland
WARSAW, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — One person was killed and three others were injured in a gas explosion that occurred in a residential building in north-central Poland, local media reported […]
Spain’s top prosecutor defends his innocence in leak trial
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s top prosecutor, Alvaro Garcia Ortiz, who is on trial for allegedly leaking confidential information about a tax fraud case, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that he […]
Jailed Tunisian opposition leader faced brutal violence in prison, his lawyer says
TUNIS (Reuters) -The family and lawyers of jailed Tunisian opposition leader Jawhar Ben Mbarek accused prison authorities on Wednesday of brutally assaulting him to try to force an end to […]
Russia’s IT industry contributes 2.4 pct of GDP: PM
MOSCOW, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Russia’s information technology (IT) industry has nearly doubled over the past five years, contributing 2.4 percent of the country’s GDP, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin […]
Auto conference in China calls for closer industrial ties with Germany
CHANGCHUN, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — The ninth Sino-German Automotive Conference opened on Wednesday in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, with more than 400 industry representatives from home and […]
Death toll from Malaysia-Thailand migrant boat incident climbs to 25
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — The death toll has risen to 25 after a boat carrying undocumented migrants sank in waters near the Malaysia-Thailand maritime border last week, local […]
Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — The center of Typhoon Fung-wong hit Pingtung, Taiwan, at around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to the island’s meteorological authorities. Read full story Date: 13 November, […]
French lawmakers set to approve suspension of unpopular pension reform
PARIS (Reuters) -French lawmakers are expected to vote to suspend a contested pension reform on Wednesday, as next year’s budget bills inch through parliament under persistent threats to the government’s […]
Chasing the Louvre loot: Inside Antwerp’s jewellery underworld
PARIS (Reuters) -In the hours after the Louvre heist, Belgian police received an alert from their French counterparts, urging them to be on the lookout for anyone trying to hawk […]