Cambodia's Hun Sen warns his party it could still lose election

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned his party it could still lose next year's election even after the banning of the opposition and demanded that it improve its image, according to a recording leaked online on Thursday.

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Greek pensioners protest against government that 'took everything'

ATHENS (Reuters) - Several hundred elderly Greeks marched through Athens on Thursday, protesting against a government they say "took everything" with a new round of cuts to pensions and crumbling health care benefits.

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Chad rejects U.S. bribery allegations against president

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad has rejected allegations made in the United States that its President Idriss Deby was paid a $2 million bribe in exchange for providing a Chinese energy company with oil rights without international competition.

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Budget 2017: Stagnant earnings forecast 'astonishing'

The UK is in danger of losing almost 20 years of earnings growth, warns an independent economic think tank.

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UPDATE 1-China's trade with North Korea sinks in Oct after UN sanctions - Reuters

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UPDATE 1-China's trade with North Korea sinks in Oct after UN sanctions Reuters BEIJING, Nov 23 (Reuters) - China's trade with North Korea fell to $334.9 million in October, its lowest since February as imports sank to their weakest in years, data showed on Thursday, the latest sign that tough new sanctions cut business with its ... Deep insights into Kim Jong Un's North Korea, and 4 other global storiesWashington Post Watch: North Korean guard makes dramatic defectionAtlanta Journal Constitution US, S. Korean Soldiers Get Medals for Rescue of N. Korean DefectorMilitary.com International Business Times -Bloomberg -The Straits Times -Daily Mail all 323 news articles »

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U.S. Navy plane detected object near Argentine submarine's last known location

BAHIA BLANCA, Argentina (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy plane detected an object near the area where a missing Argentine navy submarine sent its last signal during a search flight over the South Atlantic, a Reuters witness said on Thursday after traveling on board the plane.

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Russia sends research ship to help search for missing Argentine sub

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defense ministry has sent an oceanographic research ship to the South Atlantic to help with the search for an Argentine submarine which went missing more than a week ago, TASS news agency reported on Thursday.

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U.S. strikes on Taliban opium labs won't work, say Afghan farmers

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan/KABUL (Reuters) - As U.S. and Afghan forces pound Taliban drug factories this week, farmers in the country's largest opium producing-province and narcotics experts say the strategy just repeats previous failed efforts to stamp out the trade.

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Merkel looks secure for now despite coalition chaos

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are rallying around her despite the failure of talks to form a three-way ruling coalition, buying her time in office and putting the onus on her Social Democrat rivals to break Germany's political impasse.

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France skin graft: Twin's skin saves man with 95% burns

It is the first time a twin donor has been used to repair such a large area of burns, say doctors.

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Apprenticeship numbers fall by 59% after levy imposed

The number of new apprenticeships falls by 59% after the introduction of levy on big firms.

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'Relentless' search is on for 3 missing after US Navy aircraft crashes into Philippine Sea - USA TODAY

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'Relentless' search is on for 3 missing after US Navy aircraft crashes into Philippine Sea USA TODAY An intense air and sea search was underway for three missing U.S. service members after a Navy aircraft plunged into the Philippine Sea on Wednesday, the Navy said. The C2-A Greyhound cargo plane with 11 people aboard crashed while conducting a routine ... and more »

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Israeli official under fire for comments on American Jews' military service

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A top Israeli diplomat was rebuked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for suggesting that American Jews have a poor commitment to service in the U.S. military.

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Trading inside the Rohingya camps

PALONG KHALI, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Mohammad Ayas, a 12-year-old Rohingya refugee in the sprawling Palong Khali camp, is busy hawking piazu, a fried mixture of onions, lentils and spices.

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Assad adviser says rebels must lay down arms: Syrian state media

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia's planned peace talks among Syrian groups will only succeed if the opposition ends its fight against the government, a senior adviser to President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday.

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Inside Saudi's gilded prison at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton

The BBC's Lyse Doucet is the first journalist allowed inside the hotel where Saudi's elite are being held

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Mitsubishi division falsified some product data

The Japanese conglomerate's materials subsidiary admits falsifying data about some rubber products.

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US school bullying: Mother charged over hidden recording

A mother in Virginia is accused of wrongfully recording oral communication at her daughter's school.

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Rwanda offers refuge to enslaved Libya migrants

Rwanda says it cannot stand by as Africa migrants are "auctioned off like cattle" in Libya.

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EU's Juncker says will see in 'next few days' if Brexit talks can enter second phase

BERN (Reuters) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday that it would be seen in the next few days whether Brexit talks with Britain had made enough progress to enter a second phase of negotiations.

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U.N.'s de Mistura to visit Moscow on Friday: RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura will visit Moscow on Friday, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov.

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