'Fair trade, fool trade', Trump vents anger on NATO allies, EU, Trudeau post-G7

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets on Monday venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend.

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Three Hong Kong democracy activists jailed up to seven years for rioting

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Three protesters from Hong Kong's radical youth opposition were jailed on Monday for taking part in a violent unrest, receiving the harshest sentences handed down to democracy activists since the city returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

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North Korea seen looking to China, not U.S., for help in any economic transformation

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump may have promised that North Korea will become "very rich" on the back of American investment if Pyongyang ditches nuclear weapons but economists and academics who have studied the isolated country say it is China not the U.S. that will be the engine of any transformation.

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U.S. F-15 fighter jet crashes into sea off Japan's Okinawa

TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. military F15 fighter jet crashed in waters off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, where the bulk of U.S. forces in Japan are based, during a routine training mission on Monday, U.S. Forces Japan said in a statement.

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Chinese newspapers contrast security summit success with G7 disarray

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - State-run Chinese newspapers on Monday crowed about a weekend meeting of a regional security bloc hosted by China, painting it as a harmonious, anti-protectionist counterpoint to the G7 summit in Canada that was marred by acrimony.

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Modi's plan to get millions more Indians flying faces turbulence

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The slow pace of fitting out regional airports risks delaying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan to launch more flights connecting smaller towns and cities and get millions more people using air travel.

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Panama’s former president to be extradited home Monday: lawyer

(Reuters) - The former president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, will be extradited Monday from the United States, where he has been held for a case of illegal wiretapping, one of his attorneys said Sunday.

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French minister says farmers' blockade of refineries, depots illegal: RTL radio

PARIS (Reuters) - France's farm minister said on Monday that a decision by farmers to launch a blockade of oil refineries and fuel depots to protest a government decision to allow Total to use imported palm oil at a biofuel plant was illegal.

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New best story on Hacker News: Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the public domain

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Bret Baier previews Trump-Kim summit on 'Special Report' from Singapore, 6 pm ET

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Train firms skirt law on loss claims, says Which?

Some rail firms are "thumbing their noses at passengers" by not reimbursing them, says Which?

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Legal & General targets climate change laggards

Asset manager LGIM says it will act against firms that are not addressing the risks of climate change.

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Rolls-Royce refuses to confirm or deny 4,000 job cuts report

The jet engine maker has refused to confirm or deny claims that 4,000 jobs are to be axed.

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E3: Xbox One chief teases Halo Infinite video game

New Forza and Gears of War games were also announced as well as a takeover of two UK indie studios.

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'To live a dream, plan it very carefully'

Fashion designer Audrey-Laure Bergenthal advises would-be CEOs to "plan your dream carefully".

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Glittering career

How US entrepreneur Kendra Scott set up and grew her eponymous jewellery company.

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'It feels like the hand of God thrusting you up the road'

Electric motorbikes are fast, clean, and quiet - could they eclipse electric cars?

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Jordan pins hopes on billion dollar Gulf aid package: officials

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan is pinning hopes on oil-rich Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia committing to a multi-billion dollar aid package to help it weather an economic crisis that sparked rare street protests over austerity plans, officials said.

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Vietnam protesters clash with police over new economic zones

Demonstrators in several cities fear Chinese investors will dominate the new economic zones.

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G7 summit: France condemns Trump 'fits of anger'

The French president's remarks follow outraged tweets sent by Donald Trump after a fractious summit.

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Swiss vote to block foreign betting sites in referendum

In a referendum, the country backs a new betting law that critics say amounts to online censorship.

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France, Germany still split on eurozone reforms, French official says

PARIS (Reuters) - France and Germany have made progress but have yet to agree on a roadmap for euro zone reforms, French and German officials told Reuters after finance ministers from both countries held talks in Paris on Saturday.

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Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Baghdad storage site housing ballot boxes from Iraq's May parliamentary election has caught fire and first responders are attempting to control it, a local official and the interior ministry said on Sunday.

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Leave.EU donor Arron Banks 'must explain Russia link' - BBC News

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Leave.EU donor Arron Banks 'must explain Russia link' BBC News An MP investigating claims of Russian interference in the Brexit vote has said the founder of Leave.EU must explain his contact with the country. The Sunday Times is reporting Arron Banks had more meetings with Russian officials than he previously ... and more »

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Spain's Basques form human chain calling for independence vote

The chain, formed by tens of thousands of people, reached some 200km, according to the organisers.

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Swiss vote to block foreign betting sites in referendum

In a referendum, the country backs a new betting law that critics say amounts to online censorship.

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Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel - Fox News

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Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel Fox News A rare, miniature sculpture of a king's head that dates back almost 3,000 years has prompted scholars to figure out whose face it depicts. The mysterious 2-inch sculpture is a very rare example of figurative art from the Holy Land during the 9th ... and more »

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Trump, North Korea's Kim, in Singapore for historic summit

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday for a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that could lay the groundwork for ending a nuclear stand-off between the old foes and the transformation of the isolated state.

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