Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Italy's coalition will work to avert EU disciplinary action over budget: PM office

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Italy's coalition leaders have agreed on the need to avert a European Union disciplinary action over Rome's worsening public finances at a meeting with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte late on Monday, the PM office said.


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Firms say US abortion restrictions are "bad for business"

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In an open letter, leaders from nearly 200 firms argue abortion restrictions are "bad for business".

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Six die in fire in Ukraine psychiatric clinic

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Six people died in a fire in a municipal psychiatric clinic in the Ukrainian southern port of Odessa, Ukraine's emergencies service said on Tuesday.


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Salvage crews start operation to lift Hungarian boat sunk in Danube

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Salvage crews started an operation Tuesday to raise the wreck of a Hungarian boat that capsized on the Danube river in Budapest, killing 26 South Korean tourists and two Hungarian crew, Reuters TV reported from the scene.


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Hong Kong gears up for fresh protests, strikes as anger boils over

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Hong Kong geared for more protests, including strikes, transport go-slows and even picnics, against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, even as the city's leader vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with the bill.


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NDAs: MPs call for ban on 'gagging clauses' over 'cover-up' fears

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Employers are using non-disclosure agreements to "cover up unlawful and criminal behaviour", MPs say.

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Justice department to hand some Mueller evidence to House

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The US justice department agrees to hand over some underlying evidence from the investigation.

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Hong Kong leader defiant as city gears up for fresh protests, strikes

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Hong Kong geared for more protests, including strikes, transport go-slows and even picnics, against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, even as the city's leader vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with the bill.


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Outrage at acquittals in rape cases sparks calls to fix Japanese law

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(In June 10 story changes date of gender equality bureau report to 2017, paragraph 16)


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Thousands stranded, five killed, as heavy rain lashes south China

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Thousands of people have been stranded and at least five killed amid torrential rain throughout central and southern China, with authorities bracing themselves for at least another four days of downpours, state media reported on Tuesday.


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Japan PM Abe to meet Iran's Khamenei, Rouhani this week

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit this week that aims at easing regional tension, in what experts called a rare, bold move for a Japanese leader.


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Hong Kong leader defiant as city gears up for fresh protests over extradition bill

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Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam remained defiant on Tuesday, pledging to push ahead with a proposed extradition bill that would allow fugitives captured in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China despite massive protests.


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New best story on Hacker News: US Customs Database Of Traveler Photos Was Hacked And Stolen

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Japan PM Abe to meet Iran's Khamenei, Rouhani during visit this week: Suga

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Iran on June 12-14 and hold talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani, Japan's top government spokesman said on Tuesday.


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New Zealand court orders government to reconsider first China extradition decision

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New Zealand's Court of Appeal on Tuesday ordered the government to reassess its decision to extradite a man to China to face murder charges due to human rights risks.


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Possible flight rule violations under scrutiny in New York helicopter crash

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The deadly rooftop crash-landing of a helicopter in the heart of New York City in rain and fog on Monday raised immediate questions about whether the pilot, the lone fatality, violated rules governing midtown Manhattan's tightly restricted airspace.


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Nicaragua releases political prisoners under contentious new amnesty law

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Nicaragua said on Monday it released 50 political prisoners under a new law that frees people arrested amid a year of anti-government protests while also protecting police and others who violently clamped down on the demonstrations.


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