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Top EU court says UK can reverse Brexit

LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters): The European Union's top court ruled on Monday that the British government may reverse its decision to leave the bloc without consulting other member states in a decision welcomed by those campaigning to stop Brexit.In an emergency judgment delivered just a day before the British parliament...

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Macron holds meeting with trade unions, employers

PARIS, Dec 10 (BBC): French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting trade unions and employers' organisations, in a bid to defuse weeks of unrest in Paris and other cities.Monday's meeting comes ahead of a TV address in which he is expected to announce measures in response.France has seen four weekends of...

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About 300,000 without power in US after storm

NEW YORK, Dec 10 (Reuters): About 300,000 people in the US southeast were without power on Monday and hundreds of flights were canceled after a storm dumped 20 inches of snow and left one motorist dead.The storm headed out to sea but the region will stay cold this week, the...

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Nations agree UN migration accord

MARRAKECH, Dec 10 (AP): More than 160 countries have agreed on a nonbinding UN migration accord that seeks to ensure the safe, orderly and humane movement of people around the world, over the outspoken disapproval of the United States and several other countries.High-level government delegates including German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

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'I can't breathe', was Khashoggi's last words

ISTANBUL, Dec 10 (Reuters): Journalist Jamal Khashoggi repeatedly told his killers "I can't breathe" during his final moments in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, CNN reported on Monday.Quoting a source who said they had read the full translated transcript of an audio recording, CNN said that Khashoggi recognized one of...

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Thousands attend funeral of two Kashmir rebels

SRINAGAR, Dec 10 (AP): Thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir joined a funeral procession on Monday for two teenage rebels who were killed over the weekend in a long gunbattle with Indian troops in the disputed region.Villagers carried the teens' bodies to a "martyr's graveyard" in the northern town of...

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Maduro's grip on Venezuela tightens

CARACAS, Dec 10 (AP): Socialist President Nicolas Maduro further consolidated power in Venezuelan local elections on Sunday, while accusing President Donald Trump of plotting to overthrow him.The majority of nearly 2,500 council seats spread across the crisis-stricken country went to members of Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela, election officials...

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News in Brief (11-12-2018)

Iraq marks anniversary of victory over Islamic StateBAGHDAD, Dec 10: Iraq celebrated on Monday the anniversary of its costly victory over the Islamic State group, which has lost virtually all the territory it once held but still carries out sporadic attacks. The government declared victory last December after a grueling...

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