Hokkaido races to secure power supplies before winter grips island
Japan is racing to secure power supplies ahead of winter after a devastating quake left 41 people dead and damaged generating stations on the northern island of Hokkaido, where temperatures regularly drop well below zero in colder months.
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Japan is racing to secure power supplies ahead of winter after a devastating quake left 41 people dead and damaged generating stations on the northern island of Hokkaido, where temperatures regularly drop well below zero in colder months.
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Berlin: No comment on reports Merkel has lost confidence in top spy
A spokeswoman for Angela Merkel said on Friday she could not comment on reports that the chancellor had lost confidence in Germany's embattled domestic intelligence chief.
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A spokeswoman for Angela Merkel said on Friday she could not comment on reports that the chancellor had lost confidence in Germany's embattled domestic intelligence chief.
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Germany looking at payment system with Iran to save nuclear deal
Germany and its European partners are considering setting up a payment system with Iran that allows the continuation of business transactions with the Islamic Republic once U.S. sanctions kick in, an economy ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
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Germany and its European partners are considering setting up a payment system with Iran that allows the continuation of business transactions with the Islamic Republic once U.S. sanctions kick in, an economy ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
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British prison officers protest against violence in jails
Thousands of British prison officers walked out of their jobs on Friday, gathering outside jails to protest against what their union called unprecedented levels of violence and the failure of the government to make prisons safe.
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Thousands of British prison officers walked out of their jobs on Friday, gathering outside jails to protest against what their union called unprecedented levels of violence and the failure of the government to make prisons safe.
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China says willing to provide Venezuela with what help it can
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that China is willing to provide whatever help it can offer to his country, state media said on Friday.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that China is willing to provide whatever help it can offer to his country, state media said on Friday.
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UK court rules against electoral watchdog in Brexit spending row
Britain's electoral regulator misinterpreted the spending law when it allowed the main Brexit campaign to donate to a smaller, aligned group during the 2016 referendum campaign, London's High Court ruled on Friday.
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Britain's electoral regulator misinterpreted the spending law when it allowed the main Brexit campaign to donate to a smaller, aligned group during the 2016 referendum campaign, London's High Court ruled on Friday.
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Thai parties cleared to organize for first time in years as election nears
Political parties in Thailand were on Friday allowed to resume organizing for the first time since a 2014 military coup, in anticipation of a general election due by May, but a ban on gatherings or more than five people remains in place.
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Political parties in Thailand were on Friday allowed to resume organizing for the first time since a 2014 military coup, in anticipation of a general election due by May, but a ban on gatherings or more than five people remains in place.
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Germany says closure of Washington PLO office undermines two-state solution
The United States' decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington will make it harder to reach a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, a spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry said on Friday.
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The United States' decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington will make it harder to reach a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, a spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry said on Friday.
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Putin discusses Syria's Idlib with Russia's security council: RIA
President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria's rebel-held Idlib with members of Russia's Security Council on Friday, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying.
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President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Syria's rebel-held Idlib with members of Russia's Security Council on Friday, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying.
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Russian warships hold drills in Bering Sea in huge military exercise
Russian warships held drills in the Bering Sea which separates Russia from Alaska, part of Moscow's biggest military maneuvers since the fall of the Soviet Union, footage aired by the Ministry of Defence showed on Friday.
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Russian warships held drills in the Bering Sea which separates Russia from Alaska, part of Moscow's biggest military maneuvers since the fall of the Soviet Union, footage aired by the Ministry of Defence showed on Friday.
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UK Labour Party to vote against PM May's Brexit deal, senior lawmaker says
Britain's opposition Labour Party is set to vote against any Brexit deal reached by Prime Minister Theresa May and the lack of a viable exit from the European Union will force May from office before Christmas, a senior Labour lawmaker told the Financial Times.
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Britain's opposition Labour Party is set to vote against any Brexit deal reached by Prime Minister Theresa May and the lack of a viable exit from the European Union will force May from office before Christmas, a senior Labour lawmaker told the Financial Times.
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German spy scandal exposes deep divisions in Merkel government
A scandal over migrants being chased through the streets has exposed a rift between Angela Merkel and Germany's security establishment that is dividing her coalition and hindering efforts to contain the fall-out from her "open door" refugee policy.
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A scandal over migrants being chased through the streets has exposed a rift between Angela Merkel and Germany's security establishment that is dividing her coalition and hindering efforts to contain the fall-out from her "open door" refugee policy.
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EU seeks to scrap seasonal clock changes in 2019
The European Union will scrap the twice-yearly seasonal clock change across the bloc from October 2019, leaving member states to decide by April whether they will stick permanently to summer or winter time, the European Commission said on Friday.
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The European Union will scrap the twice-yearly seasonal clock change across the bloc from October 2019, leaving member states to decide by April whether they will stick permanently to summer or winter time, the European Commission said on Friday.
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Libya's divisions
Libya is set to miss a mid-September deadline to fix a framework for elections in December, part of a U.N.-led effort to reunify and stabilize a country that splintered after the Nato-backed uprising which overthrew Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
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Libya is set to miss a mid-September deadline to fix a framework for elections in December, part of a U.N.-led effort to reunify and stabilize a country that splintered after the Nato-backed uprising which overthrew Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
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Brexit talks 'closing in on workable solutions', Raab says
British and European Union negotiators are "closing in on workable solutions" to the outstanding issues in Brexit talks, Britain's Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said after a phone call with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier.
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British and European Union negotiators are "closing in on workable solutions" to the outstanding issues in Brexit talks, Britain's Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab said after a phone call with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier.
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Merkel: Want close defense cooperation with Britain after Brexit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she wanted the European Union to have a close relationship with Britain when it leaves the bloc and added that the allies should work together closely on security and defense in the future.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she wanted the European Union to have a close relationship with Britain when it leaves the bloc and added that the allies should work together closely on security and defense in the future.
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Italy's Salvini likens African immigrants to 'slaves'
Italian far-right leader and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini likened African immigrants to slaves at a European conference on Thursday, drawing an angry response from Luxembourg's foreign minister, who cursed at him in frustration.
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Italian far-right leader and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini likened African immigrants to slaves at a European conference on Thursday, drawing an angry response from Luxembourg's foreign minister, who cursed at him in frustration.
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Merkel: Coalition won't fall apart due to dispute over top spy
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that the German coalition government would not fall apart due to a dispute between her conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) partners over the future of the domestic intelligence chief.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that the German coalition government would not fall apart due to a dispute between her conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) partners over the future of the domestic intelligence chief.
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Russia says will keep bombing Syria's Idlib if need be: Ifax
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would keep bombing militant targets in Syria's Idlib Province if need be, but would also open humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to flee, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would keep bombing militant targets in Syria's Idlib Province if need be, but would also open humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to flee, the Interfax news agency reported.
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UK prison officers return to work after protest against violence in jails
Thousands of British prison officers returned to their jobs on Friday, after staging a six-hour walkout to protest against rising levels of violence in jails.
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Thousands of British prison officers returned to their jobs on Friday, after staging a six-hour walkout to protest against rising levels of violence in jails.
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Merkel: NATO needs to strengthen its defense capabilities
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that the NATO military alliance has no choice but to improve its defense capabilities.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that the NATO military alliance has no choice but to improve its defense capabilities.
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