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Italian president hesitates as novice put forward as premier

By Massimiliano Di Giorgio and Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League on Monday proposed Giuseppe Conte, a little-known law professor, as prime minister to lead their big-spending coalition government. But instead of immediately endorsing their choice, President Sergio Mattarella played for time, seeking further consultations over the appointment of a political novice to head a mooted administration that has alarmed markets and the European Union. Читать дальше...

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Left behind: why boomtown New Zealand has a homelessness crisis

By Jonathan Barrett and Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's dairy-fuelled economy has for several years been the envy of the rich world, yet despite the rise in prosperity tens of thousands of residents are sleeping in cars, shop entrances and alleyways. The emerging crisis has created a milestone that New Zealanders won't be proud of: the highest homelessness rate among the 35 high-income OECD countries. It's a curious problem afflicting boom towns where some residents... Читать дальше...

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Rights groups condemn Saudi women activists’ arrests

DUBAI (Reuters) - International rights groups have condemned the arrests this week of at least seven prominent Saudi Arabian women's rights activists who previously campaigned for the right to drive, which the conservative kingdom is set to grant from next month. The decision to end a decades-old ban on women driving cars has been hailed as proof of a new progressive trend under reform-minded Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but has been accompanied by a crackdown on dissent. Amnesty International... Читать дальше...

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Palestinian president to stay in hospital at least another night

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, hospitalized three times in the last week, will remain in hospital at least one more night, a senior Palestinian official said on Monday, though little information was given about the veteran leader's condition. The hospital visits by Abbas, 82, have raised inevitable questions about his health and the future of the Palestinian leadership

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Gay man says pope told him: "God made you this way" – paper

MADRID (Reuters) - A Chilean man who suffered clerical sexual abuse has said Pope Francis told him in a private conversation that God had made him gay and loved him that way, according to the Spanish newspaper El Pais. The Vatican declined to comment on the report but, if confirmed, it would be a striking statement of tolerance towards homosexuality, which the Church has condemned as an immoral disorder if it is actively practised

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Russian ‘dirty money’ flowing through London damages UK – lawmakers

By William James and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - "Dirty" Russian money hidden in British assets and laundered through City of London financial institutions undermines the government's efforts to take a tougher stance against Moscow's "aggressive foreign policy", UK lawmakers said on Monday. Britain's financial centre has been a big beneficiary of the massive flight of Russian cash since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union. London remains the Western capital of choice for Russian officials... Читать дальше...

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Italian president needs time to consider prime minister: source

ROME (Reuters) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella needs time to consider a request by the anti-system 5-Star Movement and far-right League to nominate a political novice as prime minister, a source close to the president said on Monday. The 5-Star and League earlier in the day asked the president to appoint a little-known law professor, Giuseppe Conte, to head the coalition government they want to form. Mattarella has not yet summoned Conte to give him a mandate but has instead called in the... Читать дальше...

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Lima group says does not recognise Venezuela’s election

Lima (Reuters) - The Lima group of Latin American countries plus Canada issued a statement on Monday saying it did not recognize the legitimacy of Venezuela's presidential election, which was held the day before amid criticism over alleged irregularities. The Lima Group includes Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Santa Lucia, Canada, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala. The statement said the countries would call their ambassadors back from Caracas for consultations and... Читать дальше...

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Six countries at G20 meeting reject Venezuela election result

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Representatives of Argentina, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Chile, and the United States said in a joint statement on Monday they would not recognize the result of Venezuela's presidential election held on Sunday. "Taking into account the lack of legitimacy of the electoral process we do not recognize the results of (Sunday's) election ... which excluded the participation of some political actors," said Argentina's Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie

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