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In bid for top U.S. House job, Pelosi wins converts

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nancy Pelosi, working to reclaim the top job in the U.S. House of Representatives, won over another supporter on Wednesday as a fellow Democrat reversed course and said he would back her as House speaker next year. Pelosi, a 78-year-old San Francisco liberal and current House Democratic leader, is fighting hard to regain the job of speaker after the Nov

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U.S. Republican senators urge vote on new NAFTA deal this year

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve U.S. Republican Senators on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to submit the deal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement to Congress for passage by year-end, before Democrats assume control of the House of Representatives. "We are concerned that if the administration waits until next year to send to Congress a draft implementing bill, passage of the USMCA as negotiated will become significantly more difficult," the senators, led by Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, wrote. Читать дальше...

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Germany, France eye first contract for new fighter jet in early 2019

By Andrea Shalal BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and France said they would sign a contract with Airbus and Dassault Aviation to start work on a next-generation fighter jet in early 2019, with next steps on a joint tank programme due by the end of 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel first announced plans for the two big arms programmes in July 2017 as part of an effort to deepen bilateral defence cooperation.

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More than 80,000 Yemeni children may have died from hunger, aid group says

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Mohammed Ghobari DUBAI/ADEN (Reuters) - An estimated 85,000 children under five may have died from extreme hunger in Yemen since a Saudi-led coalition intervened in the civil war in 2015, an aid agency said on Wednesday, as the U.N. special envoy arrived in Yemen to pursue peace talks. Western countries are pressing for a ceasefire and renewed peace efforts to end the disastrous conflict, which has unleashed the world’s most urgent humanitarian crisis with 8.4 million... Читать дальше...

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Violence-ridden Central African Republic on road to famine – U.N.

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Endemic violence in Central African Republic is pushing the country towards famine with 63 percent of the population already needing emergency aid, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Wednesday. Central African Republic (CAR) has been in chaos since 2013, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted the president, provoking a backlash from Christian anti-balaka militias.

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Czech ruling partner will allow cabinet to survive no-confidence motion

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The junior partner in the Czech Republic's ruling coalition will allow the government to survive a motion of no-confidence by abstaining from the vote, the party said on Wednesday. The decision announced by Jan Hamacek, head of the centre-left Social Democratic Party, makes it unlikely that Friday's vote could gather 101 votes necessary to declare no-confidence in Prime Minister Andrej Babis's government. Babis has been under pressure over allegations from opponents that he... Читать дальше...

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UAE jails Briton for life for spying, UK assails ‘unacceptable’ ruling

By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Katie Paul and Maha El Dahan ABU DHABI (Reuters) - A UAE court sentenced a British academic to life in prison on charges of spying for the British government on Wednesday, in a move Britain said would have serious diplomatic consequences for relations between the old allies. The United Arab Emirates public prosecutor said the sentence was handed down on Matthew Hedges "after the accused confessed before the court to the charges brought against him", but that Hedges could appeal. Читать дальше...