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France and Russia plan talks to take fizz out of champagne dispute
PARIS (Reuters) - France and Russia have agreed to talks to resolve a dispute over a new Russian law that forces French champagne makers to label their bottles as sparkling wine, the French agricultur...
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UAE to give conglomerate favourable treatment after local hiring pledge
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will give favourable treatment to a locally-owned conglomerate after it pledged on Saturday to hire thousands of citizens, days after the government unveiled...
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‘Quad’ countries to agree on secure microchip supply chains-media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will agree to take steps to build secure semiconductor supply chains when they meet in Washington next week, the Nikkei busin...
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Bolivian president calls for global debt relief for poor countries
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Bolivian President Luis Arce called on Saturday for a global agreement to lower debts for poor countries at a diplomatic summit in Mexico, as he and other heads of state seek t...
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Philippines divers clear plastic waste from corals for World Cleanup Day
By Peter Blaza MANILA (Reuters) - Divers in the Philippines pulled plastic bags, drinks bottles and fishing nets from a coral reef on Saturday, joining an annual cleanup that aims to highlight the imp...
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Germany’s Laschet says trusts ECB to keep inflation in check
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Armin Laschet, the conservative candidate bidding to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in this month's election, said he was confident the European Central Bank (ECB) would...
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British food industry demands government action over CO2 shortage
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's food industry called on the government to subsidise carbon dioxide (CO2) production during a spike in gas prices or risk the collapse of the country's meat ...
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U.S. Capitol on high alert as pro-Trump demonstrators converge for rally
By Jan Wolfe and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of police officers will be on duty around the U.S. Capitol on Saturday braced for a rally by supporters of the hundreds of people who brea...
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Notre-Dame’s restoration ready to start as safety work completed
PARIS (Reuters) - Work to shore up the Notre-Dame de Paris has been finished, allowing restoration to start at the cathedral two years after a fire destroyed the attic and sent its spire crashing thro...
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China’s August exports to North Korea up for third month
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports to North Korea rose for the third straight month in August, but were still a fraction of their pre-COVID levels, Chinese customs data showed on Saturday. Chinese sh...
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