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Trump says he will ‘strongly consider’ testifying in impeachment inquiry 0
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- November 18, 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said for the first time that he might be willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry over his dealings with Ukraine, even as Democrats questioned the truthfulness of his testimony in the Russia 2016 election interference probe. Lawmakers in the Democratic-led impeachment process in the U.S.
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Lebanon is a sinking ship, parliament speaker warns 0
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- November 18, 2019
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The speaker of parliament on Monday described Lebanon as a sinking ship at risk going under completely, underlining the depth of crisis in a country hamstrung by political deadlock and facing the worst economic strains since the 1975-90 civil war. FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri chairs a parliamentary session in
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Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe 0
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- November 18, 2019
FILE PHOTO: The Microsoft logo is pictured ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 24, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Monday it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European Union institutions failed to protect data in
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Saudi Aramco in race for IPO record with $1.7 trillion top value 0
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- November 18, 2019
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco is worth up to $1.7 trillion (£1.3 trillion) at the price range set by the oil giant on Sunday, below the $2 trillion sought by Saudi’s crown prince but putting it in the running to become the world’s biggest IPO. Aramco cannot sell its shares directly to investors in the
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Exclusive: Interpol plans to condemn encryption spread, citing predators, sources say 0
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- November 17, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The international police organization Interpol plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption in a statement Monday saying it protects child sex predators, three people briefed on the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man passes an Interpol logo during the handing over ceremony of the new premises for Interpol’s Global
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Hong Kong campus protesters fire arrows as anti-government unrest spreads 0
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- November 17, 2019
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong protesters shot arrows and hurled petrol bombs from a barricaded university on Sunday at police who fired tear gas and water cannon in some of the worst violence in the Chinese-ruled city since anti-government unrest erupted five months ago. Several protesters took up positions on the rooftops of Hong
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