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Amazon Pays Just $2.2M in Tax in UK Despite Surge in Profits
Amazon is facing criticism after its British tax bill fell despite a big jump in sales and profits.
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Bangladesh Capital Hit by Mass Protests Demanding Safe Roads
Dhaka is partially cut off from the rest of Bangladesh after five days of protests triggered by the deaths of two students blamed on reckless driving.
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Portugal Breaks Temperature Records Amid Heatwave
Portugal’s weather agency says eight places in the center, south and east of the country have broken their local temperature records amid a heatwave.
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Macron, May to Discuss Brexit at Dinner in Southern France
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with British Prime minister Theresa May on Friday evening to discuss Brexit issues in the presidential residence in southern France.
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Gabriel Jesus Staying at Man City 2 Extra Years to 2023
Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus extended his Manchester City contract on Friday to 2023, adding two more years to his previous deal.
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Relatives Refuse to Accept Report on Missing Malaysian Plane
Relatives of Chinese passengers who were aboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said Friday they refuse to accept the latest report on the plane’s disappearance four years ago and demand the search be restarted.
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Thousands Watch Aerobatics at Romania’s Intl Air Show
Thousands of Romanians gathered at an airfield on the edge of the capital, Bucharest, for a weekend of aerobatics and air power offered by more than 200 pilots and 150 aircraft from multiple countries.
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Top German Court Throws Out Elderly Neo-Nazi’s Appeal
Germany’s highest court has thrown out a notorious elderly neo-Nazi’s case against her conviction for Holocaust denial, ruling that her activities are not covered by a constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression.
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US Art Collector Returns 12 Ancient Artifacts to Thailand
A dozen ancient artifacts have been returned to Thailand by a private American collector as the Southeast Asian country presses for other treasures that were taken abroad to be given back.
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Swedish Police Say Several Officers Fired on Disabled Man
The Swedish prosecutor in charge of investigating whether police committed an error when fatally shooting a 20-year-old disabled man who waved a toy gun, said Friday that it has emerged that several officers opened fire.