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EU Cuts Growth Forecasts for Eurozone for This Year and Next
The European Union’s executive branch has cut its growth forecasts for the 19-country eurozone for this year and next.
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Bank of England Set to Hold Rates Ahead of UK Election
The Bank of England is set to keep its main interest rate on hold at 0.75% as it awaits more clarity over Britain’s departure from the European Union.
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EU Court Cancels Decision Against UKIP Ally Over Misspending
The EU’s top court has annulled a decision from the European Parliament that requested a political group linked to the British political party UKIP to reimburse tens of thousands of euros in EU funds for a lack of impartiality.
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Lithuania Votes Paves Way for Large Spy Swap With Russia
Lithuanian lawmakers adopted a bill Thursday that is paving the way for a spy swap with neighboring Russia.
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Italy Presses Steelmaker to Agree Deal on Plant, Save Jobs
Italy has given steelmaker ArcelorMittal a few days to agree to a plan to keep operating a southern Italian plant.
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Iraq’s Main Port Reopens After 5-Day Shutdown by Protesters
Iraqi officials say the country’s main port has reopened after being blocked by protesters for five days.
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S. Carolina Man Gets 10 Years for Forced Labor of Black Man
A white South Carolina man convicted of forcing a black man with intellectual disabilities to work at a restaurant for up to 18 hours a day without pay has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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International Court Sentences Congo Warlord to 30 Years
The International Criminal Court sentenced a Congolese warlord known as 'The Terminator' to 30 years imprisonment Thursday after he was convicted of crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery.
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N Korea Calls Abe an ‘Idiot’ Over Criticism of Weapons Test
North Korea on Thursday called Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an 'idiot' after he criticized a recent weapons test by the North.
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French Police Dismantle Large Migrant Camps in Paris
French police have carried out a large operation to dismantle makeshift migrant camps in northeast Paris.