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Saudi crown prince's visit to U.S. to include several cities: source

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RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to travel to the United States for a visit from March 19 to the first week of April, a Saudi official said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2oFeWWH

Venezuela presidential hopeful Falcon wants Wall Street economist on team

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Presidential election candidate Henri Falcon said on Wednesday he would like a Wall Street economist, who promotes dollarization to end hyper-inflation in Venezuela, to play a major role in his team if victorious. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2t3U29c

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Hope Hicks resigning as White House communications director 02/28/18 4:37 PM

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Fox News Breaking News Alert Trump publicly spars with Republicans over concealed carry, NRA influence at school safety session 02/28/18 4:27 PM

Ex-Odebrecht head in Peru says he donated to president's campaign: lawyer

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LIMA (Reuters) - The former head of Peru operations for scandal-plagued Brazilian builder Odebrecht [ODBES.UL], Jorge Barata, told prosecutors that he gave money to President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's 2011 campaign, an attorney for opposition leader Keiko Fujimori said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2F95Fk3

Facebook says finds no new evidence Russia interfered in Brexit referendum

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(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has told a British parliamentary committee that further investigations have found no new evidence that Russia used social media to interfere in the June 2016 referendum in which Britain voted to leave the European Union. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EZwaJo

Colombia's president questions whether to end ELN peace talks over attacks

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BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday he is torn over whether to break peace talks with the Marxist ELN rebels following a series of attacks that have killed scores of police and military personnel. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2GR1Dde

British police arrest three in fatal Leicester blast

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(Reuters) - British police have arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter related to an explosion that killed five people in the city of Leicester on Sunday evening. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FEdFqZ

German ministry sees benefit in keeping fighter jet expertise in Europe

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's defense ministry said on Wednesday that its plan to give priority to the European fighter jet over U.S. competitors in a competition to replace aging Tornado jets would retain aircraft expertise in Europe and continue use of a proven system. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FFaDCL

EU says to regulate Northern Irish trade unless Britain acts fast

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday laid out how it would regulate Northern Ireland's trade if no better solution was found in the fast-closing window before Britain's departure from the EU, prompting furious reactions in London and Belfast. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CN0aCk

Turkey hands journalist serving life sentence another five years

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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court handed an additional jail term to prominent journalist Ahmet Altan for terrorism charges on Wednesday, state media said, two weeks after he was sentenced to life in prison in a case that has drawn international censure of Ankara. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EZgyp5

Germany says its government computers secure after 'isolated' hack

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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Wednesday hackers had breached its government computer network with an isolated attack that had been brought under control and which security officials were investigating. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CMGxdF

EU to prepare joint stance on future ties with Britain from next week

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The 27 remaining nations of the European Union will start working on how they see their future ties with Britain next week, officials and diplomats said, as they pile pressure on London over the slow pace of Brexit negotiations. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2F4xOWg

EU, US officials plan Berlin talks on Iran nuclear deal: source

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BERLIN (Reuters) - European and U.S. officials are planning to meet in Berlin in March for talks on Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a German Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2COj37V

Civilians killed as armed groups clash in Libyan south

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BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Fighting between rival armed groups in the southern Libyan city of Sabha has left at least six civilians dead and wounded others, including women and children, a medical official said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FeYy9w