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Iran’s ‘death committee’ president unyielding in defence of clerical rule
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi sat on a "death committee" overseeing the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital, rights ...
Jan 17, 2023
White House: Will respond in ‘good faith’ to House Oversight inquiries over Biden classified docs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said it will respond in "good faith" to inquiries from the House Oversight Committee over the improper storage of classified documents in President Jo...
Jan 17, 2023
Dutch premier pledges Patriot missiles for Ukraine at Biden meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday that the Netherlands would offer Patriot missiles to Ukraine, a day after the top Dutch trade official b...
Jan 17, 2023
Soccer-Man charged for assaulting Arsenal’s Ramsdale at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
LONDON (Reuters) - A man has been charged with assaulting Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after the north London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, London's Metropolitan Police said o...
Jan 17, 2023
French city asks Madonna to lend it a painting lost in 1918
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The mayor of Amiens, northern France, has asked Madonna to lend the city a 19th-century painting lost during World War One which it believes may be have been bou...
Jan 17, 2023
Rugby-Injured Woki omitted from France Six Nations squad as Cros, Willemse return
PARIS (Reuters) - France forward Cameron Woki, who fractured his hand last weekend, was left out of the country's Six Nations squad as head coach Fabien Galthie named his 42 players on Tuesday. Woki, ...
Jan 17, 2023
DAVOS 2023: Spain says ‘very close to deal’ with Britain on Gibraltar
By John Irish DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Spain's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Madrid and London were closing in on a deal to find a definitive solution settling the post-Brexit status of ...
Jan 17, 2023
Amazon will not cut jobs in Italy, unions say after meeting
MILAN (Reuters) - Amazon does not plan to cut any jobs in Italy despite a drop in volumes last year, trade unions said on Tuesday after a video meeting with a company representative. Amazon.com Inc sa...
Jan 17, 2023
KKR to buy S&P Global’s engineering solutions unit for $975 million
(Reuters) - Private equity giant KKR & Co will buy S&P Global's engineering solutions business for $975 million, the financial services provider said on Tuesday. The move comes months after S&P said i...
Jan 17, 2023
Merck set to remove cancer-causing chemical from top diabetes drugs – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Merck & Co has discovered how its blockbuster diabetes drugs have become contaminated with a potential carcinogen and believes it can resolve the problem by the end of the year, Bloomberg ...
Jan 17, 2023
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