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For some Russian oligarchs, sanctions risk makes Putin awkward to know

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The threat of new U.S. sanctions has spread anxiety among Russia's wealthiest people that their association with President Vladimir Putin could land them on a U.S. government blacklist, members of the business elite say.

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Russia already preparing military withdrawal from Syria: agencies

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Thursday Moscow was already preparing to withdraw its military contingent from Syria, Russian news agencies reported.

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Net migration falls by more than 100,000 after Brexit vote

Net migration was down by nearly a third to 230,000 in the year since the referendum, figures show.

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France finds traces of radioactive cesium in Russian mushrooms: ASN

PARIS (Reuters) - France has found traces of radioactive cesium on mushrooms imported from Russia, the head of French nuclear regulator ASN said on Thursday.

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Man fined for painting road signs to aid his commute

A Chinese man has been fined for repainting road signs to redirect traffic and make his commute faster.

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At least 800 civilians killed by coalition strikes in Iraq, Syria: report

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 800 civilians have been killed in strikes in Iraq and Syria by the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State since the campaign began in 2014, according to a report released by the coalition on Thursday.

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Russian PM says U.S.-Russia ties at low ebb but Trump 'friendly'

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that U.S.-Russia ties were the worst he could recall, but that U.S. President Donald Trump struck him as a friendly person keen to establish positive working contacts with Russia.

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Pope arrives in Bangladesh in shadow of Rohingya crisis

DHAKA (Reuters) - Pope Francis landed in Bangladesh on Thursday after a diplomatically sensitive trip to mainly Buddhist Myanmar, where he made no direct reference to the plight of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh in their hundreds of thousands.

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The #MeToo Moment

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The Case for Removing Extremist Videos From the Internet

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Online gambling spend nears £5bn

The Gambling Commission expects online bets to account for half of all spending "in the near future".

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EU, U.N. and African leaders draw up emergency plan for migrants in Libya

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The European Union, United Nations and African Union have agreed to an emergency plan to dismantle people smuggling networks and repatriate stranded migrants in an effort to ease a human rights disaster in Libya, officials said.

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Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy Declines Release From Jail During Trial - U.S. News & World Report

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Trump, Proxy of Racism

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We’re All Part of Trump’s Show

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The Self-Destruction of American Democracy

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What if Everyone Benefitted When Stocks Soared?

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I’m Not Ready for the Redemption of Men

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An American Held as an ISIS Suspect Deserves a Prompt Hearing

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Trump sparks outrage in UK with tweet to May after sharing far-right videos

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in an unprecedented public attack on America's closest security ally, sharply rebuked British Prime Theresa May on Twitter after Britain criticized him for retweeting British far-right anti-Islam videos.

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Denmark passes law that could ban Russian pipeline from going through its waters

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark passed a law on Thursday that could allow it to ban Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from going through its waters.

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