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UK PM May echoes Queen's call for respectful debate: spokesman

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May echoed a call made by Queen Elizabeth for respectful debate in Britain, May’s spokesman said on Friday whilst declining to comment directly on remarks from the monarch seen as a message to politicians on Brexit. The Queen has sent a delicately coded message to Britain’s fractious political class, urging lawmakers to seek common […]

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South Carolina boy befriends officer at Chick-fil-A

Greenville Police Officer Terence Brister said the young boy who befriended him in a South Carolina Chick-fil-A on Friday is "the very reason" he’s served his community and the U.S. (Terence Brister) A South Carolina police officer made a new friend last week when a young boy thanked him for his service at a local Chick-fil-A. Terence Brister, an officer […]

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Remorseless speedboat killer Jack Shepherd whinges 'Tinder Thames crash left me suicidal' and says he'd be in danger in a British jail

Shepherd, 31, spent ten months on the run after last year being sentenced to six years behind bars for the manslaughter of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown. The court heard he had been suicidal, with the night in December 2015 when Charlotte died his "greatest regret". Shepherd today told the Georgian court: "Not a single day passes when I don’t think about the passing […]

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Germany approves export of weapons systems to Qatar

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government has approved the export to Qatar of four RAM naval missile systems developed by Germany and the United States, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told lawmakers in a letter seen by Reuters. The Jan. 23 letter did not provide the value of the deal, citing a 2014 court ruling that exempts such disclosures if it […]

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DPM Tharman meets Armenian PM and ILO director-general in Davos

Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Davos on Thursday (Jan 24). Mr Tharman said they had a productive conversation, saying in a post on Twitter: “A new beginning for Armenia – in politics, governance, opening markets and developing their huge tourism potential.” Mr Pashinyan, a former journalist, led a velvet revolution and took office […]

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Greek police fire tear gas as thousands protest during Macedonia deal debate

Athens: Greek police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathered outside parliament on Thursday to protest against a deal over the name of neighbouring Macedonia, as parliamentary debate spilled into a third day. Several thousand people massed outside the Greek legislature, some of them chanting "traitors" as politicians debated ratification of an agreement reached with the neighbouring ex-Yugoslav state last […]

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Musician’s beating death mistakenly broadcast on Facebook: affidavit

A homeless man charged in the beating death of a musician in Maine mistakenly broadcast the attack live on Facebook, according to a newly unsealed court affidavit. Donald Galleck, 29, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to depraved indifference murder and intentional or knowing murder in the death of Jason Moody, a 40-year-old bassist for Bangor-based metal band Seize the Vatican, who […]

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