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Thousands walk out of Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years as Johnson pledges to stand firm
More than 40,000 railway workers walk out Government under pressure in the face of the cost of living crisis Unions say strike could trigger ‘summer of discontent’ LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of workers walked off the job on the first day of Britain’s biggest rail strike in 30 years on Tuesday, […]
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Russian journalist’s Nobel Peace Prize fetches record $103.5 million at auction to help Ukrainian children
June 21 (Reuters) – Dmitry Muratov, co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and editor of one of Russia’s last major independent newspapers, has auctioned off his Nobel medal for a record $103.5 million dollars to help children displaced by war in Ukraine. All proceeds from the auction, which coincided with World Refugee Day on […]
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Brussels at a standstill as cost of living march attracts 70,000 people
BRUSSELS, June 20 (Reuters) – Around 70,000 Belgian workers marched in Brussels on Monday demanding government action to tackle the steep rise in the cost of living, as day-long strikes at Brussels Airport and on nationwide local transport networks have virtually halted public transport. Protesters carried flags and banners reading “More respect, higher wages” and […]
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Trump Told Pence Couldn’t Cancel Election But Pressured Him Anyway, Panel Says
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump has pressured his Vice President, Mike Pence, to overturn his 2020 election defeat, despite being told repeatedly that Pence had no authority to do so, Pence aides told the congressional committee investigating Jan. 6. , 2021 attack on the United States Capitol on Thursday. Members of […]
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Analysis: Sadr raises the stakes in the fight for Iraq
Sadr deputies quit parliament Decision marks escalation in fight with Iran-backed groups Analyst doubts Iran-backed groups alone form cabinet Iran-allied politician calls on Sistani to intervene BAGHDAD, June 14 (Reuters) – Moqtada al-Sadr has upped the ante in the fight for Iraq with a major political escalation that could lead to conflict with his Iran-backed […]
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Trump aides told Jan. 6 committee he ignored their doubts about voter fraud
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) – Top advisers to then-President Donald Trump told him his allegations of widespread voter fraud were unfounded and would not undo his electoral defeat, but he refused to d listen, according to testimony Monday during a hearing of the committee investigating the January 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol. […]
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Tens of Thousands Rally Against Gun Violence in Washington, Across the United States
WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters descended on Washington on Saturday and at hundreds of rallies across the United States to demand that lawmakers pass legislation to reduce gun violence after the month-long massacre last in an elementary school in Texas. In the nation’s capital, March for Our Lives (MFOL) organizers […]
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As hearings on US Capitol attack open, Republican says Trump ‘ignited the flame’
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – The chairman of the congressional panel investigating the deadly 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021 by supporters of Donald Trump opened hearings on Thursday into the causes of the violence by accusing the former president of being at the center of a plot to thwart democracy. After nearly […]
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Proud Boys leader Tarrio charged with sedition for role in attack on US Capitol
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) – Former leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, and four associates were charged on Monday with seditious conspiracy for their role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. by supporters of Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors have accused the five men of planning the attack […]