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New Bolivian leader seeks quick vote, foes plan disruptions (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
Bolivia's new interim president pledged on Wednesday to hold a new election as soon as possible and condemned "revenge" acts by disgruntled supporters of fallen leader Evo Morales who resigned after protests over a disputed vote.
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Witnesses arrive as Trump impeachment probe goes public in political drama (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
The impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump will reach a critical juncture on Wednesday when lawmakers launch their first televised public hearings, marking a new phase that could determine the fate of his tumultuous presidency.
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PM Johnson will pledge to get Britain out of Brexit rut (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
By Andrew MacAskill and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise on Wednesday to get Britain out of its Brexit “rut” if he wins a Dec. 12 election, saying the world is baffled by why the country is so “hesitant about its future.” On a campaign trip to central England, Johnson will reiterate that only he can break the deadlock over Britain’s departure from the European Union. The election was called to end three years of disagreement over Brexit that has sapped investors’ faith in the stability of the world’s fifth largest economy and damaged Britain’s standing since it voted in a 2016 referendum to leave the EU. “The UK is admired and respected around the world but people are baffled by our debate on Brexit and they cannot understand how this great country can squander so much time and energy on this question and how we can be so hesitant about our future,” Johnson will say, according to his office. “If we can get a working majority we can get parliament working for you, we can get out of the rut. We can end the ‘groundhoggery’ of Brexit,” he will say, in an apparent reference to the 1993 movie Groundhog Day in which a TV weatherman finds himself reliving the same day over and over. Earlier on Wednesday, Johnson was heckled by two onlookers as he inspected relief efforts in a flood-hit district of northern England, several days after the worst of the flooding. “You took your time, Boris,” one said. The other asked: “Where’ve you been?”. Johnson was due to speak at an electric vehicle manufacturer. Earlier on Wednesday, Elon Musk, chief executive of U.S. electric vehicle pioneer Tesla, was quoted as saying he had decided to build a new factory in Berlin, not Britain, because Brexit posed too much of a risk. ELECTION GAMBLE Johnson, 55, hopes to win a majority to push through a Brexit deal he agreed with EU leaders. The deadline for Britain’s departure is Jan. 31. Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party who was also heckled in the street in Scotland. He backs holding a second referendum to determine whether Britain should leave with a different deal he hopes to negotiate, or stay in the EU. Johnson described that prospect as “an expense of spirit and a waste of shame, more political self-obsession and onanism.” Corbyn said the use of the word onanism – an old-fashioned word for masturbation – was ridiculous and offensive. Opinion polls put the Conservatives far ahead but analysts caution that Brexit, which has divided both major parties and their voters, could confound conventional calculations. Underlining the political flux, David Gauke, a former Conservative minister, said a clear win for Johnson’s party would be bad for Britain and that he would run in the election as an independent. Moving the debate on to the National Health Service, on which it is traditionally strong, Labour said it would boost healthcare spending by 26 billion pounds ($33.27 billion)over the next five years. (Editing by Angus MacSwan and Timothy Heritage) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Mediation between Bayer, plaintiffs seeks to clarify all justified claims: U.S. mediator (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
BERLIN (Reuters) – Mediation between Bayer and plaintiffs in the United States aims to clarify all justified claims related to Roundup herbicide both at the national and state level, mediator Ken Feinberg told a German magazine. “The mediation is going slowly but steadily,” Wirtschaftswoche on Wednesday quoted Feinberg as saying. Bayer is trying to reach a settlement after earlier court rulings against it. The German drugs and pesticides maker, which acquired Roundup and other glyphosate-based weed killers as part of its $63 billion takeover of Monsanto last year, faces potentially heavy litigation costs as plaintiffs claim Roundup causes cancer, something Bayer disputes. (Reporting by Riham Alkousaa; Editing by Michelle Martin) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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New Bolivian leader seeks quick vote, foes plan disruptions (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
Bolivia's new interim president pledged on Wednesday to hold a new election as soon as possible and condemned "revenge" acts by disgruntled supporters of fallen leader Evo Morales who resigned after protests over a disputed vote.
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Witnesses arrive as Trump impeachment probe goes public in political drama (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
The impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump will reach a critical juncture on Wednesday when lawmakers launch their first televised public hearings, marking a new phase that could determine the fate of his tumultuous presidency.
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UK's Johnson shouted at during visit to flood-hit area (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
Two onlookers shouted at Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he observed relief efforts in a flood-hit district of northern England on Wednesday, several days after the worst of the flooding.
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Guaido backers enter Venezuela embassy in Brasilia, sparking standoff (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido gained access to the country's embassy in Brasilia on Wednesday morning, leading to a standoff with backers of leftist President Nicolas Maduro, according to diplomatic representatives.
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President Trump calls impeachment a “scam” as public hearings begin (Wed, 13 Nov 2019)
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