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Britain wants U.S. trade deal quickly, but terms have to be right: UK spokeswoman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to agree a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States quickly, but the terms have to work for both sides, a British spokeswoman said on Friday ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Trump.
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Britain wants U.S. trade deal quickly, but terms have to be right - UK spokeswoman
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Britain wants to agree a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States quickly, but the terms have to work for both sides, a British spokeswoman said on Friday ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Trump.
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Yemen's separatists declare ceasefire in clash with government forces in Shabwa
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's southern separatists declared a ceasefire in their clashes with government forces in the oil-producing province of Shabwa after two days of fighting.
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UPDATE 1-Yemen's separatists declare ceasefire in clash with govt forces in Shabwa
ADEN, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Yemen's southern separatists declared a ceasefire in their clashes with government forces in the oil-producing province of Shabwa after two days of fighting.
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Tunisian police arrest presidential candidate Karoui on tax evasion charges
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Nabil Karoui on Friday after a court ordered his detention, the Interior Ministry said, in a case involving charges of money laundering but which Karoui's party said was a politically motivated attempt to exclude him from the election race.
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UPDATE 3-Tunisian police arrest presidential candidate Karoui on tax evasion charges
TUNIS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Tunisian police arrested presidential candidate Nabil Karoui on Friday after a court ordered his detention, the Interior Ministry said, in a case involving charges of money laundering but which Karoui's party said was a politically motivated attempt to exclude him from the election race.
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China tariffs on U.S. oil to pressure exports, Gulf Coast prices: traders
HOUSTON (Reuters) - China's threat on Friday to slap a 5% tariff on U.S. oil imports could further soften demand for physical crude at hubs along the U.S. Gulf Coast, where exporters already have taken to shipping crude overseas without firm buyers, traders said.
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Yemen's separatists, government forces clash in Shabwa for second night
ADEN, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Yemen's southern separatists clashed with government forces in the oil-producing province of Shabwa for a second consecutive night, local officials and residents said, with the violence between nominal allies straining an Arab military coalition.
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France deploys Michelin-starred chefs to win over G7 leaders
BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - World leaders converging on the seaside Basque resort of Biarritz for a summit this weekend are sharply divided on a range of issues but host country France hopes the famed local cuisine can help smooth over the disagreements.
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UPDATE 2-Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
ANKARA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria are causing a humanitarian crisis and threaten Turkey's national security, the Turkish presidency said.
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