REFILE-UK would face tough choices after a Brexit vote - think tank
(Corrects to remove extraneous word from headline)By William SchombergLONDON, April 13 Britain will need to make choices on trade, labour laws and the environment that could be unpopular with voters if it wants to offset the hit to its economy from any decision to leave the European Union, a think tank said on Wednesday.Britain's economic output would probably be between 0.5 and 1.5 percent smaller than it would otherwise be by 2030 if it decides to quit the bloc in a referendum in June, accor..>> view originalItaly passes Renzi's flagship reform, opening way for referendum
ROME The Italian parliament passed Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's flagship constitutional reform on Tuesday, opening the way for a referendum later this year on an overhaul aimed at giving Italy more stable governments.Renzi says the reform will increase political stability and end decades of revolving-door governments that have made it difficult to revive the country's debt-ridden economy. He has promised to resign if the referendum goes against him.The reform effectively abolishes the Senate ..>> view originalNigeria: UN human rights experts call for progress in abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok
Kicking off what he has called a “new and transparent process,” General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft today opened informal dialogues with candidates for the next United Nations Secretary-General, for the first time providing an opportunity for substantive and open engagement with the candidates – for the full UN membership and the public.>> view originalKenya defends deportations to China; Taiwan fumes
NAIROBI Kenya on Tuesday defended its deportation of two groups of Taiwanese to China after they were acquitted in a cyber crime case, a move that has drawn an angry reaction from Taipei.The Kenyan government said the people were in Kenya illegally and were being sent back to where they had come from.Kenya does not have official relations with Taiwan and considers the island part of China, in line with Beijing's position.Taiwan's foreign ministry said one of the Taiwanese sent to China was als..>> view originalBrazil's Rousseff decries conspiracy as impeachment advances
BRASILIA Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday her vice president was orchestrating a conspiracy to topple her, as efforts to impeach the leftist leader gained momentum in Congress.Aided by her mentor and predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Rousseff scrambled to secure enough support from a dwindling array of allies to block impeachment in a lower house vote due on Sunday that analysts project she will lose.A congressional committee voted on Monday by a larger-than-expected ma..>> view originalIMF cuts global growth outlook again, warns of political risks
WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday of the risk of political isolationism, notably Britain's possible exit from the European Union, and the risk of growing economic inequality as it cut its global economic growth forecast for the fourth time in a year.In the run-up to the annual spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington, D.C. this week, the IMF said the global economy was vulnerable to shocks such as sharp currency devaluations and worsening geopoliti..>> view originalHow China's fishermen are fighting a covert war in the South China Sea
TANMEN, China — In the disputed waters of the South China Sea, fishermen are the wild card. China is using its vast fishing fleet as the advance guard to press its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea, experts say. That is not only putting Beijing on a collision course with its Asian neighbors, but also introducing a degree of unpredictability that raises the risks of periodic crises. In the past few weeks, tensions have flared with Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam as Chinese fis..>> view originalUnited Nations begins informal briefings to select next Secretary-General
Kicking off what he has called a “new and transparent process,” General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft today opened informal dialogues with candidates for the next United Nations Secretary-General, for the first time providing an opportunity for substantive and open engagement with the candidates – for the full UN membership and the public.>> view originalAfghan Taliban announce launch of fresh spring offensive
Afghan security forces stand guard in front of Parliament building in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 28, 2016. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency) By Zabihullah Tamanna KABULThe Afghan Taliban on Tuesday announced the launch of a fresh spring offensive as the groups’ insurgency entered its 15th year. Praising the achievements of late group leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban’s leadership council said in a statement that it..>> view originalMilitary police arrest man at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
Hooded security forces guard a part of Schiphol Aiport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Military police have arrested a man and are conducting an investigation at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport after a report of a “suspicious situation.” (Peter Dejong/Associated Press) By Associated Press April 12 at 7:50 PM AMSTERDAM — Military police arrested a man and were conducting an investigation at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport late Tuesday after a report of a “suspicious situat..>> view original
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