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Italy 5 Star calls for June election in bid to resolve coalition

Stefano Montesi | Corbis | Getty Images The Five Star Movement launched its election campaign on December 7, 2017, in Rome, Italy. The leader of Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star (M5S) party has called for a fresh election in June to resolve who will govern the country. Talks to form a …

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JP Morgan upgrades New York Times as it thrives under ‘Trump Bump’ news cycle

Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Donald Trump views a photo of himself on the cover of The New York Times during an RNC goodbye reception at the Westin Hotel in Cleveland, on Friday, July 22, 2016. The higher level of news flow during the Trump administration is benefiting …

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Fitch deflates North Korea hopes: Lengthy, unpredictable process ahead

Korea Summit Press | Reuters South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sign documents at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Fitch Ratings threw cold water on hopes for near-term peace on the …

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AT&T court fight with the US Justice Department heads into closing arguments

Joshua Roberts | Reuters Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Randall Stephenson (L) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Jeffrey Bewkes listen to testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on the proposed deal between AT&T and Time Warner in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2016. Lawyers …

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Lewis Hamilton wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix — but the ‘big three’ see their dominance finally broken

Robert Szaniszló | NurPhoto | Getty Images The winners 1st Lewis Hamilton, 2nd Kimi Räikkönen and 3rd Sergio Perez on the podium during the award ceremony at Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix on Apr 29, 2018 in Baku, Azerbaijan Further evidence of a “big three” team dominance is clear when …

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Logistics leader Prologis to acquire DCT Industrial for $8.4 billion

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hamid Moghadam, chief executive officer of Prologis. Prologis, a logistics company with a global footprint, will acquire smaller U.S. rival DCT Industrial Trust in an $8.4 billion all-stock transaction, including the assumption of debt, the two companies said on Sunday. The acquisition …

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Sajid Javid appointed as new British interior minister

Leon Neal | AFP | Getty Images Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid as the new home secretary on Monday after the previous interior minister Amber Rudd quit over the treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents wrongly labelled …

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Walmart’s Asda and Sainsbury’s announce UK merger deal

Chris J Ratcliffe | Getty Images In this arranged photo illustration, a Sainsbury’s shopping bag is seen on the ground in the car park of an Asda supermarket on April 29, 2018 in London, England. Major supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Asda have been reported to be in talks over a …

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Trump White House to host Nigeria President Buhari

Nigerian presidency press office | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Then U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 12, 2018. Last April, the Trump administration tied up a $600 million deal with Nigeria over the sale of military aircraft intended …

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Caravan of asylum-seeking migrants reach Mexico-US border

Hans-Maximo Musielik | AP | Getty Images Migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers board buses in Mexicali, Mexico, Thursday, April 26, 2018, for a two-hour drive to Tijuana to join up with about 175 others who already arrived. A caravan of asylum-seekers from Central America arrived at Mexico’s …

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