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Julian Assange loses US extradition challenge, will renew appeal next week

LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, though he will renew his appeal next week. Assange, 51, is wanted by U.S. authorities on 18 charges relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves of confidential …

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Ocho muertos y casi 6.000 evacuados en el lado ruso de la presa -autoridad instalada por Rusia

9 jun (Reuters) – Ocho personas han muerto en territorio ruso y más de 5.800 han sido evacuadas de sus hogares como consecuencia del derrumbe el martes de la enorme presa de Kajovka, en el sur de Ucrania, dijo el viernes un alto cargo designado por Rusia. Vladimir Saldo, jefe designado por Rusia de la …

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UBS critica la multa “arbitraria” de 186 millones de dólares impuesta por la UE

Por Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBURGO, 9 jun (Reuters) – UBS criticó el viernes a los reguladores antimonopolio de la Unión Europea por la forma en que calcularon su multa de 172,4 millones de euros (186 millones de dólares) por la formación de un cártel, diciendo que la cifra arbitraria se basa en supuestos inexactos que …

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Russian citizen killed in shark attack in Egypt

(Reuters) -A Russian citizen was killed in a shark attack near a beach at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, Russia’s Consulate General in the city and two Egyptian security sources said on Thursday. Egypt’s Environment Ministry said in a statement posted on Facebook that a tiger shark was responsible for the death of …

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EU states agree draft law on asset recovery from organised crime

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Organised crime could face tougher EU rules on illegal profits, including those gained by breaking sanctions, as member states look to harmonise relevant laws under a draft directive agreed on Friday. The new law, once it is passed after talks with the EU parliament and the Commission, updates the minimum set of …

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Israeli soldier kills Palestinian after checkpoint confrontation – officials

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian driver was shot dead at an Israeli army checkpoint near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, after what Israel’s military said was a confrontation between the man and one of the soldiers. In a statement, the military said a man arrived in a stolen vehicle …

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Pope out of bed and working from hospital – Vatican statement

ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis is progressing with his post-operation recovery, the Vatican said on Friday, adding that he was able to get out of bed and do some work from hospital. In a statement, the Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis spent “most of the morning in an armchair. This allowed him to read …

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Francia planea cerrar la laguna fiscal que beneficia a AirBnB

PARÍS, 9 jun (Reuters) – El Ministerio de Finanzas francés está trabajando en medidas para cerrar una laguna fiscal que beneficia a los alquileres de pisos de corta duración, tales como los ofrecidos por la plataforma AirBnB , declaró el viernes el ministro Bruno Le Maire. Muchas grandes ciudades francesas sufren escasez de vivienda, una …

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Two giant rubber ducks debut in Hong Kong in bid to drive “double happiness”

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A pair of Rubber Ducks made a splash in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on Friday, part of an art installation dubbed “Double Ducks” by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, who says he hopes the ducks will bring happiness to the city. The inflatable yellow ducks, 18 metres (59 feet) high, will sail …

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Suecia imputa a un hombre sospechoso de financiar al PKK kurdo

ESTOCOLMO, 9 jun (Reuters) – La Fiscalía sueca acusó el viernes a un hombre sospechoso de delitos con arma de fuego y de recaudar fondos para el ilegalizado Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán (PKK, por sus siglas en kurdo), que se levantó en armas contra el Estado turco en 1984. Se trata de la …

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