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4:18pm, 11th April, 2019

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech def...

Algerian interim president promises free elections

4:48pm, 9th April, 2019

World

Algerian interim president promises free elections

Algeria's interim president, in a televised speech, promised on Tuesday to organize free elections within 90 days following weeks of protests that led to the resignation of leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika after 20 years in power.

Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges

5:21pm, 21st March, 2019

US

Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order linking "free speech" efforts at public universities to federal grants in an effort to combat what he considers a clamp down on conservative students' abilities to share their vie...

Malaysia rejects Vietnam's call to free woman accused in Kim Jong Nam killing

11:39pm, 13th March, 2019

World

Malaysia rejects Vietnam's call to free woman accused in Kim Jong Nam killing

Malaysia's attorney-general on Thursday rejected Vietnam's request to free a woman accused of the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, and a court set April 1 for her trial to resume.

Trump vows executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

4:56pm, 2nd March, 2019

US

Trump vows executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would soon sign an executive order requiring American universities and colleges to maintain "free speech" on campuses and threatened that schools not complying could lose federal research funds.

Trump says to sign executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

2:16pm, 2nd March, 2019

Politics

Trump says to sign executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would soon sign an executive order requiring American universities and colleges to maintain "free speech" on campuses.

Living dangerously, one foot at a time, in 'Free Solo'

8:22pm, 14th February, 2019

Entertainment

Living dangerously, one foot at a time, in 'Free Solo'

One of an elite group of "free solo" rock climbers, he scales sheer vertical cliffs thousands of feet high, alone and without a rope.

Thailand to free refugee Bahraini footballer after extradition bid dropped

4:29am, 11th February, 2019

World

Thailand to free refugee Bahraini footballer after extradition bid dropped

Thailand will free by the end of Monday a refugee Bahraini footballer with residency status in Australia who was arrested more than two months ago, a prosecutor in the case said, after Bahrain abandoned its bid to seek his extradition.

Free my husband, pleads wife of UK academic jailed in UAE

12:42pm, 22nd November, 2018

UK

Free my husband, pleads wife of UK academic jailed in UAE

The wife of a British academic who was jailed by a UAE court on spying charges called on the Emirati authorities on Thursday to review her husband's life sentence and set him free.

APEC nations fracture over future of free trade

11:47pm, 16th November, 2018

World

APEC nations fracture over future of free trade

Fault lines were quick to emerge over the future of free trade as leaders gathered for an Asia-Pacific summit on Saturday, with some calling for radical change while others argued for a return to the status quo on globalization.

China and Japan should safeguard free trade, China's Li urges

11:44pm, 25th October, 2018

World

China and Japan should safeguard free trade, China's Li urges

China and Japan should safeguard free trade and anchor global growth, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday, as Japan's prime minister arrived in Beijing on a visit against a backdrop of trade friction with the United States.

Exclusive: EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan - document

10:16pm, 25th September, 2018

UK

Exclusive: EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan - document

EU negotiators are ready to offer Theresa May a free-trade area after Brexit but say that, contrary to her "Chequers" plan, there must be a customs border that will make trade less than "frictionless", according to an internal EU document seen by Reu...

3:36pm, 25th September, 2018

UK

EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan - document

EU negotiators are ready to offer Theresa May a free-trade area after Brexit but say that, contrary to her "Chequers" plan, there must be a customs border that will make trade less than "frictionless", according to an internal EU document seen by Reu...

'China's big mistake': Pakistanis lobby to free wives trapped in Xinjiang

8:52am, 25th September, 2018

World

'China's big mistake': Pakistanis lobby to free wives trapped in Xinjiang

Pakistani businessmen whose wives and children are trapped in China's restive Xinjiang are traveling to Beijing to lobby their embassy, in hopes that the south Asian nation's new government will pressure its ally for their release.

China says agrees with UK to discuss 'top notch' free trade deal

11:07am, 25th August, 2018

UK

China says agrees with UK to discuss 'top notch' free trade deal

China and Britain have agreed to look at the possibility of reaching a "top notch" free trade agreement after Britain leaves the European Union, China's Commerce Ministry said on Saturday after talks with British trade minister Liam Fox.

China tempts Britain with free trade, says door to U.S. talks open

3:02am, 30th July, 2018

UK

China tempts Britain with free trade, says door to U.S. talks open

China offered Britain talks on a post-Brexit free trade deal on Monday, reaching out to London as Beijing remains mired in an increasingly bitter trade war with Washington, even as a senior Chinese diplomat reiterated its door remained open for dialo...

U.S. courts allies with free trade offers at G20, France resists

10:13pm, 21st July, 2018

Business

U.S. courts allies with free trade offers at G20, France resists

The United States sought to woo Europe and Japan with free trade deals on Saturday to gain leverage in an escalating tariff war with China but its overtures faced stiff resistance from France at a G20 finance ministers meeting dominated by trade tens...

EU urges China to free activists on third anniversary of '709' crackdown

10:49pm, 10th July, 2018

World

EU urges China to free activists on third anniversary of '709' crackdown

The European Union urged China to free dozens of activists during a human rights meeting in Beijing this week, three years after a crackdown that jailed scores of lawyers and activists.

Leading Brexiter Gove backs May's free trade zone plan as cabinet falls into line

3:29pm, 8th July, 2018

UK

Leading Brexiter Gove backs May's free trade zone plan as cabinet falls into line

One of Britain's most vocal anti-EU cabinet ministers publicly endorsed Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to keep Britain in a free trade zone for goods with the EU, a sign she has so far averted a revolt against a new proposal for a soft B...

'D-Day': Daring mission underway to free Thai boys from flooded cave

6:43am, 8th July, 2018

World

'D-Day': Daring mission underway to free Thai boys from flooded cave

A dangerous mission to rescue 12 Thai schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave for more than two weeks began on Sunday and authorities said the first survivor may emerge in the evening.

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Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

Algerian interim president promises free elections

Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges

Malaysia rejects Vietnam's call to free woman accused in Kim Jong Nam killing

Trump vows executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

Trump says to sign executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges

Living dangerously, one foot at a time, in 'Free Solo'

Thailand to free refugee Bahraini footballer after extradition bid dropped

Free my husband, pleads wife of UK academic jailed in UAE

APEC nations fracture over future of free trade

China and Japan should safeguard free trade, China's Li urges

Exclusive: EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan - document

EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan - document

'China's big mistake': Pakistanis lobby to free wives trapped in Xinjiang

China says agrees with UK to discuss 'top notch' free trade deal

China tempts Britain with free trade, says door to U.S. talks open

U.S. courts allies with free trade offers at G20, France resists

EU urges China to free activists on third anniversary of '709' crackdown

Leading Brexiter Gove backs May's free trade zone plan as cabinet falls into line

'D-Day': Daring mission underway to free Thai boys from flooded cave

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

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