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3:37am, 31st July, 2019

Sanders and Warren defend progressive policies against attacks in U.S. Democratic debate

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders offered an unabashed defense of their progressive policies during a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday, as their more moderate rivals criticized their proposals as unrealistic and politically untenable.

Trump policies unite allies against him at European security forum

4:45am, 18th February, 2019

Politics

Trump policies unite allies against him at European security forum

In 2009, then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden came to Munich to "press the reset button" with Russia. A decade later he came again to offer the world better relations, this time with his own country.

Congressional talks to avert shutdown stall over detention policies

11:19am, 10th February, 2019

Politics

Congressional talks to avert shutdown stall over detention policies

Border security talks between Republican and Democratic lawmakers seeking to avert another U.S. government shutdown on Friday have broken down over immigration detention policies, a Republican senator said.

Facebook toughens political ad policies in India ahead of election

12:08am, 8th February, 2019

World

Facebook toughens political ad policies in India ahead of election

Facebook Inc is toughening up the rules governing political advertisements in India to create more transparency ahead of the country's general elections due before May, the social media giant said late on Thursday.

Trump touts economy, nationalist policies ahead of U.S. elections

2:56pm, 3rd November, 2018

Politics

Trump touts economy, nationalist policies ahead of U.S. elections

President Donald Trump touted U.S. economic growth and his nationalist policies as he rallied with Republican candidates ahead of Tuesday's U.S. congressional elections as Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden urged voters to reject divisio...

EU parliament pushes Hungary sanctions over Orban policies

4:51am, 13th September, 2018

World

EU parliament pushes Hungary sanctions over Orban policies

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to sanction Hungary for flouting EU rules on democracy, civil rights and corruption in an unprecedented step that left Prime Minister Viktor Orban isolated from powerful allies.

U.S. argues Harvard admissions policies disadvantage Asian-Americans

10:09am, 30th August, 2018

US

U.S. argues Harvard admissions policies disadvantage Asian-Americans

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday threw its support behind a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, saying the Ivy League school's race-based admissions process disadvantaged them.

Trump defends trade and tariff policies at Tampa rally

11:20pm, 31st July, 2018

Business

Trump defends trade and tariff policies at Tampa rally

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his trade policies on Tuesday in a speech in Florida and said American farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs from China were bearing up, in a sign he is feeling some political heat on the issue.

Trump praises Italy's immigration policies at meeting with Conte

1:37pm, 30th July, 2018

Politics

Trump praises Italy's immigration policies at meeting with Conte

U.S. President Donald Trump praised Italy's increasingly hard-line approach to immigration on Monday, at the start of a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at the White House.

Moonwalking: South Korea's wage, hours policies backfire for jobless, low income workers

1:39am, 17th July, 2018

Business

Moonwalking: South Korea's wage, hours policies backfire for jobless, low income workers

President Moon Jae-in wants South Koreans to work less and earn more – and to achieve that his government has hiked the minimum wage and slashed the maximum length of the working week. But Heo Jeong, who serves barley tea samples at a Lotte Mart stor...

Trump defends policies on border, North Korea in visit to Las Vegas

4:13pm, 23rd June, 2018

Politics

Trump defends policies on border, North Korea in visit to Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump defended his tough stance on immigrants crossing the U.S. border with Mexico on Saturday, praising his administration for a job well done and saying his approach will make the United States stronger.

North Korea's three new military leaders are loyal to Kim, not policies

8:00am, 4th June, 2018

World

North Korea's three new military leaders are loyal to Kim, not policies

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's new top three military officers are known for their unquestioning support of leader Kim Jong Un and are flexible enough to accept the massive changes that may come from any deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, p...

Britain will have Brexit policies ready for June EU summit - minister

5:30am, 3rd June, 2018

UK

Britain will have Brexit policies ready for June EU summit - minister

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will have a good set of proposals on Brexit policy ready for a meeting of European Union leaders this month, home secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday, adding that he expected a positive response from Brussels.