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Brazil agriculture minister faces corruption charge

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors filed charges against the country's Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi on Wednesday, accusing him of orchestrating a bribery scheme in 2009 when he was governor of Mato Grosso state. Source: Reuters World News

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UK's May faces local election losses as key Brexit tests near

LONDON (Reuters) - Voters will pass judgment on Prime Minister Theresa May's party on Thursday in local government elections expected to show rising support for her opponents in London that will add to pressure on her position over Brexit. Source: Reuters World News

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US slams 'abusive' North Korean regime

The US State Department issued a scathing rebuke of North Korea's human rights record on Wednesday, calling the regime "one of the most repressive and abusive governments in the world" just days after President Donald Trump praised dictator Kim Jong Un's "honorable" intentions ahead of a possible face-to-face sit down between the two leaders. Source: [...]

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Basque separatist group ETA says it has 'completely dissolved'

MADRID (Reuters) - Basque separatist group ETA has completely dismantled all its structures, ending a 50-year guerrilla campaign, it said in a letter dated April 16 and published by the Spanish online newspaper El Diario on Wednesday. Source: Reuters World News

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'Heartbeat' abortion bill passed, most restrictive in US

The Republican-led legislature in Iowa has passed a bill that, if signed into law, will become the nation's most restrictive abortion ban: It forbids doctors from performing the procedure after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Source: Latest CNN News

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Trump has all but decided to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has all but decided to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord by May 12 but exactly how he will do so remains unclear, two White House officials and a source familiar with the administration's internal debate said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters World News

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Macron wants strategic Paris-Delhi-Canberra axis amid Pacific tension

SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the creation of a new strategic alliance among France, India and Australia to respond to challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and the growing assertiveness of China. Source: Reuters World News

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