By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French opposition leaders told President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday they would not make life easy for him as he sought a way to avoid political paralysis after this weekend’s election setback in parliament. Some opponents said Macron should fire his prime minister, review his reform plans and …
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By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) – U.N. negotiators began talks Tuesday in Nairobi toward reaching a new global pact for protecting nature and wildlife, after a previous round of talks in March failed to make progress. With scientists warning that an estimated 1 million species are at risk of extinction, the United Nations is asking countries …
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PARIS (Reuters) -Full-body swimwear including the burkini should not be worn in public pools in the city of Grenoble, France’s top administrative court ruled on Tuesday, upholding an earlier order by a lower court. Grenoble’s city council had voted in favour of allowing the use of burkinis on May 16, sparking howls of protest from …
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By Andrew Mills, Yousef Saba and Hyunjoo Jin DOHA (Reuters) -Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said a 10% cut in salaried staff at the electric car maker will happen over three months, as the world’s richest man predicted a U.S. recession was more likely than not. His remarks were his most detailed explanation of job …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will ask U.S. President Joe Biden to address the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying Mexico would open its doors to him if he were released. British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday approved the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition to the …
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VILNIUS (Reuters) – The Baltic states on Tuesday asked for more financial support from the EU to handle Ukrainian refugees, the Lithuanian president’s office said. “We must share the financial burden, which at the moment is unproportionally assigned to national budgets. EU solidarity is very important to assure proper support to war refugees from Ukraine”, Lithuania’s …
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By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) – Ian Roberts, the first elite rugby league player to come out as gay, condemned the sport’s decision to ban transgender players from women’s internationals as a setback for tolerance and inclusion in the broader community. The International Rugby League (IRL) said on Tuesday that “male-to-female” transgender athletes would be …
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By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -Dmitry Muratov, the co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and the editor of one of Russia’s last major independent newspapers, auctioned off his Nobel medal for a record $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the war in Ukraine. All proceeds from the auction, which coincided with the World Refugee …
By Ian Ransom and Jill Gralow MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Rugby league banned transgender players from women’s international competition on Tuesday until further notice, following global swimming’s decision to restrict trans athletes’ participation at the elite level. The International Rugby League (IRL) said it needed to further consult and balance transgender participation against “perceived risk” to …
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GABORONE (Reuters) – Russia avoided censure over its invasion of Ukraine at an international conflict diamond meeting in Botswana, an official said, drawing sharp criticism from civil society. A rift has emerged within the Kimberley Process (KP) — a coalition of governments, the diamond industry and the umbrella coalition representing civil society — created to …
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