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By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is set to split the top job at the country’s statistics office to create a second role focused on overseeing the running of the organisation, which has been criticised for economic data failures, a person familiar with the situation said. The Office for National Statistics (ONS), Britain’s largest independent …

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By Sara Rossi VENICE (Reuters) – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his journalist fiancee Lauren Sanchez arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of three days of lavish VIP parties in the romantic lagoon city to celebrate their wedding, despite protests from locals. Around 90 private jets are set to land in local airports this week, …

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danish pension fund AkademikerPension has lifted a self-imposed ban on investment in six of Europe’s largest arms makers and some smaller groups, it said on Thursday, citing a worsening security situation and the need to boost European defences. Many of the continent’s investment funds exclude weapons manufacturers from their portfolios on ethical grounds, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or cancel his corruption trial, saying the U.S. would save him like it did his country. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in Israel on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust – all of which Netanyahu denies. The …

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By Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With his order for B-2 bombers to strike Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday, President Donald Trump swerved away from his usual reluctance to use military force, directly involving the U.S. in a foreign war and alarming many of his “America First” supporters. Now, the thinking behind his …

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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Like the casino owner he once was, President Donald Trump has shown an appetite for risk during the first months of his administration. The U.S. airstrike on Iran, however, may represent Trump’s largest gamble yet. While the potential for political reward is high and largely dependent on whether Trump can …

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