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North and South Korea fire hundreds of artillery shells along tense sea border
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Uber, Lyft to stop operations in Minneapolis over minimum wage law
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Landmark German ruling to cut far-right party funding fuels debate on AfD
KARLSRUHE/BERLIN Germany, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Germany can cut off public funding to the radical right-wing party Die Heimat, the Constitutional Court said on Tuesday in a landmark ruling which stirred up a debate on whether a similar step could be taken against the nationalist AfD party. The court in Karlsruhe justified its decision to…
Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries
President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering the US. The White House said the restrictions were intended “to protect the security of the United States” and will come into force on 1 January. Full-entry restrictions will be imposed…
