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Exclusive: U.S. team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
WASHINGTON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - The U.S. government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, documenting accusations of murder, rape, beatings and other possible offenses in an investigation that could be used to prosecute Myanmar's military for crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters.
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U.S. Supreme Court leans toward upholding Trump's travel ban (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled they are likely to uphold President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious policies of his presidency.
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Impossible dream? Unification less of a priority as Korean leaders prepare to talk (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
SEOUL (Reuters) - Is unification of North and South Korea the solution or the problem?
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Myanmar court to rule if key witness credible in Reuters case (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
YANGON (Reuters) - A judge in Myanmar will rule next week on whether a police captain was credible when he testified that two Reuters reporters were framed, after prosecutors argued on Wednesday that the officer should be declared an unreliable witness.
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Twitter trounces estimates as growth moves overseas (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc reported its second profitable quarter on Wednesday and topped Wall Street estimates for revenue, profit and monthly active users, as advertisers in Asia and other markets outside the United States embraced its video ads.
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France's Macron calls on U.S. to engage world, reject nationalism (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to reject narrow nationalism and engage the world, telling U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that modern economic and security challenges must be a shared responsibility.
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Exclusive: Trump's bank watchdog bought financial stocks up until taking office (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Wall Street regulator Comptroller of the Currency bought financial stocks until he took office in November, according to financial disclosure documents filed with the Office of Government Ethics.
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Venezuelan schools emptying as Chavez legacy under threat (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
SOCOPO, Venezuela (Reuters) - It is mid-morning on a weekday yet all that can be heard in the once-bustling corridors of the Orlando Garcia state primary school is the swish of palm trees outside in the wind.
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Exclusive: Russian civilians helping Assad use military base back home - witnesses (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
MOLKINO, Russia (Reuters) - The Kremlin says it has nothing to do with Russian civilians fighting in Syria but on three recent occasions groups of men flying in from Damascus headed straight to a defense ministry base in Molkino, Reuters reporters witnessed.
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Comcast confirms $31 billion bid for Sky, sparking battle with Fox (Wed, 25 Apr 2018)
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. media group Comcast submitted a 22 billion pound($30.7 billion) bid for Sky on Wednesday, prompting the European pay TV group to drop its support for a lower offer from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox .
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