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Populists keep EU on edge as focus shifts to 2019 elections

Bloomberg With the European Union gearing up for legislative elections in 2019, the battle between EU supporters and opponents is shaping up to be a lot like many of the contests in this summer’s soccer World Cup: back and forth, passionate and down to the wire. Last year’s election of French President Emmanuel Macron and fourth-term victory of German Chancellor ...

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Ten people hospitalised after Manchester shooting

Bloomberg Police in Manchester say 10 people have been hospitalised as the result of a shooting after a Caribbean carnival in the city. Greater Manchester police say the injuries range from “minor to major” but most don’t appear to be life-threatening. The shooting was reported about 2:30 am on Sunday. Detective Superintendent Debbie Dooley says police are trying to establish ...

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Trump embraces market pain with little concern of contagion

Bloomberg President Donald Trump is embracing financial-market pain to get what he wants around the world, showing again the penchant for turmoil that is his trademark in US politics. His decision to double steel and aluminum tariffs on a Turkish economy already reeling from a currency crisis came just days after imposing new sanctions on Russia, creating market havoc in ...

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