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Duterte refutes allegations he’s hiding millions

Bloomberg Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dismissed allegations he’s hiding hundreds of millions of pesos in his bank accounts, calling them “lies” and vowing to snub a probe into his wealth initiated by the country’s top anti-graft agency. In a profanity-laced speech before lawyers in his hometown of Davao City, Duterte said his lifetime savings don’t exceed $786,0000. The savings come ...

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May insists UK cabinet united as Johnson rocks boat on Brexit

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May is battling to assert her authority over a divided Conservative Party as she faces calls to quit as its leader before the next general election. While May insists she will fight on, a former party chairman said she could not be allowed to stay until the next election in 2022, amid reports that Foreign ...

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‘Cutting US aid’ prompts EU geopolitical-risk warning

Bloomberg Europe’s disaster-relief chief leans back in a chair in his Brussels office and fires off a warning: President Donald Trump’s plan to slash US international aid could undermine global geopolitical stability—and threaten America’s interests. The admonition by Christos Stylianides, the European Union commissioner for crisis management, highlights the extent to which Europe is grappling with Trump’s “America First” policy. ...

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