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‘Brexit’ in spotlight at meeting in Japan

  SYDNEY / AP Britain’s possible exit from the European Union took centre stage at a G7 meeting in Japan on Saturday, as UK finance minister George Osborne warned a ‘Brexit’ could doom trade deals with EU countries. The comments came during two days of talks largely focused on how the club of rich nations can stoke the lumbering world ...

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Japan complains over US arrest in ‘base murder’

  Tokyo / AP Japan’s defence minister travelled to Okinawa to lodge a formal protest with the commander of the US military base there on Saturday after the arrest of a base employee linked to the suspicious death of a local woman. Gen Nakatani’s visit to the island comes just days before a high-profile trip to Japan by US President Barack ...

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Trump fuels Americans relocation dreams

  New York / AFP Donald Trump’s inflammatory presidential campaign and the prospect of the brash-talking tycoon actually becoming commander-in-chief has left progressive Americans obsessing about one thing: moving to Canada. Stars from Cher to Lena Dunham have declared their intention to head north if the former reality star, famous for insulting Muslims and Mexicans, and under the microscope for ...

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