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May wins backing to reopen Brexit deal

Bloomberg British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to renegotiate the most contentious part of her Brexit deal after it was ripped up by Parliament. She will now head to Brussels to face European Union officials who have already warned they won’t even consider her demands, with the threat of economic chaos still looming over her country. In a series of ...

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Salvini faces pressure to force early election

Bloomberg Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini is facing pressure to force an early election this year from lieutenants frustrated by dealing with an unruly coalition partner. Several senior members of Salvini’s League are urging their chief to capitalize on a growing lead in opinion polls to ditch the anti-establishment Five Star Movement which is hampering their efforts to deliver ...

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Military revival in Latam stirs unease over past abuses

Bloomberg With the world anxiously waiting to see whether the Venezuelan military throws its weight behind interim leader Juan Guaido, the role of the armed forces in Latin America has been regaining prominence. After decades of democratization, with soldiers largely confined to barracks and borders, Latin American governments are turning to the military to run ministries, oversee state projects and ...

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