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Cars burn in Irish assault on ‘repossessed house’

Bloomberg A number of men attacked security guards and set cars on fire at a repossessed house in western Ireland, as anger at repossessions since the financial crisis bubbled over. As many as 20 men armed with baseball bats attacked the rural property in Co. Roscommon, state broadcaster RTE reported. A number of people were injured, with three requiring hospital ...

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Theresa May not planning to let UK parliament vote on Brexit options

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May is pushing back against Cabinet colleagues who are trying to take control over the direction of Brexit after her deal ran into a wall of opposition. Some of May’s ministers are calling for Parliament to get the chance to vote on what happens next, with a series of indicative ballots on the options available, ...

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India offers $1.4bn to Maldives amid tussle with China

Bloomberg India has offered the Maldives $1.4 billion through a credit line and budgetary support as the tiny island nation’s new government pivots from a pro-China foreign policy to one focussed on its close neighbour India. The loan agreement came after talks between newly-elected Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders discussed regional ...

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