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Republican debate turns ugly over foreign policy

Bloomberg Debating in the shadow of the death of conservative US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a downsized and more combative Republican presidential field battled in South Carolina over foreign policy, abortion, truthfulness, campaign tactics and blame for the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. The ninth debate featured just six candidates, including an even louder than usual Donald Trump, who blamed ...

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Tight security as Danes mark Copenhagen attacks

AFP Denmark on Sunday marked a year since a gunman killed a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks in Copenhagen, honouring the victims under tight security. Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen left flowers outside the cultural centre and the synagogue targeted on February 14, 2015 by Omar El-Hussein, a 22-year-old Dane of Palestinian origin. “The Danes have ...

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French negotiator wins ‘greedy’ tag in EU spat over London banks

Bloomberg As preparations for this week’s European summit enter their final stretch, France is leading resistance to UK demands for a deal to shield British banks from the rules governing lenders in the euro area. French negotiator Philippe Leglise-Costa pushed back against British Prime Minister David Cameron’s insistence on fencing off financial regulation for the City of London at a ...

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