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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday the Senate would not haggle with the House of Representatives over procedures for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, … Read More

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, who last month angrily slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him toward her, gave a light-hearted reaction more typical … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Nissan head Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday said he was brutally taken from his family and friends by Japanese prosecutors. Ghosn was speaking at his first press … Read More

By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Takata is recalling 10 million replacement air bag inflators in the United States, the largest ever auto safety recall in history, as U.S. regulators consider … Read More

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A former convict pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing the identity of an Illinois boy who has been missing for years, in a case that … Read More

By Richa Naidu and Hilary Russ SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Impossible Foods is no longer trying to win a coveted deal to supply McDonald’s Corp <MCD.N> with plant-based burgers, … Read More

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark will temporarily move some of its military personnel from the Al-Asad air base in Iraq that was targeted in an Iranian missile strike on Wednesday, Prime … Read More

By Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – Without a majority in parliament, Spain’s new left-wing coalition faces a struggle to deliver on its promise to unpick a landmark 2012 labor reform … Read More

(Reuters) – Airlines are facing higher fuel bills as they reroute flights to avoid airspace over Iran and Iraq due to recent heightened tension between Washington and Tehran, adding further … Read More

MILAN (Reuters) – Leading members of Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement have called for Atlantia’s motorways unit to be stripped of its concession following the deadly 2018 collapse of a bridge … Read More