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By Sonali Paul and Swati Pandey MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thousands swarmed to beaches on Australia’s east coast on Tuesday to escape fierce wildfires bearing down on several seaside towns, as … Read More

By Swati Pandey, Twinnie Siu and Jessie PANG SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) – The world rang in the New Year on Wednesday with spectacular firework displays from Sydney to Tokyo, although … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday to push through an overhaul of the pension system, after weeks of nationwide strikes by trade unions. Macron said in … Read More

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted a strong relationship with post-Brexit Britain. Speaking in his traditional televised New Year’s eve address to the nation, … Read More

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s future cabinet took shape on Tuesday, with conservative Sebastian Kurz and his party set to control the lion’s share of ministries under a coalition deal with … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Phase 1 of trade deal with China would be signed on Jan. 15 at the White House, though considerable … Read More

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal judge rejected Tesla Inc’s effort to dismiss claims by two former workers that the California electric car factory where they worked was a … Read More

By Issam Abdallah and Tim Kelly BEIRUT/TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a “rigged” justice system in Japan, … Read More

By Simon Carraud and Ardee Napolitano PARIS (Reuters) – A French chef who said he had contemplated suicide after the prestigious Michelin guide removed one of his restaurant’s stars on … Read More

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to make a closely watched New Year address on Wednesday which is likely to offer a … Read More