Italy's Salvini ridicules calling of actor Gere to kidnapping trial

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy's right-wing League party, said a trial where he faces kidnapping charges for refusing to let a migrant ship dock in the country in 2019 was not serious as actor Richard Gere was admitted to testify. Read full story
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Myanmar decries move to block junta leader from regional summit

(Reuters) - Myanmar's military government said on Friday it rejected a decision by its Southeast Asian neighbours to invite only a non-political figure to an upcoming regional summit in a snub to the leader of the Feb. 1 coup. Read full story
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Turkey's Halkbank can be prosecuted over Iran sanction violations, U.S. appeals court rules

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected Halkbank's bid to dismiss an indictment accusing the state-owned Turkish lender of helping Iran evade American sanctions. Read full story
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Man accused of murdering UK lawmaker Amess to face trial next year

LONDON (Reuters) - The man accused of stabbing to death British lawmaker David Amess at a church where he was meeting voters last week is due to go on trial next year, London's Old Bailey court heard on Friday. Read full story
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G7 countries reach breakthrough on digital trade and data

LONDON (Reuters) -The Group of Seven wealthy nations agreed on principles to govern cross-border data use and digital trade, Britain said in what was described as a breakthrough that could liberalise hundreds of billions of dollars of international commerce. Read full story
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Lyft records more than 4,000 sexual assault cases in long-overdue safety report

(Reuters) - Lyft Inc received reports of more than 4,000 instances of sexual assault on its ride-hailing platform between 2017 and 2019, detailing the data in a safety report it had promised to publish about two years ago. Read full story
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Sarawak state election: PBB has identified candidates, says Nanta

KUCHING (Bernama): Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) has identified its candidates for the 12th Sarawak state election, said its secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi (pic), here, on Thursday (Oct 21). Read full story
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