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FACTBOX-Key facts about Japan's constitution, proposed changes
ReutersTOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making amending the pacifist, U.S.-drafted constitution one focus of his ruling party's campaign for July's upper house election. He hopes pro-revision parties will obtain the two-thirds...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Shinzo Abe, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Japan, Politics
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Special Report: The deeper agenda behind "Abenomics"
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - When ill health and political gridlock forced Shinzo Abe to quit after one dismal year as Japan's prime minister, his pride was dented and his self-confidence battered. One thing, however, was intact: his commitment to a controversial...Tags: Interior Policy, Brookings Institution, Avalanches and Landslides, Government, Inflation and Deflation
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Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked...Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Amnesty International, Government, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
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Malaysian police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition politicians and activists on Thursday and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a...Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Government, Amnesty International, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
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EU lawmakers back French push to limit U.S. trade talks
Reuters* France pushing to exempt culture from talks with US * EU parliament has advisory role, veto over final deal By Claire Davenport and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a...Tags: Economic Organization, Contracts, Trade Agreements, Lobbying, Politics
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Largest Bulgarian party clears way for new government
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's largest party GERB declined on Thursday to try to form a new government, opening the way for the rival Socialists to put together a technocrat administration and end a political impasse. Seeking to break a deadlock that could...Tags: Bulgaria, Politics, European Union, Finance, Elections
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Bosnia under pressure to change if it wants EU membership
Reuters* Bosnia's EU prospects falling further behind * Brussels says can assist, facilitate where needed * Sarajevo needs to act or face consequences By Martin Santa BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - Bosnia is falling behind on commitments to human rights and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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French split over English at universities
Reuters* Parliament debating higher education reform * Bill could see English introduced as teaching language * Opponents fear French language under threat By Nicholas Vinocur PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - Defenders of the French language are furious at plans to...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, England
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Zuma implicated in South Africa wedding plane scandal
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African government report released on Wednesday implicated President Jacob Zuma in a scandal over a plane chartered by rich friends of his which landed at a military base without proper permission. The presidency and...Tags: Politics, Government, South Africa, Weddings, Africa
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RPT-Shale gas, energy costs vex EU leaders
Reuters* Energy trade deficit is 400 billion euros * Shale gas complicated in EU, could weaken Russian position * Single energy market should improve cross-border flows By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss plans to...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy, Politics, Environmental Issues, European Parliament
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UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: deputy PM
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister on Wednesday took the unusual step of holding a news conference to say the country's two-party coalition would hold together until 2015 as he tried to stabilize a government beset by infighting and rifts....Tags: Nick Clegg, Politics, United Kingdom, Government, David Cameron
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Somali lawmakers withdraw confidence vote against PM
ReutersBy Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, May 22 (Reuters) - Somali members of parliament shelved a vote of confidence against the prime minister on Wednesday, but warned the government it would face further parliamentary rebellions if it did not do more to improve...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, Government, Mogadishu (Somalia)
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