(Reuters) – The escalating threat of a potential nuclear war between North Korea and the United States has led the Department of Defense to join hands with a clutch of companies in developing more effective medical treatments for acute radiation syndrome.
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KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congo’s electoral commission finished registering 46 million voters on Wednesday for a long-delayed election meant to replace President Joseph Kabila that is currently scheduled for the end of December.
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ROME (Reuters) – The leader of Italy’s 5-Star Movement told international investors on Wednesday that he would be willing to govern with mainstream parties of left and right if a March 4 election produces no clear winner, a source told Reuters.
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will not meet the European Commission’s deadline for a deal in the early part of this year on a new treaty that would bind the neutral country more closely to its biggest trading partner, new Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said.
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – African leaders say they have decided to refrain from issuing a resolution to criticize Donald Trump’s alleged reference to their nations as “shithole countries” because the U.S. president sent them a letter expressing respect for the continent.
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WUHAN, China (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that lawmakers would be given official analysis on any Brexit deal before they are asked to approve it, dismissing a leaked document showing the economy would be worse off under all exit scenarios.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong boasts glittering skyscrapers, seamless transportation and billion dollar infrastructure projects, but it is struggling with a much more mundane problem: disposing of its trash.
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SAN JOSE (Reuters) – A conservative Christian congressman best known for his opposition to gay rights remains the favorite in Costa Rica’s presidential election next month, according to a poll released Tuesday night.
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China rebuffed Taiwan’s objections in a deepening row over the opening of new flight paths in the Taiwan Strait, saying on Wednesday that the space separating routes over the waterway was more than is mandated by international standards.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Branding North Korea’s leadership “depraved,” President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday that Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear missiles could “very soon threaten our homeland” and vowed a continued campaign to prevent that.
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