German far-right leader is Chinese-speaking economist with foreign partner

By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), is an unlikely public face for a male-dominated, anti-immigration party that depicts itself as a defender of traditional family values and ordinary people. The 45-year-old is raising two sons with a Sri Lankan-born woman, a filmmaker, and speaks …

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South Korea’s Yoon: Embittered survivor staggers on after impeachment vote

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the greatest challenge of his brief but chequered political career, despite surviving a bruising impeachment challenge, as members of his own party called for him to resign for imposing martial law. Yoon was regarded as a tough political survivor but became increasingly …

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Moroccan rail operator seeks $8.8 billion funding for expansion plan

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s state-owned rail operator, ONCF, is seeking $8.8 billion from investors to finance its expansion plan, the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has said. He told reporters late on Friday after a three-day Africa Investment Forum in Rabat that investors were ready to extend ONCF …

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Soccer-Everton v Liverpool postponed due to adverse weather conditions

(Reuters) -The Premier League clash between Everton and Liverpool has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions, hosts Everton said on Saturday. The Merseyside derby, scheduled later on Saturday at Goodison Park, is the first English top-flight soccer match to be postponed over storm Darragh. The decision to postpone was taken following a safety advisory …

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South Korea’s Yoon survives impeachment vote after his party boycotts

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party boycotted the vote. (Reporting by Josh Smith)

No concerns over Trump vow to lift LNG exports cap, Qatar energy minister says

By Andrew Mills and Yousef Saba DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar has no concerns about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to lift a cap on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said on Saturday, adding his country would cope with any competition. “And you know even if you open up LNG and …

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Germany’s Scholz not ruling out Berlin taking stake in Thyssenkrupp steel

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is not ruling out Berlin potentially taking a stake in the steel business of conglomerate Thyssenkrupp, he told a German newspaper. “I’m not taking any option off the table now,” he told Funke Media Group when asked whether such a move was possible, adding the German government had …

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