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By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s government is to ask the public for their views on the country’s tradition of military neutrality in a consutlative forum, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, the latest sign of a possible shift in the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Foreign Minister Micheál Martin said the forum, which …

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(Reuters) – At least four children were killed and four other injured when a 25-year-old man armed with a small axe attacked a pre-school in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina on Wednesday, local police and a hospital said. Police said the man responsible for the attack in the city of Blumenau has been …

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By Federico Maccioni and Angelo Amante MILAN (Reuters) -Silvio Berlusconi, who served as Italian prime minister four times and made a fortune from commercial TV, was being treated in intensive care on Wednesday in a cardiac unit at Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital after reportedly suffering breathing problems. The 86-year-old billionaire media tycoon has suffered repeated …

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By Christoph Steitz and Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Thyssenkrupp may pick June to list its hydrogen business Nucera, provided equity markets are robust, three people familiar with the matter said, in what could be a multi-billion euro initial public offering. Plans to list Nucera, a 66%-34% joint venture between Thyssenkrupp and Italy’s De Nora, …

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By Amanda Ferguson and Aiden Nulty BELFAST (Reuters) – The Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, but for many relatives of the more than 3,600 people killed the peace accord has offered little closure over the past 25 years. In a short section, the deal said it was essential …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has set out plans to simplify and speed up post-Brexit border checks after repeated delays that the government previously blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic and then the war in Ukraine. The new model announced on Wednesday will be backed by more than 1 billion pounds ($1.25 billion) in spending and will …

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By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) -England’s Yorkshire County Cricket Club is seeking funding from Middle East investors for a refinancing, audit and advisory firm Grant Thornton said on Wednesday. Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar have in recent years increased their focus on investing in sport and hosting events as a …

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By Sarah Young LINTON, England (Reuters) – The stumps of dozens of apple trees lie discarded along the side of a field. The fruit that helped give the “Garden of England” its name hundreds of years ago no longer makes money so farmer James Smith is tearing down his orchards. Shortages of tomatoes and cucumbers …

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