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Italy’s largest circus shut over alleged exploitation of migrant workers

By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s biggest circus has effectively been shut down as a judge ordered its seizure on charges of exploiting undocumented immigrant workers, a court order and police statement said on Friday. A labour protection unit of the Carabinieri police late on Thursday seized the “Madagascar Circus” in the northern city …

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EU envoys fail to agree 15th package of sanctions on Russia, diplomats say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Representatives of European Union countries failed on Friday to approve a 15th package of sanctions on Russia, which included an extension for the Czech Republic to import Russian oil-based products coming mainly through Slovakia, diplomats said. Two member states blocked the passage over a disagreement about extending the time given to European …

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Iran aims to send missiles, drones, military advisers to Syria, senior official says

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran aims to send missiles and drones to Syria and increase the number of its military advisers there to support President Bashar al-Assad in his battle against rebels, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Friday. “It is likely that Tehran will need to send military equipment, missiles and …

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UniCredit says German fraud probe concerns one ex client, involves other banks

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian bank UniCredit said a German probe over alleged tax fraud concerned a single former client, after its Munich offices were raided on Friday. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office said that it had conducted searches at a bank in Munich over possible value-added tax fraud, without naming the bank involved. Bloomberg News …

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Russia closes Polish consulate in St. Petersburg in retaliatory move

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it had decided to close Poland’s consulate general in St. Petersburg in response to Poland’s decision to close the Russian consulate in Poznan. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement it was also declaring three of the Polish consulate’s diplomatic staff members “personae non gratae” and that …

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Romanian top court annuls presidential election results

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s top court annulled results of the first round of presidential election after security documents were declasified and said the whole process must be rerun, it said in a statement on Friday. (Reporting by Luiza Ilie)