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Paris police, protesters clash for third night over Macron’s pension reform

By Dominique Vidalon and Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) -Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote. The growing unrest and strikes have left President Emmanuel Macron …

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U.S. Senate Democrat Durbin tests positive for COVID, will quarantine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, said on Sunday that he will quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, adding to a number of lawmakers from both parties who have been absent from the Senate. “Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated and boosted and only experiencing minor symptoms,” Durbin said in …

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North Korea’s Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies who are scaling up their joint military exercises, state media KCNA said on Monday. The North’s drills involved a short-range missile launch but – unusually …

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Analysis-UBS swallows doomed Credit Suisse, casting shadow over Switzerland

By John O’Donnell and Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) -UBS Group has emerged as Switzerland’s one and only global bank with a state-backed rescue of its smaller peer Credit Suisse, a risky bet that makes the Swiss economy more dependent on a single lender. The move announced late on Sunday in Zurich capped a race against …

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In US Supreme Court Jack Daniel’s case, a free speech fight over a dog toy

By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A trademark dispute over a poop-themed dog toy shaped like a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle coming before the U.S. Supreme Court could redefine how the judiciary applies constitutional free speech rights to trademark law. In a case to be argued on Wednesday, the nine justices are expected to use …

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