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Sweden plans wider police powers in clampdown on asylum seekers
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police will be able to raid companies to catch illegal migrant workers under new proposals announced on Thursday, part of the center-left government's clampdown on asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected.
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Turkish jets hit Islamic State targets after border town attacked again
ANKARA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Turkish fighter jets hit Islamic State targets in Syria following a second rocket attack on the border town of Kilis on Thursday, and many militants were "neutralized," security sources said.
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Exclusive: Regulators expect Monte dei Paschi to ask Italy for help - sources
LONDON (Reuters) - European regulators expect Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena will have to turn to the government for support, three euro zone officials with knowledge of the matter said, although Rome would strongly resist such a move if bondholders suffered losses.
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Russian election chiefs to investigate Reuters findings of irregularities
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's national election authority said it would look into evidence found by Reuters of inflated turnout figures and people voting more than once at three polling stations in two regions during a parliamentary election at the weekend.
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Cash is king as correlations cloud asset allocation
LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks and bonds are moving in lock-step more than at any time since the financial crisis, making life difficult for asset allocators and driving investors into the one asset guaranteed to bring zero return - cash.
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USTR says WTO finds $22 billion in illegal Airbus subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization found nearly $22 billion in illegal subsidies for European aircraft maker Airbus from the European Union, Germany, France, Britain and Spain, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said.
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EU court moves to keep Hamas, Tamil Tigers off terrorism list
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union's top court took a step on Thursday towards confirming the removal of Hamas and the Tamil Tigers from an EU terrorism blacklist, despite protestations from Israel and the Sri Lankan government.
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British official meets EU ambassadors to discuss Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A senior British official made clear during a meeting with ambassadors from European Union countries in London this week that his government wants a signal from the EU about what kind of Brexit deal it is willing to accept before triggering divorce talks, EU sources said.
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Migrants tell of clamor to survive as teeming boat sinks off Egypt
BURG RASHID, Egypt (Reuters) - Mohamed Mabrouk hoped to sail from Egypt to a better future in Europe. But just before sunrise on Wednesday, the teen called his uncle in a panic as the boat carrying him and hundreds more migrants across the Mediterranean was overwhelmed by water.
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Second rocket hits Turkish border town, injuring one person
ISTANBUL, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A second rocket hit the Turkish border town of Kilis on Thursday, injuring one person, local mayor Hasan Kara told broadcaster CNN Turk.
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