Brazil's lower house approves 'historic' tax reform bill
By Maria Carolina Marcello and Gabriel Araujo BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's lower house of Congress approved on Friday the main text
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Analysis-Dutch pension fund reform spells investment rethink
By Yoruk Bahceli AMSTERDAM An overhaul of the private pensions system in the Netherlands - the biggest in
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France shooting: Unrest spreads over police killing of teen
At least 150 people are arrested overnight over the shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic check.
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France shooting: Fears in Paris suburb after police killing of teen
Some residents of Nanterre are bracing for a long cold war between French suburbs and the state.
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Paris: Macron calls police killing of teen 'unforgivable'
His words followed the shooting of a 17-year-old who failed to obey traffic police in the Paris region.
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Ron DeSantis voted for the First Step Act and hailed its 'successes.' He now calls it 'the jailbreak bill'
On the campaign trail, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has attacked Donald Trump's signature prison reform bill, calling it a "jailbreak bill" and claiming it "allowed dangerous people out of prison who have now reoffended and really, really hurt a number of people."
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French police kill teen who refused traffic stop
A 17-year-old is shot dead near Paris in broad daylight after failing to obey traffic police.
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Windrush: Hak Baker says why singing about it now feels right
Hak Baker's been releasing songs since 2017 but only now feels he can put music out about Windrush.
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Why Japan is rethinking its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13
Japan is finally changing its age of consent and definition of rape, after previous attempts were blocked by government inertia and opponents who deemed the amendments unnecessary.
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Senate panel puts spotlight on Supreme Court ethics reform proposal
A Senate panel on Wednesday zeroed in on a Democratic-led bill that would implement a range of ethics and transparency reforms at the Supreme Court, with a pair of experts urging passage of the legislation to address a "crisis" at the high court.
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Tim Scott once described own police reform bill as a 'defund' bill -- then attacked Democrats for same approach
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott once said his 2020 police reform bill would "defund" local police departments from federal grants for non-compliance, but he later attacked Democrats for proposing the same policies.
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