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Macron consolidates lead over Le Pen in French election poll
PARIS - Emmanuel Macron's position as favourite in France's presidential election is boosted by an opinion poll which shows him beating far-right leader Marine Le Pen in both the first and final rounds of the two-stage contest.
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Macron consolidates lead over Le Pen in French election poll
PARIS - Emmanuel Macron's position as favourite in France's presidential election is boosted by an opinion poll which shows him beating far-right leader Marine Le Pen in both the first and final rounds of the two-stage contest. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, GRAPHIC), moved, by Leigh Thomas and Sudip Kar-Gupta, 510 words)
Merkel tells Turkey: stop Nazi comparisons
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel tells Turkey to stop using Nazi references in an escalating row between the NATO allies over the cancellation of rallies by Turkish ministers in Germany, saying it is unjustifiable. (TURKEY-REFERENDUM/MERKEL (UPDATE 1, PICTURE), moving shortly, 395 words)
CIA contractors likely source of WikiLeaks release
WASHINGTON - Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the CIA's use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials say. (CIA-WIKILEAKS/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURE), moved, by John Walcott and Mark Hosenball, 1,070 words)
+ See also:
- CIA-WIKILEAKS/UN, moving shortly, 380 words
- CIA-WIKILEAKS/CHINA (TV), moved, 195 words
- CIA-WIKILEAKS/AUTOS, moved, by Alexandria Sage, 740 words
- CIA-WIKILEAKS/THREATS, moved, by Dustin Volz and Jonathan Landay, 870 words
- CIA-WIKILEAKS/Q&A, moved, 975 words
Fire at Guatemala shelter kills 22 girls, police blame arson
SAN JOSE PINULA, Guatemala - A fire tore through a home for abused teenagers and children in Guatemala, killing at least 22 girls after some residents set mattresses ablaze following an overnight attempt to escape from the overcrowded center, police say. (GUATEMALA-CHILDREN/ (UPDATE 6, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Sofia Menchu, 600 words)
EUROPE
Scotland's could hold independence vote in 'autumn 2018'
EDINBURGH - Scotland could hold an independence referendum in autumn 2018, just months before Britain is due to leave the European Union, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC, as a new poll suggests support for secession is rising. (BRITAIN-EU/SCOTLAND (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Elisabeth O'Leary, 604 words)
Poles apart: European Union set for summit job spat
BRUSSELS - Poland's prime minister will go head to head with her 27 European Union peers in Brussels in a row over the reappointment of the Polish chairman of their summits that has left the other member states bemused. (EU-SUMMIT/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Alastair Macdonald and Gabriela Baczynska, 650 words)
As Dutch far right reaps votes, immigrants face tough time
GRONINGEN, Netherlands - Dozens of migrants are sheltering on a former hospital ship in a Dutch canal, beneficiaries of a "Bed, Bath, Bread" programme for asylum seekers. But their hopes of settlement are dimming with the anti-immigrant right poised for a surge at the ballot box. (NETHERLANDS-ELECTION/IMMIGRATION (PICTURE, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Anthony Deutsch, 1,055 words)
ECB to sit tight ahead of high-risk elections
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank is set to keep monetary policy firmly on hold on Thursday as it casts a nervous eye towards high-risk elections in France and the Netherlands during an upsurge in populist sentiment that threatens to derail the recovery. (ECB-POLICY/ (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, by Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa, 780 words)
Nurses, doctors leave Balkans to work in Germany
SARAJEVO - Nejra Isaretovic, a 25-year old physiotherapist from Sarajevo, is busy these days studying German and taking driving lessons -- key skills required for her new job in Germany. (BALKANS-HEALTHCARE/GERMANY (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Daria Sito-Sucic, 465 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq aims to drive Islamic State from Mosul within month
SULAIMANIYA/MOSUL - Iraqi forces aim to dislodge Islamic State militants from west Mosul within a month, despite gruelling urban combat in densely populated terrain, the head of the elite Counter Terrorism Service told Reuters. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Ahmed Rasheed and John Davison, 475 words)
Surviving on the front line in Mosul's street battles
MOSUL - Mohammed Fathi sat calmly on a plastic chair, twiddling his prayer beads as machine gun fire erupted from a neighbour's house, incoming bullets crackled overhead and helicopters strafed targets nearby in western Mosul. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL-FIGHTING, moved, by John Davison, 665 words)
U.S.-led coalition confirms Marines deploy to Syria
BEIRUT - The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State confirm the deployment of additional U.S. forces to Syria to accelerate the defeat of Islamic State in its Syrian base of operations at Raqqa city. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RAQQA (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 420 words)
See also:
- USA-TRUMP/ISLAMICSTATE (EXCLUSIVE), by Phil Stewart, 669 words
ASIA
Two Malaysians leave N. Korea, talks on to lift travel ban
KUALA LUMPUR - North Korea guarantee the safety of Malaysians banned from leaving the country, Malaysia's prime minister says, as two Malaysian U.N. employees leave the isolated state in a possible sign that diplomatic tensions have begun to settle. (NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA/KIM (WRAPUP 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Rozanna Latiff, 585 words)
Samsung chief denies all charges in "trial of the century"
SEOUL - The head of South Korea's Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer says, at the start of what the special prosecutor said could be the "trial of the century" amid a political scandal that has rocked the country. (SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Suyeong Lee, 450 words)
China gives green light to dozens of Trump trademarks
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON - China has granted preliminary approval for 38 trademarks linked to Donald Trump, documents on China's state trademark office show, giving the U.S. President and his family protection were they to develop the "Trump" brand in the market. (USA-TRUMP/CHINA-TRADEMARKS (UPDATE 4, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Adam Jourdan and Eric Walsh, 715 words)
China says 20,000 from Myanmar seek refuge across border
BEIJING - More than 20,000 people from Myanmar have flooded into border camps in neighbouring China, seeking refuge from bitter fighting between ethnic groups and security forces in the country's north, China says. (MYANMAR-INSURGENCY/CHINA (UPDATE 2, TV), moving shortly, 420 words)
Death toll from Kabul hospital attack rises to 49
KABUL - The death toll from an attack on a military hospital in Kabul by gunmen dressed as medics has risen to 49 with dozens wounded, a senior health official says. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 355 words)
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