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EU leaders renew fraying Union's vows on 60th anniversary
ROME - Europeans must contain their squabbling and carping about the EU if the Union is to survive, leaders warn as they mark the 60th anniversary of its founding in Rome by signing a formal declaration of unity.
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EU leaders renew fraying Union's vows on 60th anniversary
ROME - Europeans must contain their squabbling and carping about the EU if the Union is to survive, leaders warn as they mark the 60th anniversary of its founding in Rome by signing a formal declaration of unity. (EU-SUMMIT/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Alastair Macdonald and Jan Strupczewski, 740 words)
- EU-SUMMIT/PROTESTS (PIX, TV), moved, by Isla Binnie, 599 words)
U.S. confirms coalition strike in Mosul district where dozens reported killed
MOSUL, Iraq - The U.S. military says a U.S.-led coalition strike has hit an Islamic State-held area of Iraq's Mosul where residents and officials say as many as 200 civilians may have been killed as result of an air raid. (MIDEAST-CRISIS-IRAQ-MOSUL/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Patrick Markey, 913 words)
After healthcare flop, White House seeks help from Congress on tax
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence blames the U.S. Congress for thwarting a Republican plan to overhaul healthcare law, but acknowledges that the White House will need to work with lawmakers to accomplish its next set of legislative plans. (USA-CONGRESS/PENCE (moved), by Roberta Rampton, 426 words)
Erdogan says Turkey may hold referendum on EU accession bid
ISTANBUL - President Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey may hold second referendum on whether to continue with European Union accession talks, following a planned vote on April 16 that could give him sweeping new powers (TURKEY-REFERENDUM/EU (UPDATE 2), moved, 300 words)
AMERICAS
Trump tastes failure as U.S. House healthcare bill collapses
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump suffers a stunning political setback in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pull legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a major 2016 election campaign promise of the president and his allies. (USA-OBAMACARE/ (UPDATE 11, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Dustin Volz and David Lawder, 1,100 words)
- USA-OBAMACARE/TRUMP (ANALYSIS), moved, by James Oliphant, 700 words
- USA-OBAMACARE/INDUSTRY (ANALYSIS), moved, by Caroline Humer and Yasmeen Abutaleb, 700 words
- USA-OBAMACARE/TRUMP-COMMENTS (FACTBOX), moved, 350 words
EUROPE
Britain's anti-EU UKIP party loses its only lawmaker
LONDON - Britain's UKIP party, widely credited as having been a major factor behind the country's decision to leave the European Union, loses its only lawmaker as Douglas Carswell announces he is leaving the party. (BRITAIN-EU/UKIP (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, 348 words)
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BRITAIN-EU/MARCH (PIX), moved, pix, tv, 300 words
France's Hollande, Villeroy warn against Le Pen's euro exit plans
PARIS - Ditching the euro to return to the franc would harm the purchasing power of the French, President Francois Hollande and central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau say, in veiled warnings against the National Front. (FRANCE-ELECTION/VILLEROY-EURO (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, 507 words)
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
UN envoy urges powers to salvage Syria ceasefire
GENEVA - U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura calls on Russia, Turkey and Iran to salvage the tattered ceasefire in Syria that would also help keep peace talks on track (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 380 words
Evacuation of Syrian Homs rebels delayed - governor
BEIRUT - The second phase of an evacuation of Syrian rebels in Homs as part of a deal to surrender the city's last insurgent pocket of al-Waer to the government has been delayed until Monday, a senior official and a war monitor says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HOMS (UPDATE 1), moved, 269 words)
Central Congo militia decapitates 40 police officers in ambush
KINSHASA - Militia fighters in central Democratic Republic of Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush, local officials say, the deadliest attack on security forces since an insurrection in the region began last August. (CONGO-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 214 words)
Shell to start cleaning up 2008 Nigeria oil spills in April, says official
LONDON - The head of a group helping organise Shell's clean-up efforts in an oil Delta community in Nigeria said on Friday he was hopeful clean-up work after two spills in 2008 could start in April. (SHELL-NIGERIA/SPILL, moved, 312 words)
LATIN AMERICA
China, others lift ban on meat imports in boost for Brazil
BRASILIA/BEIJING - China lift a ban on imports of meat from Brazil after Brazilian authorities clarify details of a police investigation into alleged bribery of health inspectors, in a victory for President Michel Temer's efforts to stem damage from the probe. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/FOOD-CHINA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Lisandra Paraguassu and Dominique Patton, 609 words)
Mexican leftist casts shadow over Mexican banking convention
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Mexican financiers and politicians blasted populism at a top banking conference this week in a thinly veiled attack on the frontrunner for the 2018 presidential election - but some worry they overdid it and may have played right into his hands. (MEXICO-BANKS/POLITICS (moved), by Dan Freed and Anthony Esposito, 502 words)
ASIA
Hong Kong to choose new leader amid anger at perceived China meddling
HONG KONG - A small electoral college chooses a new Hong Kong leader on Sunday amid accusations of meddling by Beijing, denying the Chinese-ruled financial hub a more populist leader perhaps better suited to defuse political tension. (HONGKONG-ELECTION/ (GRAPHIC, PICTURES), moved, by James Pomfret, 508 words)
North Korea crimes to be documented for prosecution someday - U.N.
GENEVA - The United Nations' top human-rights body agrees to widen its investigation of widespread violations in North Korea with a view to documenting alleged crimes against humanity for future prosecution. (NORTHKOREA-UN/RIGHTS (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 452 words)
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