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Stories for September 6th 2017
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Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 07:57 UTC
Archbishop of Canterbury says UK economic model is failing with a growing gap between rich and poor
Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, says Britain's economic model is broken, as the gap between the richest and poorest parts of the UK widens. Britain stands at a watershed and must make “fundamental choices” about the direction of the economy, he said.
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Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 07:38 UTC
UK leaked paper targets cutting low skilled migrants from Europe in post-Brexit
Proposals aimed at cutting the numbers of low-skilled migrants from Europe following Brexit have been disclosed in a leaked Home Office paper. The document, obtained by The Guardian, suggests free movement will end upon exit in March 2019 and the UK will adopt a “more selective approach” based on the UK's economic and social needs.
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Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 07:28 UTC
A weakened Temer faces a second corruption charge with a divided congress
Brazilian President Michel Temer faces a tougher battle to quash an imminent second corruption charge because he has lost support among disgruntled members of his governing coalition in Congress, the country's lower house speaker said.
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Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 07:23 UTC
Spain pushing EU to adopt measures against members of Venezuela's government
Spain is pushing for the European Union to adopt restrictive measures against members of the Venezuelan government as a way of encouraging a return to constitutional order in the crisis-hit country, the Spanish foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 07:01 UTC
Rio 2016 Olympic Games, another can of worms, ...and of Olympic corruption
Brazilian and French authorities said on Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. It is the latest allegation to tarnish the legacy of the Rio Games, the first Olympics in South America.
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Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 06:55 UTC
Israel's prime minister Netanyahu will be visiting Argentina next week
Benjamin Netanyahu will next week become the first sitting Israeli prime minister to visit Latin America on a trip to include a stop in Argentina 25 years after the bombing of his country's embassy there.
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Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 06:40 UTC
Falklands' Darwin cemetery holds 121 single unmarked graves reveals Red Cross
Humanitarian exhumation tasks at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands unearthed 121 body remains of Argentine combatants, and not 123 as originally expected, revealed the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, during a media conference in Buenos Aires.
