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Stories for December 12th 2018
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Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 08:29 UTC
Brazil's future environment minister favors remaining in Paris Agreement but with country autonomy
Brazil’s future environment minister under President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said that the country should stay in the Paris Agreement on climate change, but the world must also respect its autonomy to set its environmental policies.
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Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 08:21 UTC
Tory Brexiteers confident they can force a no confidence vote in Theresa May
Tory Brexiteers are increasingly confident they have enough support to trigger a no-confidence vote in Theresa May as party leader. If 48 Conservative MPs submit letters to say they no longer support her, a leadership challenge will be launched. There is no confirmation but sources, including a cabinet minister, have said they believe 48 letters have been sent.
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Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 07:19 UTC
Huawei conflict: Trump intervenes; Ms Meng granted bail in Canadian court
Donald Trump says he could intervene in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou if it helps to avoid a further decline in US relations with China. “Whatever's good for this country, I would do,” the US president said.
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Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 07:14 UTC
Jail sentences for ex Ford executives for collaborating with Argentine military regime
Two former Ford executives in Argentina have been given long jail sentences for collaborating with the country's brutal military regime in 1976-83. Factory manager Pedro Muller was sentenced to 10 years and ex-security chief Hector Sibilla given 12 years.
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Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 06:37 UTC
Mexico to invest US$ 30bn in the “Central American conundrum” and improve migration relations with US
Mexico will invest more than US$ 30 billion in its poor southern states over the next five years, the foreign minister said, boosting the region economically as part of efforts to curb migration. Under pressure from the United States, Mexico is grappling to halt the northward flow of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in Central America.
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Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 06:28 UTC
Ex PM John Major calls to revoke Brexit and involving parliament and people in “a serious reflection”
Britain must revoke its notice to quit the European Union with immediate effect to allow for “serious and profound reflection” by both parliament and the people, former Prime Minister John Major said on Tuesday.
