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| Canada PM could get election shock when ex-aide appears at trial | |  By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - A former top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper could reveal potentially damaging details about a corruption scandal as he takes the stand on Wednesday at a trial that threatens to eclipse the ruling Conservative's re-election bid. Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, is the highest-profile witness to testify in the months-long trial of Conservative Senator Mike Duffy, who is accused of receiving a bribe and abusing expense claims two years ago. The testimony of Harper's one-time confidant ramps up just as the election campaign swings into its second week, with the prime minister scheduling a trip to Canada's remote Arctic that overlaps with his appearance.
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| Brit lights up Berlin with spies, lies and censorship art | | | By Josie Le Blond BERLIN (Reuters) - British artist and anti-surveillance activist James Bridle is illuminating Germany with artwork exploring the darkest state secrets, cover-ups and information blackouts. Bridle's "The Glomar Response", showing this month at the newly opened Nome gallery in Berlin, resonates in a country where revelations by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden caused widespread outrage. "It symbolises the way military technologies, espionage and surveillance have trickled down to all aspects of everyday life," Bridle told Reuters. |
| Suspected U.S. drone strike kills 5 al Qaeda militants in Yemen | | | A suspected U.S. drone strike killed five al Qaeda fighters in eastern Yemen on Wednesday, officials said, as Islamist militant groups claimed a string of attacks in the war-torn country. The officials said the bombs hit the men in their car while they were traveling on a coast road east of the Arabian Sea port of Mukalla, which was occupied by al Qaeda fighters in April after security forces retreated. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is the deadliest branch of the global militant organisation and has taken advantage of a war pitting Houthi militiamen against forces loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to grab territory and operate more openly. |
| India Inc pleads with sparring MPs as reform clock ticks | |  By Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Leading Indian industrialists begged feuding lawmakers in vain on Wednesday to put aside differences and approve a major tax shake-up aimed at creating one of the world's largest single markets and driving economic growth. The chances of approving the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the "monsoon" sitting of parliament looked very slim after opposition politicians yelled slogans and the speaker adjourned proceedings until Thursday, the last day of the session. Supporters of GST say it will add up to 2 percentage points to economic growth by cutting red tape and making it easier to move goods and services around the world's second-most populous country.
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| India hits Nestle with $99 million lawsuit after Maggi scare | |  Nestle, the first foreign firm in India to face a similar damages claim, is already weathering its worst public relations crisis in the country to date, after regional food safety regulators reported finding excess lead in its popular Maggi noodles, a result the company disputes. The government's lawsuit, citing unfair trade practices, the sale of defective goods and the sale of a product without approval, has been filed in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, a quasi-judicial body whose rulings are legally binding. "The department took exception (given) that Maggi was largely consumed by children and Nestle's advertisements aimed at popularising Maggi among children," said a government official at the food ministry.
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| Gunmen kidnap 12 minority Hazaras in east Afghanistan | | | Unknown gunmen kidnapped 12 ethnic minority Hazaras from a car in east Afghanistan, days after suspected Taliban fighters kidnapped and killed four Hazaras in the same province, officials said on Wednesday. Tuesday's kidnappings in the province of Ghazni follow a spate of suicide bombings in Kabul last week and add to fears of an increase in sectarian violence as the Taliban's anti-government insurgency gathers pace. The passengers were travelling to Ghazni city when the gunmen stopped their car in Jaghuri, officials said. |
| South Korean, 80, sets himself on fire in anti-Japan protest | |  By Dagyum Ji and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - A 80-year old South Korean set himself on fire on Wednesday during a protest calling for Japan to apologise for forcing Korean girls and women to work in military brothels during World War Two, days ahead of the anniversary of the end of hostilities. With the anniversary looming, Wednesday's protest was larger than usual, with about 2,000 demonstrators, including three of the 47 known surviving Korean "comfort women", as they were euphemistically called by Japan, organisers said. Bystanders covered the man with protest banners to put out the flames and paramedics took him to hospital.
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| Credit Suisse in talks to settle 'dark pool' allegations - WSJ | |  Credit Suisse Group AG is in talks to settle allegations related to its Crossfinder "dark pool" trading venue, which could result in a fine running in the high tens of millions of dollars, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Dark pools are broker-run trading venues that let investors trade shares anonymously and only make trading data available afterwards, reducing the chance of information leaking about trade orders. The case against Credit Suisse include allegations that it facilitated unfair advantages for some traders, did not follow rules against pricing of stocks and was not able to properly disclose how Crossfinder works to investors, the WSJ said.
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| Poland says still awaits U.S. legal help in Polanski extradition case | |  A Polish court which is to rule on film-maker Roman Polanski's extradition to the United States over a 1977 child sex conviction said on Wednesday it had not received requested legal help from the United States before a deadline expired. This may prove a potential stumbling block in the legal case. At a sitting in May, the court said it had requested further information from the U.S. authorities by Aug. 8, and adjourned the case until mid-September.
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