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Sparks fly on eve of EU summit seeking bloc unity on Brexit

Thursday, 15 December 2016, 08:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Discord has surfaced on the eve of a European Union summit where 27 of the bloc's leaders are seeking a united front in exit negotiations with Britain. The nations are set to give the lead role...

Yahoo suffers world's biggest hack affecting 1 billion users

Thursday, 15 December 2016, 07:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Yahoo has discovered a 3-year-old security breach that enabled a hacker to compromise more than 1 billion user accounts, breaking the company's own humiliating record for the biggest security breach...

Italian Premier Gentiloni wins second vote of confidence

Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 16:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni has won a second vote of confidence in Parliament, paving the way for his government to lead Italy until new elections, after his predecessor was humiliated at the...

Updated: Aleppo cease-fire founders, threatening evacuation plans

Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 06:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Syrian rebels reached a cease-fire deal to evacuate from eastern Aleppo in an effective surrender on Tuesday, as Russia declared all military action had stopped and the Syrian government had assumed...

Updated: Italy's new government wins first of two confidence votes

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 20:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Premier Paolo Gentiloni has won a vote of confidence from the Italian Parliament's lower chamber for his new government, overcoming opposition outrage that his cabinet and agenda essentially mirror...

EU slows Turkey membership talks over coup crackdown

Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 18:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The European Union on Tuesday expressed deep concern about Turkey's security crackdown since the failed coup in July but stopped short of officially freezing membership talks with the country. At...

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