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UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow to step down

Monday, 9 September 2019, 17:08 Last update: about 8 years ago

UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow says he will step down by the end of next month after a decade in the job. Bercow told lawmakers that if Parliament votes Monday in favor of an early...

Updated - Italy: 5-Stars vote to enter new coalition

Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 20:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The leader of Italy's populist 5-Star Movement says an overwhelming majority of its activists have voted online in favor of forming a coalition government with the Democratic Party, a mainstream...

Updated: Death toll in West Texas shooting rampage rises to 7

Sunday, 1 September 2019, 09:19 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

At least seven people are dead in West Texas after a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed...

Italy's 5-Star chief inflexible in dealing for new coalition

Friday, 30 August 2019, 19:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Just how dicey prospects are for two rival parties to team up in a new Italian government to shut Matteo Salvini and his hard-nationalist forces out of power became painfully clear Friday when the...

Italian lawmaker insists new government end migrant racism

Friday, 30 August 2019, 15:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

An Italian lawmaker whose party is forming the next government is demanding an end to the migrant crackdown of the outgoing coalition. Giuditta Pini said Friday that if the Democratic Party wants...

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