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| UpdatedAs Sydney celebrates Mardi Gras, elsewhere in the world gay and lesbian people can struggle to simply stay out of jail.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, australia, sydney-2000, singapore, uganda, south-africa, iran-islamic-republic-of, saudi-arabia, european-union
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| UpdatedBritain's House of Lords votes that the UK can only trigger Brexit talks if PM Theresa May details how the the rights of EU citizens will be protected.
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Wall Street's blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average surges through 21,000 points for the first time on President Donald Trump's speech to Congress.
Topics: stockmarket, futures, currency, markets, donald-trump, world-politics, united-states, united-kingdom, european-union, australia
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US investors are cautious ahead of President Donald Trump's eagerly-anticipated speech to a joint session of congress where it is hoped he will outline his economic policies.
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Investors keep their powder dry overnight, ahead of an eagerly anticipated speech by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night.
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| UpdatedBeverley O'Connor speaks to international political scientist Maryse Helbert from the University of Melbourne about allegations French far-right leader Marine Le Pen made illegal payments to her staff.
Topics: world-politics, france, european-union
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The minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting suggest another interest rate rise will be coming soon, curbing gains on Wall Street.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, markets, futures, money-and-monetary-policy, united-states, united-kingdom, european-union, australia
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Solid earnings reports from several US retailers drive Wall Street higher, while strong manufacturing figures from Europe boost most markets there.
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| UpdatedUnilever slumps in Europe after US food giant Kraft Heinz pulls its $US143 billion bid to take over the company, while Wall Street is closed for a holiday.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, futures, markets, takeovers, european-union, australia, united-kingdom, united-states
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| UpdatedUS Vice-President Mike Pence promises "unwavering" support to NATO and vows to "hold Russia accountable", even as President Donald Trump searches for new common ground with Moscow.
Topics: world-politics, defence-forces, germany, european-union, united-states
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| UpdatedBeverley O'Connor speaks to Pat Leahy, the political editor of The Irish Times, about a Brexit meeting held by leaders from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
Topics: world-politics, ireland, northern-ireland, united-kingdom, european-union
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US markets take a breather, after closing at fresh record highs for five days in a row.
Topics: stockmarket, markets, currency, futures, united-kingdom, united-states, european-union, australia
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| UpdatedBeverley O'Connor speaks to Paul Rogers, professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, about the Trump threat to do less in the alliance.
Topics: treaties-and-alliances, world-politics, united-states, united-kingdom, european-union
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| UpdatedArsenal is all but out of the Champions League for another season after going down 5-1 to Bayern, while Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1.
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Strong economic data and more talk of tax cuts by the US President sent Wall Street higher overnight, despite the increasing likelihood of a March rate rise.
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump's Defence Secretary warns NATO allies that they must honour military spending pledges to ensure the United States does not "moderate" support for the alliance.
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L. Alan Winters of the UK Trade Policy Observatory tells Beverley O'Connor the bill to trigger Brexit talks will easily pass.
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Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq touch fresh records early in the overnight trading session, but the milestones are short-lived, with oil prices curbing the markets' advance.
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Markets in the United States limped to a weak finish overnight, with analysts suggesting investors are becoming increasingly anxious about US President Donald Trump's isolationist policies.
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| UpdatedWall Street ends fairly flat as investors worry about President Donald Trump's latest protectionist comments.
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| UpdatedPressure on French presidential candidate Francois Fillon to quit the race is mounting from some politicians in his own camp, as investigators widen their probe into his finances.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, elections, corruption, france, european-union
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European Union leaders are poised to take a big step in closing off the illegal migration route from Libya across the central Mediterranean, EU council president Donald Tusk says.
Topics: community-and-society, immigration, refugees, european-union
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Technology stocks surge on strong Apple iPhone sales, while the US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates on hold as expected.
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More than 1,100 German police have searched 54 homes, business premises and mosques in Frankfurt and other towns in the western state of Hesse and arrested a Tunisian man suspected of planning an attack.
Topics: terrorism, police, foreign-affairs, religion-and-beliefs, germany, european-union
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Wall Street's slide continues, with disappointing earnings results, weak consumer confidence figures and ongoing concerns about US President Donald Trump's immigration policies weighing on sentiment.
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