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AUTOS
Volkswagen furloughs workers in Brazil as demand from depressed Argentina weakens
Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) Brazil operation is putting workers on a 20-day furlough, the company said on Monday, citing reduced demand from Ar...
JAPAN
Strong quake hits Japan's northern island, no tsunami danger
A strong earthquake on Friday jolted the same area of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido that was hit by one of the country's most powerful tremors last month. ...
CHINA
Pentagon sees China as 'growing risk' to U.S. defense industry
China represents a "significant and growing risk" to the supply of materials vital to the U.S. military, according to a new Pentagon-led report that seeks to mend weaknesses in ...
SPECIAL REPORTS
Bolton 2.0: Trump's tough guy on Iran picks his battles
Hanging on a wall in John Bolton's West Wing office is a memento of his proudest achievement as national security adviser: a framed copy of President Donald Trump's order to pul...
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
France points finger at Iran over bomb plot, seizes assets
France said on Tuesday there was no doubt Iran's intelligence ministry was behind a June plot to attack an exiled opposition group's rally outside Paris and it seized assets bel...
WORLD NEWS
Italy has no plans to leave euro: League lawmaker Borghi
Italy's government has no intention of leaving the euro, Claudio Borghi, the economics spokesman of the right-wing League, said on Tuesday, clarifying earlier remarks which had ...
EURO ZONE
EU hopes Italy will bring 2019 budget in line with EU rules
The European Commission hopes that Italy will bring its 2019 budget draft in line with European Union budget rules and is open to dialogue, Commission Vice President for the eur...
FINANCE-BANKS
StanChart braces for possible new Iran fine of about $1.5 billion: Bloomberg
British bank Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) is bracing for a possible new fine of about $1.5 billion as a result of previous Iranian sanctions...
EURO ZONE
Eurosceptic UK lawmaker Patel says cannot accept PM's Brexit plan
Eurosceptic lawmaker Priti Patel said on Sunday Britain should not accept Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan and, if necessary, be ready to leave the European Union withou...
SPECIAL REPORTS