EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Cyprus leaders seek deal to end conflict. The leaders of Cyprus are holding UN-mediated talks in Switzerland aimed at reuniting their divided island. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is at the Mont Pelerin resort for the talks. He hopes to broker a deal before he steps down at the end of the year. A previous UN peace plan for Cyprus was rejected by Greek Cypriots in 2004.
| FT Europe |
Trump and Clinton focus frantic final push on battleground states
Surge in Latino voting boosts Democrat. Republican looks to white working class. |
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| WSJE |
FBI Head Clears Clinton on Emails
FBI director James Comey said Sunday no new evidence has been found to warrant charges against the presidential candidate. |
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| INYT |
Election tarnishing U.S. global prestige
Regardless of who wins presidency, nation has lost high ground on democracy. |
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| Le Monde |
Can Donald Trump still win?
The Republican candidate still hopes to beat Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday 8 November. |
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| Les Echos |
America’s choice
On the eve of the US election, the battle’s outcome is still uncertain. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
“An agreement is still possible”
The coalition is looking for a common candidate for the Federal President’s office. The summit ended without any result. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Kurdish party to boycott parliament
The HDP is protesting against the arrest of its chairman and speaks of a “sinister attack”. Several politicians demand that EU accession negotiations with Turkey be suspended. |
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| La Repubblica |
Renzi attacks PD minority: “no to petty political maneuvering”
“Bersani and his followers want the end of the party”, division is rife in the PD. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Equitalia is hunting the “discount”.
And agrees up to four payments but Parliament will have the right to change when and how. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Nearly Ice Age
Western politicians and diplomats cancel their visits to Poland and cool down their relations with the country. This is the aftermath of a diplomatic scandal provoked by the Minister of National Defence Antoni Macierwicz who had unexpectedly broken talks on a delivery of Caracal Helicopters from France. |
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| El Pais |
The end of the American presidential election reveals a pessimistic and divided country
Whatever happens will happen tomorrow during the American presidential election. |
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| Expansion |
Business owners want a pact for employment and pensions
They want a pact to foster growth, provide better labour flexibility as well as cut the deficit. |
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UNITED KINGDOM
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| The Times |
Huge Nato land army to meet Russian aggression
Nato chiefs to slash response time for up to 300,000 personnel |
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| The Guardian |
Clinton in the clear after FBI ends email enquiry
Democrat will not face charges over her emails. Fear-tinged campaign enters its final day.
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