EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – German child-killer may have struck before – police. Police hunting a teenager suspected of stabbing a nine-year-old neighbour to death fear he may have killed a woman too. The manhunt began after a witness said the teenager, named as Marcel Hesse, had revealed his attack on the child on the messaging service Whatsapp.
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China in direct challenge to Trump over North Korea
Beijing warns US of escalation risk. President’s first foreign policy crisis.
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| WSJE |
New force on Wall Street: The “Family office”
Wealthy families are increasingly investing through unregulated firms, impinging on investment banking.
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| INYT |
America, the wary haven
Trump order is bad news for children hunted by gangs in Central America.
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| Le Monde |
Primary school: candidates’ projects under scrutiny
Far-right, right and left have radically different yet classic projects. Emmanuel Macron, Benoît Hamon and Jean-Luc Mélenchon want to reduce the number of students per class.
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| Les Echos |
Foreign trade: a state of emergency
The trade deficit reached a record €7.9 billion in January. French industrial sector still suffering from serious structural weaknesses.
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Berlin takes reports about hacker attacks of the CIA “very seriously”
No own findings. Washington is silent. FBI investigates data theft.
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Gabriel warns Ankara: There are limits
Foreign Minister rejects comparisons with Nazi dictatorship and makes clear that whoever wants to appear in Germany must “stick to the rules.”
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| La Repubblica |
Tax Agency, arrival of the flat rate tax for the rich and managers
Tax of €100 000 with the goal of attracting human, professional and financial capital.
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
The new Jobs act for freelancers
More protection for illness and maternity, green light for participation in public tendering.
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Russian connection looks for agents
Ukrainian hackers reportedly have evidence that Russia financed anti-Ukrainian groups in Poland. A citizen of Belarus who cooperates with Russian MP reportedly cashed €100,000 for the purpose.
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| El Pais |
New evidence of illegal funding for PP and Convergència parties
The main suspect in the “Palau case” states that Ferrovial paid 4%. Judge Velaseo gathers evidence against the former head of the PP in Madrid.
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| Expansion |
ECB demands that Linde strengthen the Bank of Spain
The EU authority asks the Bank of Spain to hire more auditors for supervision. The Court of Accounts found some deficiencies in the monitoring carried out by the body led by Linde.
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| The Times |
Hammond’s £2bn tax raid
Self-employed hit as chancellor accused of breaking pledge. Move to raise hundreds of millions per year for social care.
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| The Guardian |
Hammond falls into tax trap
Criticism over changes to NI contributions. Tory manifesto promise broken, says Labour. Brexit missing from agenda in low-key speech.
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