PARIS, Feb X (Reuters) - Jack Lang, a former French culture minister under President Francois Mitterrand, has resigned as president of the Arab World Institute, the French Foreign Affairs ministry said on Saturday, a decision taken under pressure over Lang's ties to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau; Writing by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A group of around 100 hooded protesters threw flares and fireworks at police after breaking away from the main body of a demonstration in the Olympic host city of Milan on Saturday, a Reuters reporter said.
Police responded with water cannon to try to disperse the crowd.
(Reporting by Emilio ParodiWriting by Keith WeirEditing by Mark Bendeich)
COPENHAGEN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt said on Saturday that while it is positive that talks with the U.S. are ongoing, they are not yet where Greenland wants them to be, and it is too early to predict where they will lead.
"We are not there where we want to be yet. There is going to be a long track, so where we are going to land at the end, it's too early to say," Motzfeldt said at a joint press... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday publicly backed a proposed merger between local television station operator Nexstar Media and its smaller rival Tegna.
"We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks," Trump wrote in a social media post. "GET THAT DEAL DONE!"
Nexstar last year proposed a $3.54 billion acquisition of Tegna that would make the combined entity the largest... (continue reading...)
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NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - India will slash tariffs on high-end American cars to 30% from as high as 110% and eliminate duties on Harley-Davidson bikes under an interim trade pact, an official said, but will not make concessions for electric vehicles, a move that pointedly leaves Tesla out.
The U.S. and India moved closer to a trade pact after releasing an interim framework on Friday, days after President Donald... (continue reading...)
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