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EU leaders show first signs of commitment to stimulus plan

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Signs emerged that leaders of northern European Union countries were ready to commit to a € 1.8bn ($ 2bn) coronavirus stimulus plan on Monday as talks in Brussels they extended to a fourth day. European Council President Charles Michel (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der …

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Saudi King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital

RIAD (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gallbladder, the state-run SPA news agency said on Monday. The king, who has ruled the world’s largest oil exporter and a close ally of the US …

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