Philippines defence ministry wants go-ahead to help drugs war, arrest 'scalawag' police

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine defence ministry asked President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday to issue an order for the military to take part in his war on drugs, including granting troops powers to arrest "scalawag" members of the police.

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Philippines police behave like 'criminal underworld' in drugs war - Amnesty

MANILA (Reuters) - Police prosecuting the war on drugs in the Philippines have behaved like the criminal underworld they are supposed to be suppressing, taking payments for killings and delivering bodies to funeral homes, according to a report released on Wednesday.

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Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court's conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights.

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UK's 2017 growth outlook raised after Brexit resilience - NIESR

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy now looks set to slow only slightly in 2017 after its resilient response to last year's Brexit vote, but growth is still likely to be a lot weaker than if the country had decided to stay in the European Union, a think tank said.

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Germany refuses Turkish demand for access to imagery from campaign against Islamic State

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has ruled out giving Turkey unfiltered access to imagery gathered by Tornado fighter jets operating out of Incirlik air base in southern Turkey as part of the broader fight against Islamic State militants, the Defence Ministry said.

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Apple iPhone sales beat estimates

(Reuters) - Apple Inc reported a bigger-than-expected rise in iPhone sales for the holiday quarter but forecast current-quarter revenue below estimates as customers hold back on phone upgrades in anticipation of the launch of the 10th-anniversary iPhone.

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EU chair labels Trump a 'threat' as Europeans debate U.S. ties

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam as a threat to the European Union, EU leaders were told on Tuesday by the man chairing a summit where they will debate relations with the United States.

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EU states may deny asylum to any members of terrorist groups, court rules

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union states may deny asylum to people who have been involved in a terrorist organisation even if they have not actually committed or plotted violent acts, the EU's top court ruled on Tuesday.

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Britain pardons thousands of gay men convicted under defunct laws

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has granted posthumous pardons to thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted of sexual offences under laws which have since been abolished, the government said on Tuesday.

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Some nations affected by U.S. immigration order may stay on list - official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the seven Muslim-majority countries affected by President Donald Trump's executive action on immigration will not likely be taken off the list any time soon, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Tuesday.

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'In it until you die'- convicted Nigerian politician signals comeback

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Nigerian oil state governor James Ibori, who was recently released from a British prison after serving a sentence for corruption, has signalled a possible political comeback in Africa's most populous country.

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Banks must plan for 'hard' Brexit, industry report warns

LONDON (Reuters) - Global banks must plan for a "hard" Brexit or risk breaching regulatory requirements and disrupting business, according to an industry report seen by Reuters, the first since Prime Minister May said she would take Britain out of the single market.

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British parliament to debate petition on Trump state visit

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers will hold a debate on Feb. 20 on a petition signed by more than 1.6 million people calling for a planned state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to be cancelled to avoid embarrassing Queen Elizabeth.

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