UK house prices fall for three months in a row, first time since 2009 - Nationwide

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices fell for a third consecutive month in May for the first time since 2009, according to a survey on Thursday that underlines the housing market's slowdown since last year's Brexit vote.

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South Korea's Moon sends aide to U.S. to quell fears over anti-missile system

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in's top security aide left for Washington on Thursday as the new leader tries to reassure Seoul's main ally he won't scrap a deal to host a missile defence system that has angered China.

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Philippines air strike on rebel positions kills 10 government troops

MANILA (Reuters) - An air strike during Philippine military operations to drive Islamist rebels out of a southern city has killed 10 government troops, the defence minister said on Thursday, in a major blow to efforts to defeat fighters linked to the Islamic State group.

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Asia stocks follow Wall Street's negative lead, sterling slips on election fears

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday following a subdued lead from Wall Street, while the dollar pulled up from near two-week lows and sterling languished under the weight of political fears one week before Britain's election.

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As U.S. retreats, EU and China seek climate leadership at summit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China and the European Union will seek on Friday to save an international pact against climate change that U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be set to pull out of.

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EU to block any U.S. attempts for bi-lateral trade deals with members - Juncker

BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission accused the U.S. administration on Wednesday of seeking bi-lateral trade deals with individual EU states, and said he would block any such attempt to break the bloc's unified position on trade.

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Court rules against Kremlin critic Navalny, orders graft allegation video deleted

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court ruled on Wednesday against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in a defamation lawsuit brought by one of Russia's richest businessmen, ordering the removal of a popular video from the internet which details the offending allegations.

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Exclusive - EU warned of wind-down risk for Spain's Banco Popular: source

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - One of Europe's top bank watchdogs has warned European Union officials that Spain's Banco Popular may need to be wound down if it fails to find a buyer, an EU official told Reuters.

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UK doctor jailed for 15 years over unnecessary breast surgery

LONDON (Reuters) - A British breast surgeon who carried out unnecessary operations on 10 patients for personal gain was sentenced to 15 years in prison, a court heard on Wednesday.

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RBS in settlement talks with holdouts in rights issue case

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland is in talks with the last claimants in a lawsuit over its 2008 fundraising, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday, as the bank seeks to draw a line under the long-running and costly case.

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Islamic State fighters seal off Mosul mosque preparing for last stand

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have closed the streets around Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque, residents said, apparently in preparation for a final showdown in the battle over their last major stronghold in Iraq.

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Barclays gets approval to sell shares in African arm

LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Barclays has received regulatory approval for the sale of its remaining stake in its Barclays Africa Group , a unit of the business said on Wednesday.

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Trump pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal - source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will follow through on a campaign pledge to pull the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision told Reuters, a move that should rally his support base at home while deepening a rift with U.S. allies.

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