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BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's presidential election is up for grabs, according to a new poll, with popular ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva likely to be barred because of his corruption conviction and one-third of an electorate disenchanted by graft scandals saying they would not vote for any candidate. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2GyloqI

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia does not believe there is a case for United Nations action against Iran, Russia's U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday after traveling to Washington to view pieces of weapons that Washington says Tehran gave Yemen's Houthi group. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2rXQkNG

GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea struck back at the United States on Wednesday, accusing the Trump administration of being a billionaires' club that harbors a "policy of racism" while denying freedom of the press and health coverage to citizens. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2ntGpKl

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - A Congolese colonel who threatened to overthrow President Joseph Kabila has been detained in Tanzania, and Congo is seeking his extradition, Congo's defense minister said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2DQ8w1f

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives agreed with their would-be Social Democrat (SPD) partners on Wednesday on climate targets for 2030, a sign of steady progress in coalition talks which both sides aim to conclude within a week. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2rUxgA6

BERLIN (Reuters) - A lawmaker from the eurosceptic, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) who has criticised euro zone rescues and the European Central Bank has been chosen as the chair of parliament's influential budget committee. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2nrbkYo

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's prosecutors named the head of football club Benfica, Luis Filipe Vieira, a formal suspect in an investigation into a corruption scheme that also involves a high-ranking judge, the prosecutor general's office said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2E2lND7

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government said on Wednesday it would hand over to parliament what it called an initial analysis of the impact of Brexit, trying to deflect accusations that ministers are badly prepared for leaving the EU. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2DRcZB0

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has named High Court Judge Priscilla Chigumba as head of the election agency, according to an official letter, ahead of a vote this year whose credibility will be key in rebuilding the nation's foreign relations. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2nqzIJ0

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday the work of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's government work could be obstructed by political tension, al-Manar TV reported, as a row involving President Michel Aoun showed no signs of abating. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BGhJ6A

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VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday the government planned to disband a fraternity over its anti-Semitic songbook, amid calls for a far-right politician to resign for having been the group's deputy leader. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FyUkpJ

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court sentenced three people to multiple life sentences on Wednesday in connection with a bombing that killed 12 German tourists in Istanbul two years ago. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BGNVGI