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British children walk out of lessons on climate strike
Thousands of British children marched out of lessons on Friday to demand action on climate change, earning a mild rebuke from the prime minister's office for disrupting classes, but praise from the energy minister and activists.
Brazilian documentary asks: do we live for work or work for life?
High in the hills of Brazil's remote northeast, the town of Toritama echoes with the sound of sewing machines: in the self-proclaimed capital of jeans, people work all hours of the day to produce denim trousers.
Britain could accept Brexit backstop fix outside divorce deal - EU, UK sources
Britain could accept legally-binding assurances on the disputed Irish border backstop that would not require reopening of the EU-UK Brexit deal, diplomatic sources said, signalling a possible shift from Prime Minister Theresa May's official line...
Trump says he'll declare emergency on U.S.-Mexico border
President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, a move Democrats vowed to challenge as an unconstitutional attempt to fund his promised border wall without approval from Congress.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom hint at engagement with ring picture
Pop star Katy Perry and her Hollywood actor boyfriend Orlando Bloom have hinted they are engaged, posting a picture of the American singer sporting a large diamond-encrusted ring.
EU to blacklist eight Russians over Azov Sea stand-off: sources
The European Union will blacklist eight more Russians over a stand-off with Ukraine in the Azov Sea, diplomatic sources said on Friday.
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg back at court after cancer bout
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back at the court after missing oral arguments in January as she recovered from lung cancer surgery at home, a court official said on Friday.
Mexico to pump $3.6 billion to relieve ailing Pemex, more if needed
Mexico will inject $3.6 billion into ailing state-owned oil company Pemex, including by reducing taxes and refinancing debt, officials said Friday, promising to do "whatever is takes" to strengthen its finances and prevent a further credit downgrade.
U.S. sanctions five Venezuelans, ratcheting up pressure on Maduro
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on top Venezuelan security officials and the head of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA as it ratcheted up pressure on embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over an election it says was...
Brexit won't deter European security cooperation - intelligence chiefs
Britain's exit from the European Union will not affect security cooperation with its NATO allies France and Germany, given the growing external threats to the continent's stability, the intelligence chiefs of the three countries said on Fri...
U.S. issues Venezuela-related sanctions, targets five individuals
The United States on Friday issued Venezuela-related sanctions as it ratchets up pressure on the country over an election it says was illegal.
U.S. targeted 21 Savage for his rap lyrics, lawyer says
A lawyer for rap artist 21 Savage said on Friday the entertainer was in part detained by U.S. immigration officials because he is a celebrity who has been outspoken about family-separation security issues at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Maduro understands Venezuelans are rejecting him: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's invitation to a U.S. envoy for talks in Caracas "demonstrates his increasing understanding that the Venezuelan people are rejecting him and his model of gov...
South African police arrest ex-ambassador to Iran in MTN Iranian license investigation
South Africa's former ambassador to Iran, Yusuf Saloojee, was arrested on Thursday over allegations of corruption related to telecoms giant MTN's cell phone operating license in Iran, South African police said on Friday.
Brexit minister to hold talks with EU ambassadors - May's spokeswoman
British Brexit minister Stephen Barclay will meet ambassadors from the European Union’s 27 other members on Friday, the prime minister's spokeswoman said, adding that government remained focused on securing changes to the so-called Irish backsto...
Rape still endemic in South Sudan's Unity state despite peace: U.N.
Rape and sexual violence against women and girls as young as eight is still widespread in northern South Sudan despite the signing of a peace deal to end the civil war in September 2018, according to a U.N. investigation published on Friday.
EU says Italy should clarify soon its plans on high-speed rail link with France
The European Commission said on Friday that Italy should clarify as soon as possible whether it plans to complete a high-speed rail link with France that the co-ruling 5-Star Movement opposes.
Grief, and some joy, in a decades-spanning Chinese saga
"So Long My Son", a decades-spanning Chinese saga that opens in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, was born of a need to re-assess a generation that had no time for introspection as it built modern China, its director Wang Xiaoshuai said.
PepsiCo forecasts surprise drop in 2019 adjusted profit
PepsiCo Inc forecast a surprise drop in full-year profit on Friday, hit by a stronger dollar, increased investments in its business and a higher tax bill.
More Brexit embarrassment for May as parliament defeats her again
Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a defeat on her Brexit strategy on Thursday that undermined her pledge to European Union leaders to get her divorce deal approved if they grant her concessions.