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Chicago's focus turns to pensions after budget approval
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday gave overwhelming approval to the final budget proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who leaves office next year, and who said he will address looming pension funding challenges in December.
China appears to relax North Korea sanctions: report to U.S. Congress
A U.S. congressional commission said on Wednesday that China appears to have relaxed enforcement of sanctions on North Korea and called on the Treasury Department to provide a report on Chinese compliance within 180 days.
U.S. lawmaker says Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself
Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicilline, expected to become the next chairman of House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, said on Wednesday that Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself and Congress should take action.
Berkshire invests in JPMorgan, Oracle as Buffett puts cash to work
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said it had taken stakes in JPMorgan Chase & Co, Oracle Corp and Travelers Cos, as the conglomerate puts some of its large cash hoard to work.
After cabinet backing, May girds for Brexit battle in UK parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to approve the agreement.
Draft Brexit deal ends Britain's easy access to EU financial markets
The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed a deal that will give London's vast financial centre only a basic level of access to the bloc's markets after Brexit.
As Congress taps leaders, House's McCarthy fends off rival
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday chose Kevin McCarthy as their party's leader for the new Congress that will convene in January, denying the top post to conservative Jim Jordan.
'Spinal Tap' creators, Vivendi to mediate $400 million U.S. fraud lawsuit
The creators of "This Is Spinal Tap" have agreed to put their fraud lawsuit against Vivendi SA on hold while a mediator tries to resolve their $400 million case over the 1984 cult film.
Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar will not begin on Thursday: sources
The repatriation of Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar will not begin on Thursday as planned, two sources directly briefed about the matter said late on Wednesday.
Possible witnesses against 'El Chapo' revealed at U.S. trial
A defense lawyer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Wednesday named some of the former close associates of the Mexican drug lord -- including his alleged head of operations in Central America -- who will likely testify against him at a U.S. trial.
Congress watchdog begins inquiry into housing hazards at U.S. military bases
The investigative arm of Congress has launched an inquiry into hazards faced by the occupants of housing on U.S. military bases and the oversight of those conditions by the armed services.
UK ministers back May on Brexit but she faces battle in parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to approve the agreement.
May tries to sell Brexit deal but opposition mounts
Prime Minister Theresa May sought to sell a draft Brexit deal to her ministers on Wednesday but faced mounting opposition from some MPs and allies who said it threatened the government and the unity of the United Kingdom.
Volition in question day before Rohingya due to start return to Myanmar
Bangladesh has begun preparations to repatriate an initial batch of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday, but it is still unclear if any of them want to return, humanitarian officials said.
Ackman's Pershing Square exits Mondelez, sees better places to invest
William Ackman' hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management sold out of snack maker Mondelez International during the third quarter some three years after first making the investment.
Fish and chips under threat from plastic-clogged seas, UK charity warns
Britain's fish and chips, one of the nation's favourite staples, is under threat from the deluge of plastic waste that is choking seas and endangering marine life, a leading environmental charity warned on Wednesday.
Turkey says rights groups should attend Khashoggi suspects' trial
A senior Turkish official proposed on Wednesday that suspects in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi be tried in a Turkish court observed by international human rights groups.
Mattis defends Mexico border deployment in first troop visit
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis defended the deployment of thousands of troops to the border with Mexico as he traveled there on Wednesday, saying the mission was "absolutely legal" and justified, and that it was improving military readiness.
Montenegrin activists protest against Adriatic oil prospecting
Dozens of Montenegrin environmental activists and fishermen took to the water in the Adriatic port of Bar on Monday to protest at undersea oil prospecting, which they say will endanger marine wildlife and fisheries.
Scots jarred by Brexit terms on Northern Ireland, fishing
Scottish nationalists and their political opponents alike decried the terms expected to be offered to Northern Ireland in Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal on Wednesday, which some feel might foster resentment and boost the cause of Scott...