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Oil in bear market as supply rises, demand outlook weakens
Oil stabilized on Friday after spending most of the week sliding, but markets remained weak as rising supply and concerns of an economic slowdown pressured prices, with U.S. crude down by around 20 percent since early October.
Northern Irish kingmakers warn PM May: Don't sell out the United Kingdom
The Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May's government warned her on Friday that her negotiation had raised alarm bells and that it could not support a Brexit deal that divided up the United Kingdom.
How Mattis is trying to keep U.S.-China tensions from boiling over
When the United States imposed sanctions on China's military this fall, China retaliated by canceling Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' plans to meet his counterpart in Beijing. But just days later, a Chinese general visited the Pentagon with a...
'Everything destroyed' as wildfire scorches Paradise, California
A fast-moving wildfire devastated a Northern California town of 26,000 people on Thursday with authorities unsure of the casualties as they struggled to contain 150-foot flames.
South Korea's Moon sacks economic policy chiefs, replaces with insiders
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has fired both his top economic policymakers and replaced them with people already in the government, his office said on Friday, a move widely seen as intended to reinforce his controversial policies.
Japan TV cancels show of K-pop's BTS over atom bomb t-shirt furor
A Japanese TV station said it had canceled a Friday television show with South Korean boy band BTS after news one member had worn a t-shirt that sparked anger on social media and was interpreted as commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
U.S. to restrict e-cigarette flavors to fight teenage vaping 'epidemic'
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration next week will issue a ban on the sale of fruit and candy flavored electronic cigarettes in convenience stores and gas stations, an agency official said, in a move to counter a surge in teenage use of e-cigarette...
Hong Kong bars British editor from entering city following visa ban
Hong Kong barred the Asia news editor of the Financial Times from entering the city as a visitor, the newspaper said, after authorities refused to renew his work visa in October, raising questions about the city's commitment to free speech.
Asia stocks pull back from one-month high as Fed tempers rally
Asian stocks pulled back from a one-month high on Friday as the Federal Reserve appeared poised to deliver another interest rate hike next month, paring gains made earlier this week after U.S. midterm elections triggered a global equities rally.
Ex-Marine apparently acted alone in California bar shooting: FBI
A former U.S. Marine combat veteran opened fire in a Los Angeles area bar and dance hall filled with college students, killing 12 people in a mass shooting that stunned a bucolic Southern California community with a reputation for safety.
Chance of no-deal Brexit holds firm at one-in-four as clock ticks - Reuters poll
With less than five months left before Britain and the European Union officially part ways, there remains a one-in-four chance the sides fail to reach a deal on the terms of departure, according to economists polled by Reuters this week.
Brazil's Bolsonaro vows to probe BNDES development bank
Right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro vowed in a tweet on Thursday to investigate Brazil's state-run national development bank, BNDES, for corruption by opening its "black box" of secret transactions.
Whitaker’s friendship with Trump aide reignites recusal debate
President Donald Trump's pick for acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, is a close friend of Trump's 2016 election campaign co-chair, and a former government ethics chief said the friendship makes Whitaker unable to oversee impartially a...
North Korea postponed talks with U.S. because not ready: Haley
North Korea postponed talks with the United States on Thursday "because they weren't ready," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said as she urged Pyongyang to take action to implement a June deal between the two countries.
U.S. court case tests Special Counsel Mueller's power, status
A U.S. Justice Department attorney on Thursday spelled out the circumstances under which Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be fired in a court case that took on new significance this week after President Donald Trump ousted his attorney general.
'Fantastic Beasts' casts its spell over Paris
Harry Potter fans got their first look at the second "Fantastic Beasts" movie on Thursday at a world premiere in Paris - the setting for the latest wizarding adventure from British author J.K. Rowling.
VW plans to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23,000: source
Volkswagen intends to sell electric cars for less than 20,000 euros ($22,836) and protect German jobs by converting three factories to make Tesla rivals, a source familiar with the plans said.
Disney plans new 'Star Wars' prequel series for streaming service
A new "Star Wars" prequel series is on its way, this time for Walt Disney Co's planned streaming service, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Thursday.
North Korea postponed meeting with Pompeo because 'they weren't ready': Haley
North Korean officials postponed a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that had been scheduled for this week because they were not ready, Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters on Thursday.
Trump administration takes step to limit migrants' asylum claims
The Trump administration took a major step on Thursday to restrict asylum claims by migrants, putting forward a regulation that would make individuals ineligible for asylum if they cross the U.S. southern border illegally.