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British police investigate anti-Semitic hate crimes in Labour
British police said on Friday they had launched an investigation into alleged anti-Semitic hate crimes within the opposition Labour Party, after a report that Labour itself had found evidence of party members threatening politicians.
Trump supporters’ election test: a movement or a moment
In rally after rally, President Donald Trump exhorts throngs of red-hatted supporters to treat next week’s congressional elections as a referendum on Trumpism and the grass-roots movement that swept him to power.
UK builders pick up pace in October, but Brexit worries grow - PMI
Britain's construction sector recovered last month from a slowdown in September thanks to a bounce-back in civil engineering projects, but confidence in the outlook slumped to a near six-year low ahead of Brexit, a survey showed on Friday.
Democrat struggles to keep hold on teetering Minnesota district
Minnesota's rural northeast has sent Democrats to the U.S. Congress for all but two of the past 71 years, but its political shift can be seen in roadside billboards thanking Republican President Donald Trump for imposing tariffs on imported stee...
Harvard to defend practices as Asian-American bias trial ends
Harvard University and a group accusing it of discriminating against Asian-American applicants are expected to deliver their closing arguments on Friday in a trial that could have wider implications for the role of race in U.S. college admissions.
Exclusive: Pilot radioed alert on doomed Indonesian jet's previous flight
The pilot of a Lion Air flight from Indonesia's Bali island on Sunday made a radio alert minutes after take-off due to technical problems, but they were overcome and he pushed on to Jakarta. The same jet crashed on another flight hours later, ki...
Bayer CEO says would consider glyphosate settlement depending on costs
Bayer AG's chief executive said this week the company might consider settling lawsuits over Monsanto's glyphosate-containing weed-killers depending on how high court costs rise, but stressed it remained focused on defending the combined com...
Trump, Xi upbeat on trade after phone call; U.S. targets more Chinese firms
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who spoke by telephone on Thursday, expressed optimism about resolving their trade dispute ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the end of November in Argentina.
Israeli official says Khashoggi death 'despicable', but Iran greater challenge
An Israeli official broke on Friday with his government's reticence on last month's killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it "despicable" but describing Israel as more concerned with cementing Gulf ties in its struggle agains...
Japanese maker of train in deadly Taiwan crash finds design flaw
The Japanese manufacturer of a train that derailed in Taiwan killing 18 people said it had discovered a design flaw that failed to alert the central control system that an automatic safety feature had been turned off.
U.S. job growth seen accelerating; strong annual wage gain expected
U.S. job growth likely rebounded in October, with wages expected to have recorded their largest annual gain in 9-1/2 years, pointing to further labor market tightening that could encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in December...
Social media, tech firms use sites to urge U.S. citizens to vote
Criticized by lawmakers and others for being unable or unwilling to stop false and inflammatory information about divisive political issues, social media and tech companies say they are doing more to boost voter turnout for next Tuesday's U.S. c...
Trump on Twitter (November 1) - China, Xi Jinping, Illegal immigration
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
U.N. urges end to U.S. embargo on Cuba, U.S. raises rights concerns
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted its 27th annual resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba after a failed bid by Washington to amend the text to push Cuba to improve its human rights record.
In controversial shift, Japan aims to open door wider for foreign blue-collar workers
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved draft legislation on Friday to open the door to more overseas blue-collar workers in sectors grappling with labor shortages, a controversial policy shift in immigration-shy Japan.
Exclusive: France's Perenco, Russia's Gazprombank named in Venezuela graft case - source
Anglo-French oil company Perenco and Russian financial firm Gazprombank have been identified in testimony by a former Venezuelan state oil company official who said he received millions of dollars in bribes in return for giving them preferential trea...
BMW expands car-sharing service DriveNow in London
BMW is expanding its car-sharing service DriveNow into five more London boroughs as the carmaker overcomes some of the barriers to operating across the city where firms need to strike agreements with separate local authorities.
Tennessee executes double murderer in electric chair
A 63-year-old convicted double murderer was put to death by electrocution in Tennessee on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court turned down his last-minute appeals, state corrections officials said.
U.S. judge shreds main claim in Parmesan cheese labeling lawsuits
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the central claim in lawsuits accusing five food producers and retailers of deceiving consumers by using "100% Grated Parmesan Cheese" labels to describe products that contained cellulose, an anti-clumping agent...
Trump moves to crack down on asylum seekers ahead of U.S. elections
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was finalizing a plan that would require immigrants seeking asylum in the United States to approach a legal port of entry, pushing a hard line on immigration ahead of next week's congressional elections...