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UK consumers worry about onset of Brexit - GfK
British consumers lost some of their confidence in early September -- before Prime Minister Theresa May's latest setback on Brexit -- but companies were more upbeat, two surveys showed on Friday.
India will continue to buy Iran's oil: Iranian foreign minister
India is committed to buying Iranian oil and continuing the two nations' economic cooperation, the Iranian foreign minister said after a meeting with his Indian counterpart and ahead of U.S. sanctions aimed at halting Tehran's oil exports.
U.S. to counter Chinese internet bid in Papua New Guinea: diplomat
The United States is working on a counter-offer to stop Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] from building internet infrastructure in Papua New Guinea, its top diplomat to Australia said on Friday.
Britons would narrowly back remaining in the EU - poll of polls
Britons would vote 52 to 48 percent in favour of remaining in the European Union were there to be another Brexit referendum, showing only a small change in public opinion since the 2016 vote, according to a poll of polls.
Goldman, JPMorgan, four others must face stock lending antitrust case
A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered Goldman Sachs Group Inc , JPMorgan Chase & Co and four other large banks to face an antitrust lawsuit by investors who said they conspired to stifle competition in the nearly $2 trillion stock lending market.
Those responsible for Myanmar crimes could face genocide charges: U.S.
A U.S. government probe into Myanmar's campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority was not aimed at determining whether genocide or crimes against humanity had been committed, but those responsible could still be held accountable for those cri...
Boris Johnson demands May scrap her Brexit proposals
Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called on Prime Minister Theresa May to rip up her Brexit proposals, ratcheting up the pressure on May as she prepares to face her divided party at its annual conference in two days time.
Lady Gaga says 'Star is Born' character not at all like her
Lady Gaga's performance as an aspiring singer who makes it big in "A Star is Born" might seem to be modeled on her own rise to fame, but Gaga says nothing could be further from the truth.
House committee to vote on release of Trump Russia transcripts
A U.S. House of Representatives committee will vote on Friday on whether to release dozens of transcripts of interviews from its investigation of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election, including conversations with senior associates of President Donald Tr...
Trump court pick tearfully denies woman's sexual assault allegation
Fighting to salvage his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh angrily and tearfully denied on Thursday a university professor's accusation that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago after she told a dramatic U.S. Senate hearing...
Spanish PM Sanchez says he could compromise on budget, sees no snap election
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he could relinquish his plans for more ambitious spending in order to secure passage of his government's 2019 budget in parliament, an important test for his four-month-old minority gove...
Kavanaugh accuser '100 percent' certain he assaulted her; he denies it
A university professor on Thursday said she was "100 percent" certain Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, sexually assaulted her 36 years ago, telling a dramatic U.S. Senate hearing she feared he would rape and accid...
Google CEO meeting with lawmakers amid Republican criticism
Google's chief executive officer, Sundar Pichai, is on Capitol Hill this week to face questions from Republican lawmakers who accuse the company of being biased against conservatives and have raised a litany of other concerns.
Kremlin on Skripal suspect identification: 'Many people look alike'
The Kremlin on Thursday cast doubt on photographs that appeared to show a suspect in the Skripal poisoning case was a Russian intelligence officer, saying that "many people look alike."
Colombia president hopes to pass agenda without deal-making in Congress
Colombian President Ivan Duque's campaign promise to eschew traditional deal-making with the legislature may make it hard for him to pass business-friendly tax proposals, modifications to a peace deal with Marxist rebels and other measures that...
Trump and deputy attorney general Rosenstein delay meeting to next week
President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the probe into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, agreed to delay a planned meeting until next week so as not to interfere with a Senate hearing f...
Kremlin looks into UK reports naming Salisbury attacker as Russian colonel
The Kremlin said on Thursday that it would look into reports in British media that one of the suspects in the Salisbury nerve agent attack in March was a decorated Russian colonel.
Hey Dude, don't be afraid: McCartney pens book for his grandchildren
Paul McCartney has written a children's book called "Hey Grandude!", a name the 76-year-old former member of The Beatles says came from one of his grandchildren.
At U.S. hearing, Kavanaugh accuser '100 percent' certain he assaulted her
A university professor on Thursday said she was "100 percent" certain that Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, sexually assaulted her 36 years ago, telling a dramatic U.S. Senate hearing she feared he would rape and...
Palestinian president urges Trump to rescind Jerusalem, aid decisions
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called on the United States to reverse its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and cuts in aid to the Palestinians, saying these had undermined the two-state solution to the conflict.