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Britain to consider doubling charge on single-use plastic bags
The British government said on Thursday it was considering doubling a 5 pence (six cents) charge for single-use plastic bags and extending it to all shops.
New Pakistani minister bans 'vulgar' movie billboards, critics fear rise of Islamists
Punjab's new information minister, Islamist politician Fayaz-ul-Hasan Chohan, has announced a ban on "vulgar" movie billboards in the Pakistani province, angering those who fear the growing influence of hardliners under new Prime Minister Imran...
U.S. argues Harvard admissions policies disadvantage Asian-Americans
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday threw its support behind a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, saying the Ivy League school's race-based admissions process disadvantaged them.
Judge rejects bid to block end of aid to Hurricane Maria evacuees
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request to block the U.S. government from cutting off aid to hundreds of Puerto Rican families who fled the hurricane-ravaged island in 2017 and are living in hotels and motels across the United States.
Russian navy to hold drills off Syria as Idlib offensive looms
Russia will begin a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense announced, a move the Kremlin said was justified by a failure to deal with militants in Syria's Idlib province.
Campaigners launch UK boat made of recycled plastic waste
Environmental campaigners launched a boat on the River Thames on Thursday made almost entirely of recycled plastic waste, in an effort to raise awareness of growing levels of rubbish in Britain's waterways.
Kremlin critic pulls plug on media outlet after slaying of TV crew
Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has pulled funding for an investigative journalism project, saying it made mistakes organizing a trip to Central African Republic where three of its reporters were killed investigating Russian mercenaries.
UK considers banning 'energy drink' sales to children in England
The sale of high-caffeine soft drinks to children could be banned in England, the British government said on Thursday, citing public health concerns.
Sanctioned Russian singer Kobzon, dubbed Russia's Sinatra, dies aged 80
Veteran Russian singer and pro-Kremlin politician Iosif Kobzon, who was under European Union sanctions for supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, died on Thursday. He was 80.
Auction battle looms for Comcast and Fox as Sky bidding deadline nears
Britain's takeover regulator could take the rare step of intervening in the battle between Comcast and Twenty-First Century Fox for Sky next month by staging an auction for the broadcaster to bring the drawn-out bidding war to an end.
Trump, without evidence, says NBC 'fudged' 2017 interview on Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, without offering any evidence, accused NBC News of "fudging" a May 2017 interview that he gave days after he fired then FBI Director James Comey and in which he cited the federal Russia investigation.
Idris Elba gets behind the camera for crime drama 'Yardie'
British actor Idris Elba goes behind the camera for his directorial debut "Yardie", a crime drama he says will offer young people a "perspective" on violence at a time when London is suffering from a surge in knife crime.
Trump urges AT&T to oust CNN news chief
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his attack on CNN over what he said was biased news coverage against him, saying the AT&T-owned news broadcaster should fire news chief Jeff Zucker.
Special Report: In Venezuela, new cryptocurrency is nowhere to be found
To hear Venezuela's leftist President Nicolas Maduro tell it, this remote hamlet of 1,300 souls is perched on the cutting edge of an innovation in cryptocurrency.
Former Vice President Biden to lead memorial tribute to McCain
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was due to lead mourners in saluting the late John McCain, his former Senate colleague, at a Phoenix church service on Thursday celebrating the life of the Vietnam War hero and two-time Republican presidential can...
Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top
The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on Pope Francis to resign has denied he was motivated by personal vendetta and said he sought to show that corruption had reached the top levels of the Church hierarchy.
France says EU needs strategic relationship with Russia on defense
The European Union needs strategic relationships including in defense matters with its closest neighbours to ensure greater stability, and should modernise its post-Cold War relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
German Finmin says difficult to say if there will be a Brexit agreement
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Thursday that it was difficult to say whether the European Union would reach an agreement with Britain on its exit from the bloc.
South African farmers play chicken with Trump tariffs
Herman Pretorius is just the kind of white South African farmer U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern for when he barged into the country's delicate land reform debate by ordering an investigation into the "large-scale killing of farmers...
EU's Barnier says must prepare for a 'no-deal' Brexit
The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday the bloc must prepare for a no-deal Brexit, even if its goal was an orderly exit.