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BP pays $10.5 billion for BHP shale assets to beef up U.S. business
BP Plc has agreed to buy U.S. shale oil and gas assets from global miner BHP Billiton for $10.5 billion, expanding the British oil major's footprint in oil-rich onshore basins in its biggest deal in nearly 20 years.
After Qualcomm-NXP deal scrapped, China says still open to talks
China's market regulator said on Friday proposals from Qualcomm Inc and NXP Semiconductors to solve antitrust concerns around their now scrapped $44 billion merger had not been sufficient, but it still hoped to find a solution.
Palestinian knife attack kills Israeli in the West Bank, assailant dead
A Palestinian assailant entered an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, stabbed one person to death and wounded two others before he was shot and killed, the Israeli military and a hospital spokeswoman said.
Most children, parents separated at U.S.-Mexican border reunited: court filing
About 1,400 children of some 2,500 separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border have been reunited with their families, the U.S. government said in a court filing on Thursday.
Thousands flee wildfire burning near California mountain towns
A fast-moving Southern California wildfire believed to have been set by a suspected serial arsonist forced 3,000 residents of mountain resort communities to flee their homes on Thursday as crews fought to save homes in the path of the flames.
Conservative Republican Jordan to run for U.S. House speaker
Conservative U.S. Republican Representative Jim Jordan said Thursday he will run for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives if his party keeps the majority after November elections, promising to slash federal spending and revamp the way the cha...
Michelle Williams finds love, marries after Heath Ledger death
Actress Michelle Williams has quietly married, telling Vanity Fair magazine she never gave up on love after the death of her partner Heath Ledger 10 years ago.
Trump threatens sanctions against Turkey over American pastor
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to slap "large sanctions" on Turkey unless it freed an American pastor, prompting an angry response from Ankara and further escalating tensions between the two NATO allies.
Starbucks, others must pay California workers for tasks done after clocking out: court
California's top state court said on Thursday that employers must pay their workers for small amounts of time they spend on work tasks after clocking out, in a ruling that will likely lead to the revival of a lawsuit against Starbucks Corp.
Thousands protest as Polish president signs judicial appointments law
Thousands of people staged protests across Poland on Thursday after President Andrzej Duda signed into law a measure effectively letting the government choose the next Supreme Court chief.
Immigrants lost in 'black hole' of U.S. family reunification: advocates
Immigration advocates said on Thursday the U.S. government's push to meet a court deadline to reunite hundreds of immigrant families separated at the Mexican border was marred by confusion and one said children had disappeared into a "black hole...
Amgen quarterly profit beats Wall Street view on new product sales
Amgen Inc on Thursday reported a better-than-expected second quarter profit and raised its full-year forecast, as growth of newer drugs like cholesterol fighter Repatha and osteoporosis drug Prolia offset weakness in older products.
U.S. House passes defense bill targeting Chinese investments
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a sprawling $716 billion defense authorization bill that also aims to rein in China's investments in the United States and prohibits the U.S. government from using technology from major Chines...
In Honduras, a father awaits news of the son U.S. officials took from him
Ten days after being separated from his 11-year-old son Eduardo by U.S. immigration officials, Douglas Almendarez was put on a plane back to Honduras, he says, with a promise he would be reunited with his son there.
Papa John's founder sues pizza chain
John Schnatter, the founder and ousted former chairman of Papa John's International Inc , on Thursday sued the pizzeria chain, complaining that the company had not provided adequate response to an earlier request for internal documents.
Kristen Stewart to star in new, female-directed 'Charlie's Angels'
"Charlie's Angels" are returning to the big screen next year for a third outing, this time with a female director and a multi-racial trio of women led by Kristen Stewart.
Iran's special forces chief warns Trump: "If you begin the war, we will end it" - Tasnim
A powerful commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday Donald Trump should address any threats against Tehran directly to him, and mocked the U.S. president as using the language of "night clubs and gambling halls".
'Girl Power' on show in London Spice Girls exhibition
From colourful platform boots to bed linen emblazoned with the faces of Posh, Scary, Sporty, Baby and Ginger, an array of Spice Girls memorabilia goes on show in a London exhibition this week dedicated to the famed girl band.
Facebook plunge puts Amazon investors on guard
A plunge in Facebook Inc shares rattled the Amazon.com Inc options market on Thursday, with the social network's fellow FAANG company due to report quarterly results later in the day.
Top Facebook, Twitter executives to testify in Sept. on U.S. election meddling
Top executives at Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have agreed to testify at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in September as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursd...