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May says public should not be alarmed by medicines stockpiling
Prime Minister Theresa May said the public should be reassured rather than alarmed by government plans to stockpile medicines and blood products ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.
Retailers set sights on Facebook, Google ad revenue
People with hay fever hate dust. That was the premise of a marketing drive launched by British vacuum cleaner maker Dyson with U.S. retailer Target Corp.
Japan executes six more cult members of deadly sarin attack
Japan executed six more members of the doomsday cult group Aum Shinrikyo on Thursday that perpetrated the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995.
Asian stocks creep higher, but weak growth worry caps gains
Asian stocks inched higher on Thursday as the United States and Europe agreed to negotiations to ease barriers on trade, but ongoing concerns about the outlook for global growth weighed on investor sentiment.
After dam burst in Laos, a scramble for food, medicines and coffins
Rescuers scrambled to reach homeless and stranded people in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a partially built hydropower dam sent a devastating torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages.
Firefighters tackle blaze in London's West Hampstead flat
A huge fire broke out on the top floor of a five-storey residential building in London's West Hampstead, the fire brigade said on Thursday.
Facebook says will add Shaquille show, singing contest to video lineup
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that it would debut an interactive reality show starring basketball star Shaquille O'Neal on a quest to open a restaurant, as the company looks to attract viewers to its Facebook Watch video service.
Republican lawmakers launch move to impeach Justice Department's Rosenstein
A group of Republican lawmakers on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment to remove Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, escalating a fight over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016...
Trump eases car tariff threat as U.S., EU launch talks to quell trade tensions
In what the EU chief called a "major concession," U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to refrain from imposing car tariffs while the two sides launch negotiations to cut other trade barriers, easing the threat of a transatlantic trade war...
UK Jewish newspapers say Labour leader Corbyn poses 'existential threat'
Three British Jewish newspapers said on Wednesday that there would be an "existential threat to Jewish life in this country" if the opposition Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, won power from the ruling Conservative Party.
Trump team preparing economic plan as part of Mideast peace proposal: official
A long-awaited Middle East peace plan from the Trump administration will include what the White House is calling a robust economic plan to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an official has said.
Under fire in Congress, Pompeo defends Trump's Putin summit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday vigorously defended President Donald Trump's foreign policy actions as senators from both parties denounced Trump's behavior, particularly at his recent summit with Russia's Vladimir Put...
Pakistan's Khan leads as election results delayed, opponents cry foul
Pakistani cricket hero-turned-politician Imran Khan led in partial results of a general election on Thursday, as the party of his jailed chief rival, ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, rejected the count as "blatantly" rigged.
AMD second-quarter revenue, profit boosted by EPYC, Ryzen sales
Advanced Micro Devices Inc beat estimates for quarterly profit and revenue on Wednesday, as a rare surge in demand for personal computers boosted sales of its processors, graphic chips, sending its shares up 5 percent in extended trading.
Immigrant parents say misled by U.S., agree to deportation: court filing
Dozens of immigrant parents were coerced or misled by U.S. authorities on the Mexico border into signing forms agreeing to be deported quickly without their children, lawyers said in a court filing on Wednesday.
May says Brexit offers 'unique opportunity' for farmers
Brexit offers a "unique opportunity" for Britain to transform its food, farming and environmental policies, Prime Minister Theresa May will tell farmers on Thursday, stepping up efforts to sell her vision for leaving the European Union.
North Korea making bomb fuel despite denuclearization pledge: Pompeo
North Korea is continuing to produce fissile material for nuclear bombs in spite of its pledge to denuclearize, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.
U.S. State Dept. warned against ending temporary protection for immigrants
The U.S. State Department warned last October that a Trump administration decision to end temporary protection for immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua could worsen efforts to combat illicit drug trade and gang violence, according to d...
After criticism, Trump delays second Putin meeting to next year
U.S. President Donald Trump will postpone a second meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin until next year after the federal probe into Russian election meddling is over, national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday.
Pompeo reaffirms U.S. policy on Crimea after Trump-Putin meeting
The United States will not recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, seeking to quell suggestions that Washington could accept Moscow's 2014 occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula.