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Japan Inc to chase casino stakes as key law passes: industry insiders
Japanese firms are likely to pursue stakes in the country's first casino resorts, after parliament on Friday enacted a law smoothing the way for large-scale gambling - a business expected to generate billions of dollars in revenue.
Lloyds Bank says experiencing difficulties with Faster Payments
Lloyds Bank is experiencing difficulties with its Faster Payments service, the lender said on Friday.
Sanctions law behind Putin's request to Trump for former U.S. officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin's request to U.S. President Donald Trump for a joint investigation of former U.S. officials sought by the Kremlin for "illegal activities," including a U.S. ambassador to Russia, is just the latest effort in a ye...
GE quarterly profit drops 28 percent; cash flow target trimmed
U.S. industrial conglomerate General Electric Co reported a 28 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday, as weakness in power and renewables energy offset gains in its aviation, oil and gas and healthcare units.
Oasis return? Liam Gallagher urges end to estrangement from brother
Singer Liam Gallagher wants to reconcile with his brother and former Oasis bandmate, Noel, almost 10 years after the famous British rock group split.
Merkel says transatlantic ties with Trump 'crucial for us'
Germany's relationship with the United States is crucial, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump last week accused Berlin of being a "captive" of Russia due to its energy reliance.
U.S. attorneys summoned to court to account for separated families
Attorneys for the U.S. government were due in court on Friday to update a federal judge on efforts to reunite some 2,500 immigrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration.
Merkel says ThyssenKrupp structure is a commercial matter
The structure of German submarines-to-lifts conglomerate ThyssenKrupp is a commercial matter, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.
Forget Brexit for a while and count the butterflies, Attenborough tells Brits
Naturalist David Attenborough suggested the British public take a break from squabbling over Brexit and instead take part in the world's biggest count of butterflies.
May demands new deal from EU on Irish border backstop
Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday was set to call on the European Union to strike a new deal to prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland and demand Brussels quickly respond to her 'white paper' plan to avoid a damaging no-deal Brexit.
Russia ready to discuss Putin Washington visit: Ifax
Russia is ready to discuss a proposed new meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, Interfax news agency cited Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, as saying on Friday.
Kazakhstan detains suspect in murder of Olympic figure skating medalist
Authorities in Kazakhstan said on Friday they had detained a suspect in the murder of Olympic figure skater Denis Ten, who won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Games.
U.S. foreign, defense chiefs to travel to Delhi for high-level talks
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will travel to New Delhi in September for high-level talks that were twice postponed this year, the Indian foreign ministry announced on Friday.
WhatsApp to limit message forwarding after India mob lynchings
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp is launching a test to limit forwarding messages that will apply to all users, the messaging app said on Thursday, after Indian authorities sought curbs on spread of rumors that have led to violent incidents.
At least eight killed as 'duck boat' capsizes in Missouri: police
At least eight people drowned when an amphibious "duck boat" capsized and sank in stormy weather on a lake in Missouri with 31 people on board, police said on Thursday, and divers were searching for other possible victims.
Widower of Thorn Birds author Colleen McCullough wins legal battle over her estate
The widowed husband of Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose 1977 best-selling novel The Thorn Birds became a smash hit television miniseries, has won a bitter legal dispute over her estate after a court found in his favor on Friday.
Bodysuits, boots and masks galore as Comic-Con opens in San Diego
There were bodysuits, boots and masks galore in San Diego as thousands of comic, superhero and anime fans flocked to the opening of Comic-Con on Thursday.
Bulk of families separated at U.S.-Mexico border remain apart
With one week left on a court-ordered deadline to reunite children and parents separated by U.S. immigration officials, government lawyers reported on Thursday that 364 of some 2,500 families with children aged 5 and older have been brought back toge...
Peruvians march against corruption as head of judiciary resigns
Peruvians marched in the streets across the Andean country on Thursday, many carrying effigies of rats or vultures, to demand anti-corruption reforms to clean up the country's institutions as the head of the judiciary resigned.
Head of Peru's judiciary resigns as crisis grips justice system
The president of Peru's judiciary, Duberli Rodriguez, tendered his resignation on Thursday as an influence-peddling scandal has shaken the country's justice system.