UK parliament speaker vows to thwart PM over Brexit law

Britain's parliamentary speaker has warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to disobey the law by refusing to ask for a Brexit delay and vowed to thwart any attempt to circumvent legislation.Parliament passed a law earlier this month aimed at preventing a no-

US wants to make 'meaningful progress' in China trade talks

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US trade negotiators want to make "meaningful progress" in upcoming talks with China, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday, one day after conciliatory gestures by both sides boosted hopes of an eventual resolution.Mnuchin said on CNBC he is "caut

Biden fights off rivals in Democratic 2020 debate

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Frontrunner Joe Biden went on the offensive Thursday in the third Democratic debate of the 2020 White House race, clashing with top rivals on the fraught issue of health care in America and brushing off attacks from lesser challengers.Under pressure to appear

Police thwart climate activists' drone bid to close Heathrow

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London police deployed Friday a sweeping security cordon around Heathrow Airport and made seven arrests to thwart climate activists' efforts to shut down Europe's busiest travel hub using toy drones.Campaigners from Heathrow Pause -- an offshoot of the Extin

African leaders laud Mugabe at state funeral in divided Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man they lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil.Mugabe, who died in Singapore last week ag

Key EU ministers ignore budget rule revamp for Italy

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The EU's most powerful members on Saturday ignored a call by Italy to reform the European Union's budget rules, handing an early setback to the pro-European government in Rome.EU finance ministers meeting in Helsinki discussed a possible update to the EU's

US Fed to cut rates again as optimism is tested

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Facing a dauntingly uncertain economic horizon and ceaselessly pelted with insults and demands for stimulus from the US president, the Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates in the coming week.Though Chairman Jerome Powell has at times struggled to send

YouTube settlement latest in struggles over children

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A settlement requiring Google-owned YouTube to pay $170 million and change how they serve up ads on videos aimed at children marks the latest twist in a series of controversies over content for young audiences.Here are a few examples:- 'Beloved bastards' -"

Tunisia: cradle of the Arab Spring

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Eight years after triggering the Arab Spring, Tunisia is held up as a model of democratic transition, while other countries that experienced the uprisings are gripped by chaos, repression or war.Tunisians began voting Sunday in the country's second ever free

'IT' stays atop box office but 'Hustlers' draws raves

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Horror film "IT Chapter Two" stayed atop the North American box office this weekend, but the buzzy new Jennifer Lopez movie "Hustlers" notched a strong second place, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.The latest Stephen King-inspired "IT

Iran says 'no plans' for Rouhani-Trump meet on UN sidelines

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Iran said Monday there were no plans for President Hassan Rouhani to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump at an upcoming UN gathering, as tensions mount between the arch-foes over attacks on Saudi oil sites.European powers have been trying to de-escalate the t

Britain's Supreme Court enters Brexit crisis

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Britain's Supreme Court will begin considering legal challenges Tuesday to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's controversial decision to suspend parliament for over a month, as the country's political crisis over Brexit intensifies.The court is set to hear three

Chinese official to visit US to prepare for trade talks

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A Chinese vice finance minister will visit the United States on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for trade talks next month, state media said.The United States and China have been embroiled in a bruising trade war for more than a year but they have eased off so

US Fed meets as markets await rate cut

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US central bankers opened their hotly-anticipated policy meeting on Tuesday, with investors expecting the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates for the second time this year.Wall Street was cautious early Tuesday, with stocks in a holding pattern ahead of the

US industry gains in August on surge in manufacturing, mining

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US industry posted its biggest output gain in a year in August, pushed by big rebounds in manufacturing and mining, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.Manufacturing was a major driver of the recovery, with solid gains across many sectors -- with the notable

Saudi says oil output to be restored by end of September

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Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its oil output would be back to normal by the end of the month, with half the production lost in weekend attacks on two key facilities already restored.Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, who was only appointed to the role

Zuckerberg: new Facebook panel can overrule him

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Facebook said Tuesday it has finalized its charter for its "independent oversight board," giving the panel the authority to overrule chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on questions of appropriate content.The new entity, based on Zuckerberg's call for a "supre

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From Hokkaido to Fukuoka, Japan's Rugby World Cup stadiums

Japan aims to bring the Rugby World Cup to as wide an audience as possible and host cities stretch from the northern island of Hokkaido to Fukuoka, on the western tip of the archipelago.The government is also hoping to breathe new life into an area wrecked by

Pedro Sanchez, riding Spain's rollercoaster politics

A year after his surprise climb to the post of prime minister, Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday failed to secure the support of other parties to stay on in the role, in the latest turn in a rollercoaster political career.The 47-year-old led S

Paraguay police search for more bodies in ex-dictator's house

Paraguayan authorities were searching Friday for more bodies at the former home of late dictator Alfredo Stroessner, where the remains of three people were unearthed last week, as police investigate whether they belong to some of the 423 people killed or forci

Amazon pledges to meet Paris climate goals 10 years early

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos pledged Thursday the US corporate giant will become carbon neutral by 2040 and would encourage other firms to do the same, in a bid to help meet the goals of the Paris climate accord 10 years early."We want to use our scope and our sca

Austria's far-right party elects leader ahead of polls

Austria's far-right party on Saturday formally elected Norbert Hofer to lead it into national elections later this month.Hofer took over the Freedom Party (FPOe)'s leadership in May after Heinz-Christian Strache resigned, both as party head and Austrian vice

Booming Bollywood comes home for 'Oscars' 20th edition

Mumbai hosts the "Bollywood Oscars" for the first time in India in 20 years this week with the megastars, movers and shakers of a booming Hindi film industry celebrating another bumper year, including in huge markets like China.With nearly 1,800 titles relea

Why the Solomons is mulling China diplomatic switch

China looks poised to gain an ally in the strategic Pacific region this month as a new Solomon Islands leadership sours on decades of "useless" diplomatic ties to Taiwan.While no final decision has been announced on whether to switch allegiance, Solomons Pri

Maintenance workers strike at GM plants in US

Some 850 maintenance workers went on strike Sunday at General Motors plants in Michigan and Ohio amid an impasse in negotiations between the US automakers and the United Auto Workers.The strike was against Armark, a contractor that handles maintenance services

'I cannot stay silent': Turkish rappers get political

A 15-minute rap song has taken Turkey by storm, touching a nerve in the polarised society at a time when artists are finding a voice after years of stifled dissent.A week after its release on September 6, "Susamam" ("I cannot stay silent") had hit more tha

Row over Greek police raids in bohemian Athens district

Greece's new conservative government has stirred controversy by mounting police operations in the bohemian Athens district of Exarchia, considered by officials a "lawless" haven for drug smugglers.Residents, however, note that the recent crackdown, official

Drones spark fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities

Fires broke out at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities after they were struck by drones early Saturday, the kingdom's interior ministry said."At 4.00 am (0100 GMT) the industrial security teams of Aramco started dealing with fires at two of its facilities in Abq

Trudeau apologizes again for wearing blackface as new images emerge

A contrite Justin Trudeau publicly apologized Thursday for his "absolutely unacceptable" behavior, as decades-old images showing the Canadian prime minister in blackface makeup rocked his re-election campaign.Trudeau, 47, was already under fire for an ethics

Hard Brexit threat looms over French fishing fleet

The waters for French fishermen are being stirred up by uncertainty of what will happen if Britain leaves the EU without a deal on October 31 and their boats barred from British waters.A no-deal Brexit would likely end access for French boats to British waters

Messi still out but Barcelona could welcome back Suarez

Forward Luis Suarez could return to the Barcelona team for their La Liga game against Valencia, coach Ernesto Valverde said on Friday, adding that he was pessimistic about Lionel Messi's recovery."Suarez participated in a full training yesterday and again to