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Iranian MP accuses Israel, Saudi Arabia of attacking tanker in Red Sea

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Footage proves last week’s attack on an Iranian oil tanker was carried out by the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, a member of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Wednesday. The evidence “will be taken to... Read More

Fight for the right: Megan Rapinoe says US women players are ready for a legal fight over equal pay

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FIFA women’s player of the year Megan Rapinoe said she is “optimistic” that the US women’s national team can...

‘I can’t take him seriously anymore’: Medvedev slams Tsitsipas for vodka downing video

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Tennis world no. 4 Daniil Medvedev has slammed fellow rising star Stefanos Tsitsipas for a video in which he...

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China builds 400 mph ‘flying saucer’ attack helicopter with stealth coating and missile system

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An experimental attack helicopter that looks like a flying saucer has been unveiled in China. The strange flying machine,... Read More

Army mini-explosive drones kill enemy drones

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They can form swarms of hundreds of mini, precision-guided explosives, overwhelm radar or simply blanket an area with targeting... Read More

Twitter will prevent users from retweeting world leaders who break its rules

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Twitter will restrict how users can interact with tweets from world leaders who violate its rules. The social media... Read More

Exclusive: U.S. carried out secret cyber strike on Iran in wake of Saudi oil attack, officials say

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out a secret cyber operation against Iran in the wake of the... Read More

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UPDATE 2-Advisory fees, lending power Bank of America beat

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(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit as it earned more in... Read More

METALS-Copper dips as U.S.-China trade battle seen harming global growth

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* GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl (Adds official prices) By Zandi Shabalala LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Copper fell to... Read More

World Bank court orders Tanzania pay $185 mln to Standard Chartered

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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has been ordered by a World Bank arbitration court to pay $185 million to... Read More

UPDATE 5-Hong Kong leader forced to abandon address, offers no olive branch

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam had to abandon her policy speech in the legislature on... Read More

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Airbus sold 10 A321neo jets to Chile’s Sky Airline: sources

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FILE PHOTO: The Airbus logo is pictured at Blagnac near Toulouse, France, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) has sold 10 A321neo aircraft to Chilean budget carrier Sky Airline, two industry sources said.... Read More

Oil slips further below $59 on weaker economic outlook

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LONDON (Reuters) – Oil eased further below $59 a barrel on Wednesday, pressured by concerns about weaker demand for...

Hong Kong nerves keep Wall Street on edge

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(Reuters) – Wall Street inched lower on Wednesday as a congressional bill related to the Hong Kong protests stoked...

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Guns N’ Roses: Sweet Child O’ Mine hits 1bn YouTube views

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Guns N’ Roses’ power ballad Sweet Child O’ Mine has become the first music video from the 1980s to... Read More

Ed Sheeran’s label boss Ben Cook steps down over ‘offensive’ Run DMC costume

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Ben Cook, who gave Ed Sheeran his first record deal, has shocked the music industry by stepping down as... Read More

Jennifer Aniston joins Instagram by posting Friends reunion photo

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Jennifer Aniston has a lot more friends after making a big splash on Instagram with a reunion photo of... Read More

Jennifer Aniston posts snap of Friends cast reunion

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Jennifer Aniston has a lot more friends after making a big splash on Instagram with a reunion photo of... Read More

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Michigan teen declared brain-dead after asthma attack, taken off life support

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Despite impassioned objections from the boy’s family, 14-year-old Bobby Reyes has been declared brain-dead and a Michigan hospital discontinued... Read More

Missouri appeals court overturns $110 million Johnson & Johnson talc verdict

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FILE PHOTO: The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York... Read More

Michigan judge blocks flavored vape ban as Juul faces wrongful death lawsuit

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(Reuters) – A Michigan judge on Tuesday blocked the state’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes about two weeks after it... Read More

Repeat concussions declining in U.S. high school sports

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(Reuters Health) – While concussion rates remain higher among U.S. high school students playing football than among those playing... Read More

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David Bossie: 7 Democratic debate takeaways after watching candidates caught up in Trump Derangement Syndrome

A dozen Democratic presidential candidates continued their race to become the left’s most favored socialist when they debated Tuesday night. Once again, the debate stage showcased a lackluster group of extremist politicians pandering to their far-left base of support with harmful policy proposals th [...]

GOP’s Dan Crenshaw fires back after called ‘racist’ by Democrat who compared Trump to Usama bin Laden

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, the freshman Republican congressman from Texas, and a former Navy SEAL who was wounded in combat, defended himself Tuesday after a video showed an Illinois Democrat calling him “a racist.” The Democrat, Rep. Sean Casten, an Irish-born lawmaker whose district covers suburbs west of [...]

‘Tarzan’ actor Ron Ely’s home was site of woman’s murder, authorities say; suspect arrested

Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect Tuesday in connection with the murder of a woman at a Southern California home owned by 1960s“Tarzan” actor Ron Ely, according to reports. The unidentified suspect was on the loose for a short time before being caught, KABC-TV of Los Angeles [...]

Shares of Turkey’s Halkbank plunge after U.S. charges

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Shares of Turkey’s Halkbank (HALKB.IS) plunged as much 7% on Wednesday, despite a ban on short selling, after U.S. prosecutors charged the state-owned lender with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran. FILE PHOTO: A street vendor sells roast [...]

Latitude CEO disappointed KKR pulled IPO due to low price

(Reuters) – Private equity giant KKR & Co (KKR.N) and its partners canceled what was to be Australia’s biggest listing of the year, lender Latitude Financial, because investors would not pay a price that reflected its value, the Latitude CEO said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The KKR & Co name i [...]

Fate of second Woodford fund to be decided on Wednesday: administrator

FILE PHOTO: British fund manager Neil Woodford is seen in this undated handout image released July 18, 2019. Jonathan Atkins/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – The administrator of the LF Woodford Income Focus Fund said it would make a decision on its future on Wednesday, a day after [...]

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Oct 16

Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's futures were down 0.42% ahead of cash markets open. *HSBC: HSBC Holdings hired investment bank Lazard Ltd to sell its French retail business, a source close to the matter told Reuters, as part of a plan by new interim chief executive Noel Quinn to reduce costs acros [...]

PRESS DIGEST – Wall Street Journal – Oct 16

Oct 16 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. – Three drug distributors- McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp, and Cardinal Health Inc – will collectively pay $18 billion over 18 years t [...]

Chilean bank ordered to open Uber’s accounts to taxman

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s Supreme Court has ordered the Bank of Chile to allow tax authorities to examine the local accounts of Uber (UBER.N), rejecting an appeal by the ride-sharing company, according to a judgment seen by Reuters on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo for Ub [...]

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HubbleHQ rebrands to showcase its formula to help businesses ‘automagically’ find their perfect office

HubbleHQ aims to take the complexity and guesswork out of finding a new office by combining technology, data, and professional expertise. HubbleHQ, London’s largest marketplace for office space, has revealed a new brand identity in its mission to provide businesses everywhere with a workplace that e [...]

Bell Lamb And Joynson Opts For Zylpha’s ‘Pay As You Bundle’ Document Solution

Bell Lamb & Joynson Solicitors has chosen Pay As You Go legal document bundling software from Zylpha (www.zylpha.com), for use with their LEAP case management system. Zylpha significantly reduces the time taken to produce document bundles, enabling more time to be spent with clients. Established [...]

Bell Lamb And Joynson Opts For Zylpha’s ‘Pay As You Bundle’ Document Solution

EMGS – Vessel update and activity for the third quarter 2019

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (the “Company” or “EMGS”) releases information on vessel activity and utilisation 4-5 working days after the close of each quarter. The Company defines vessel utilisation as the percentage of the vessel charter period spent on proprietary or multi-client data acquisit [...]

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore UK

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore UK Luxembourg – 04 October 2019 – Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, located approximately 160 miles offshore, east of Aberdeen. The contract scope involv [...]

PGS ASA: Eight Vessels During Winter Season

October 4, 2019: Oslo, Norway, PGS has earlier disclosed that it is fully booked for seven vessels in Q4 2019. PGS has now committed to a MultiClient program in West Africa for the eighth active vessel. The program is expected to last more than 100 days and has strong industry funding. As a conseque [...]

Exclusive: U.S. carried out secret cyber strike on Iran in wake of Saudi oil attack, officials say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out a secret cyber operation against Iran in the wake of the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh blame on Tehran, two U.S. officials have told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw [...]

Big tech, Twitter bans and Bing: U.S. Democrats spar over Silicon Valley on debate stage

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren went after big tech during the Democratic debate on Tuesday but brushed off rival Kamala Harris’s challenge to join her in calling for President Donald Trump’s suspension from Twitter. FILE PHOTO: Senator Kamala Harris [...]

ASML posts better-than-expected third quarter profit, sees strong bookings

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Semiconductor equipment maker ASML on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit of 627 million euros ($691.64 million) and bookings, driven by solid demand for 5G telecom network and artificial intelligence applications. FILE PHOTO: ASML Holding logo is seen at c [...]

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Missouri appeals court overturns $110 million Johnson & Johnson talc verdict

FILE PHOTO: The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Missouri appeals court overturned a $110 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J [...]

Michigan judge blocks flavored vape ban as Juul faces wrongful death lawsuit

(Reuters) – A Michigan judge on Tuesday blocked the state’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes about two weeks after it took effect and hours after a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Juul Labs Inc in the first such case against an e-cigarette firm. FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illu [...]

Repeat concussions declining in U.S. high school sports

(Reuters Health) – While concussion rates remain higher among U.S. high school students playing football than among those playing other sports, a new study also suggests these brain injuries are becoming less common in football practices and repeat concussions are happening less often in all sports. [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]